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Coffee production and climatic variables: The case of Espíndola, Ecuador

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  • Adriana Jiménez-Torres

    (Departamento de Economía. Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja.)

  • Priscilla Massa-Sánchez

    (Departamento de Economía. Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja.)

Abstract

This research aims to analyze the production of coffee in the Espíndola Canton in the province of Loja in Southern of Ecuador. This work considered climatic variables such as rainfall and minimum and maximum average temperature, based on a production function, applying OLS to determine the relationship between coffee production and climatic variables. The results show the existence of a direct relationship between precipitation and coffee production, and also between production and harvested area, but there is an inverse relationship between maximum, average temperature and production; which is consistent with the empirical evidence. Additionally, various strategies are proposed to optimize capacity of farmers.

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  • Adriana Jiménez-Torres & Priscilla Massa-Sánchez, 2015. "Coffee production and climatic variables: The case of Espíndola, Ecuador," Economía, Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas y Sociales (IIES). Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Sociales. Universidad de Los Andes. Mérida, Venezuela, vol. 40(40), pages 117-137, july-dece.
    • Handle: RePEc:ula:econom:v:40:y:2015:i:40:p:117-137
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    Keywords

    Climate change; coffee production; Espíndola; Ecuador.;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q1 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture
    • Q54 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Climate; Natural Disasters and their Management; Global Warming

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