Agriculture and Trade Opportunities for Tanzania : Past Volatility and Future Climate Change

Given global heterogeneity in climate-induced agricultural variability, Tanzania has the potential to substantially increase its maize exports to other countries. If global maize production is lower than usual due to supply shocks in major exporting regions, Tanzania may be able to export more maize at higher prices, even if it also experiences below-trend productivity. Diverse destinations for exports can allow for enhanced trading opportunities when negative supply shocks affect the partners' usual import sources. Future climate predictions suggest that some of Tanzania's trading partners will experience severe dry conditions that may reduce agricultural production in years when Tanzania is only mildly affected. Tanzania could thus export grain to countries as climate change increases the likelihood of severe precipitation deficits in other countries while simultaneously decreasing the likelihood of severe precipitation deficits in Tanzania. Trade restrictions, like export bans, prevent Tanzania from taking advantage of these opportunities, foregoing significant economic benefits.

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Main Authors: Ahmed, Syud Amer, Diffenbaugh, Noah S., Hertel, Thomas W., Martin, William J.
Format: Policy Research Working Paper biblioteca
Language:English
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Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012-07
Subjects:ADVERSE CLIMATE, AGGREGATE DEMAND, AGGREGATE LEVEL, AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS, AGRICULTURAL TRADE, ALLOCATION, ANNUAL PRECIPITATION, ATMOSPHERIC CARBON, ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE, ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE CONCENTRATIONS, BENCHMARK, BENCHMARKING, CHANGES IN PRICES, CLIMATE, CLIMATE CHANGE, CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION, CLIMATE CHANGE ANALYSIS, CLIMATE CHANGE DETECTION, CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS, CLIMATE CHANGE RESEARCH, CLIMATE CONDITIONS, CLIMATE EFFECTS, CLIMATE EXTREMES, CLIMATE IMPACTS, CLIMATE MODELING, CLIMATE MODELS, CLIMATE OUTCOMES, CLIMATE POLICY, CLIMATE PREDICTIONS, CLIMATE SHOCK, CLIMATE SYSTEM, CLIMATES, CLIMATIC CHANGE, CO, CO2, COMMODITY MARKETS, CONSTANT ELASTICITIES, CONSTANT RETURNS TO SCALE, CONSUMER PREFERENCES, CONSUMERS, DAMAGES, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS, DEVELOPMENT POLICY, DISTRIBUTIONAL IMPLICATIONS, DOMESTIC PRICE, DOMESTIC PRODUCTION, DROUGHT, ECONOMIC ANALYSIS, ECONOMIC BENEFITS, ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, ECONOMIC IMPACTS, ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF CLIMATE, ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS, ELASTICITY, ELASTICITY OF SUBSTITUTION, EMISSIONS, EMISSIONS SCENARIOS, EXCESS DEMAND, EXCESS SUPPLY, EXPORT BANS, EXPORT GROWTH, EXPORT PARITY, EXPORT PERMITS, EXPORT RESTRICTIONS, EXPORT TAX, EXPORT VALUE, EXPORTS, EXTREME CLIMATE EVENTS, EXTREME DRY, EXTREME EVENTS, EXTREME HEAT, FREE TRADE, FUTURE CLIMATE CHANGE, GCM, GDP, GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM, GLOBAL CLIMATE, GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE, GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY, GLOBAL CLIMATE MODEL, GLOBAL CLIMATE MODEL SIMULATIONS, GLOBAL MEAN TEMPERATURE, GLOBAL MEAN TEMPERATURE CHANGE, GLOBAL TEMPERATURE, GLOBAL TRADE, GLOBAL WARMING, GREENHOUSE, GREENHOUSE FORCING, GREENHOUSE GAS, GREENHOUSE GAS CONCENTRATIONS, GROWTH RATE, HIGH TEMPERATURES, HURRICANE, HURRICANE