Impacto del cambio climático en el rendimiento de los cultivos de maíz duro seco, banano, fréjol seco, cacao y café: Un análisis provincial, periodo 2000-2012.

Abstract

This research aims to determine how climate change affects the yield of dry hard corn, bananas, dry beans, cocoa and coffee in the 24 provinces of Ecuador, using data from the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Aquaculture and Fisheries (MAGAP) ) and the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (INAMHI). Under the focus of the agricultural production function developed by Fleischer (2007) through the use of panel data and effecting fixed and random effects models, it was determined how the temperature variables and precipitation influence the yield of these crops during the period 2000-2012; showing a partial impact for the case of cocoa, while in the case of dried beans, bananas, coffee and dry hard corn there was no substantial effect.