| Abstrakt: |
Climate change and economic variables can have an adverse impact on crop production and yield locally and globally, resulting in the vulnerability of agriculture. This research responded to a call to empirically examine the impact of climatic and economic variables on crop yield (Ojumu, Ojumu, and Joonas, 2020). Our study examined the yield of corn, cotton, soybean, and peanut in Alabama for the 1960-2015 period, in light of these factors. Ordinary Least Square (OLS) regression analysis was used to estimate the crop yield, as a function of the independent variables of minimum temperature, maximum temperature, precipitation, technology, and fertilizer use. Results revealed a significant effect of climate on the yield of soybean, peanut, and corn. Technology was significantly related to the yield of all the crops in the study. Findings suggested that while a good understanding of climate trends is important, technology is a key input that will assist agricultural producers improve their adaptive capacities to climate variations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
