Climate change and rice production in India: role of ecological and carbon footprint
Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies
ISSN: 2044-0839
Article publication date: 2 December 2021
Issue publication date: 22 March 2023
Abstract
Purpose
The paper investigates the effects of climate change along with ecological and carbon footprint on rice crop production in India during 1982–2016.
Design/methodology/approach
The autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL), canonical cointegration regression (CCR) and fully modified ordinary least square (FMOLS) models are used in the paper.
Findings
A long-run relationship is found between climate change and rice production in India. Results report that ecological footprint and carbon footprint spur long-term rice production. While rainfall boosts rice crop productivity in the short term, it has a negative long-term impact. Further, the findings of ARDL models are validated by other cointegration models, i.e., the FMOLS and CCR models.
Research limitations/implications
This study provides insights into the role of ecological footprint and carbon footprint along with climate variables in relation to rice production.
Originality/value
In the literature, the effects of ecological and carbon footprint on rice production are missing. Therefore, this is the first study to empirically examine the impact of climate change along with ecological footprint and carbon footprint on rice production in India.
Keywords
Citation
Kumar, P., Sahu, N.C., Ansari, M.A. and Kumar, S. (2023), "Climate change and rice production in India: role of ecological and carbon footprint", Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies, Vol. 13 No. 2, pp. 260-278. https://doi.org/10.1108/JADEE-06-2021-0152
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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