FREQUENCY, IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, IMPORT PARITY, IMPORT PRICE, IMPORT RESTRICTIONS, IMPORT SHARE, IMPORTS, INCOME, INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE, INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTION, INTERNATIONAL TRADE, IPCC, LAND USE, LOWER PRICES, MULTILATERAL TRADE, NEGATIVE IMPACTS, NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, OPEN ECONOMY, PERFECT COMPETITION, POLICY RESPONSE, POTENTIAL OUTPUT, PP, PRECIPITATION, PRICE DECLINES, PRICE EFFECT, PRICE INCREASE, PRICE INCREASES, PRICE VOLATILITY, PRODUCTIVITY, RAIN, REGIONAL CLIMATE, REGIONAL CLIMATE PROJECTIONS, RELATIVE PRICES, RESOURCE ECONOMICS, SCENARIOS, SEASONAL PRECIPITATION, SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE, SUBSTITUTION, SUBSTITUTION EFFECT, SURFACE TEMPERATURE, TEMPERATURE, TEMPERATURE CHANGE, TEMPERATURE EFFECTS, TEMPERATURE RISES, TOTAL OUTPUT, TRADE AGREEMENTS, TRADE BARRIERS, TRADE DATA, TRADE DISCIPLINES, TRADE FACILITATION, TRADE INTEGRATION, TRADE LIBERALIZATION, TRADE MODEL, TRADE POLICIES, TRADE POLICY, TRADE POLICY ENVIRONMENT, TRADE REGIME, TRADE REGIMES, TRADE RESTRICTIONS, TRADING PARTNERS, UNCERTAINTIES, WAGES, WORLD TRADE, WTO,
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topic ADVERSE CLIMATE
AGGREGATE DEMAND
AGGREGATE LEVEL
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
AGRICULTURAL TRADE
ALLOCATION
ANNUAL PRECIPITATION
ATMOSPHERIC CARBON
ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE
ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE CONCENTRATIONS
BENCHMARK
BENCHMARKING
CHANGES IN PRICES
CLIMATE
CLIMATE CHANGE
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
CLIMATE CHANGE ANALYSIS
CLIMATE CHANGE DETECTION
CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS
CLIMATE CHANGE RESEARCH
CLIMATE CONDITIONS
CLIMATE EFFECTS
CLIMATE EXTREMES
CLIMATE IMPACTS
CLIMATE MODELING
CLIMATE MODELS
CLIMATE OUTCOMES
CLIMATE POLICY
CLIMATE PREDICTIONS
CLIMATE SHOCK
CLIMATE SYSTEM
CLIMATES
CLIMATIC CHANGE
CO
CO2
COMMODITY MARKETS
CONSTANT ELASTICITIES
CONSTANT RETURNS TO SCALE
CONSUMER PREFERENCES
CONSUMERS
DAMAGES
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DISTRIBUTIONAL IMPLICATIONS
DOMESTIC PRICE
DOMESTIC PRODUCTION
DROUGHT
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMIC BENEFITS
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
ECONOMIC IMPACTS
ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF CLIMATE
ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS
ELASTICITY
ELASTICITY OF SUBSTITUTION
EMISSIONS
EMISSIONS SCENARIOS
EXCESS DEMAND
EXCESS SUPPLY
EXPORT BANS
EXPORT GROWTH
EXPORT PARITY
EXPORT PERMITS
EXPORT RESTRICTIONS
EXPORT TAX
EXPORT VALUE
EXPORTS
EXTREME CLIMATE EVENTS
EXTREME DRY
EXTREME EVENTS
EXTREME HEAT
FREE TRADE
FUTURE CLIMATE CHANGE
GCM
GDP
GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM
GLOBAL CLIMATE
GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY
GLOBAL CLIMATE MODEL
GLOBAL CLIMATE MODEL SIMULATIONS
GLOBAL MEAN TEMPERATURE
GLOBAL MEAN TEMPERATURE CHANGE
GLOBAL TEMPERATURE
GLOBAL TRADE
GLOBAL WARMING
GREENHOUSE
GREENHOUSE FORCING
GREENHOUSE GAS
GREENHOUSE GAS CONCENTRATIONS
GROWTH RATE
HIGH TEMPERATURES
HURRICANE
HURRICANE FREQUENCY
IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
IMPORT PARITY
IMPORT PRICE
IMPORT RESTRICTIONS
IMPORT SHARE
IMPORTS
INCOME
INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE
INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTION
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
IPCC
LAND USE
LOWER PRICES
MULTILATERAL TRADE
NEGATIVE IMPACTS
NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
OPEN ECONOMY
PERFECT COMPETITION
POLICY RESPONSE
POTENTIAL OUTPUT
PP
PRECIPITATION
PRICE DECLINES
PRICE EFFECT
PRICE INCREASE
PRICE INCREASES
PRICE VOLATILITY
PRODUCTIVITY
RAIN
REGIONAL CLIMATE
REGIONAL CLIMATE PROJECTIONS
RELATIVE PRICES
RESOURCE ECONOMICS
SCENARIOS
SEASONAL PRECIPITATION
SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE
SUBSTITUTION
SUBSTITUTION EFFECT
SURFACE TEMPERATURE
TEMPERATURE
TEMPERATURE CHANGE
TEMPERATURE EFFECTS
TEMPERATURE RISES
TOTAL OUTPUT
TRADE AGREEMENTS
TRADE BARRIERS
TRADE DATA
TRADE DISCIPLINES
TRADE FACILITATION
TRADE INTEGRATION
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
TRADE MODEL
TRADE POLICIES
TRADE POLICY
TRADE POLICY ENVIRONMENT
TRADE REGIME
TRADE REGIMES
TRADE RESTRICTIONS
TRADING PARTNERS
UNCERTAINTIES
WAGES
WORLD TRADE
WTO
ADVERSE CLIMATE
AGGREGATE DEMAND
AGGREGATE LEVEL
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
AGRICULTURAL TRADE
ALLOCATION
ANNUAL PRECIPITATION
ATMOSPHERIC CARBON
ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE
ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE CONCENTRATIONS
BENCHMARK
BENCHMARKING
CHANGES IN PRICES
CLIMATE
CLIMATE CHANGE
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
CLIMATE CHANGE ANALYSIS
CLIMATE CHANGE DETECTION
CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS
CLIMATE CHANGE RESEARCH
CLIMATE CONDITIONS
CLIMATE EFFECTS
CLIMATE EXTREMES
CLIMATE IMPACTS
CLIMATE MODELING
CLIMATE MODELS
CLIMATE OUTCOMES
CLIMATE POLICY
CLIMATE PREDICTIONS
CLIMATE SHOCK
CLIMATE SYSTEM
CLIMATES
CLIMATIC CHANGE
CO
CO2
COMMODITY MARKETS
CONSTANT ELASTICITIES
CONSTANT RETURNS TO SCALE
CONSUMER PREFERENCES
CONSUMERS
DAMAGES
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DISTRIBUTIONAL IMPLICATIONS
DOMESTIC PRICE
DOMESTIC PRODUCTION
DROUGHT
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMIC BENEFITS
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
ECONOMIC IMPACTS
ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF CLIMATE
ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS
ELASTICITY
ELASTICITY OF SUBSTITUTION
EMISSIONS
EMISSIONS SCENARIOS
EXCESS DEMAND
EXCESS SUPPLY
EXPORT BANS
EXPORT GROWTH
EXPORT PARITY
EXPORT PERMITS
EXPORT RESTRICTIONS
EXPORT TAX
EXPORT VALUE
EXPORTS
EXTREME CLIMATE EVENTS
EXTREME DRY
EXTREME EVENTS
EXTREME HEAT
FREE TRADE
FUTURE CLIMATE CHANGE
GCM
GDP
GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM
GLOBAL CLIMATE
GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY
GLOBAL CLIMATE MODEL
GLOBAL CLIMATE MODEL SIMULATIONS
GLOBAL MEAN TEMPERATURE
GLOBAL MEAN TEMPERATURE CHANGE
GLOBAL TEMPERATURE
GLOBAL TRADE
GLOBAL WARMING
GREENHOUSE
GREENHOUSE FORCING
GREENHOUSE GAS
GREENHOUSE GAS CONCENTRATIONS
GROWTH RATE
HIGH TEMPERATURES
HURRICANE
HURRICANE FREQUENCY
IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
IMPORT PARITY
IMPORT PRICE
IMPORT RESTRICTIONS
IMPORT SHARE
IMPORTS
INCOME
INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE
INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTION
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
IPCC
LAND USE
LOWER PRICES
MULTILATERAL TRADE
NEGATIVE IMPACTS
NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
OPEN ECONOMY
PERFECT COMPETITION
POLICY RESPONSE
POTENTIAL OUTPUT
PP
PRECIPITATION
PRICE DECLINES
PRICE EFFECT
PRICE INCREASE
PRICE INCREASES
PRICE VOLATILITY
PRODUCTIVITY
RAIN
REGIONAL CLIMATE
REGIONAL CLIMATE PROJECTIONS
RELATIVE PRICES
RESOURCE ECONOMICS
SCENARIOS
SEASONAL PRECIPITATION
SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE
SUBSTITUTION
SUBSTITUTION EFFECT
SURFACE TEMPERATURE
TEMPERATURE
TEMPERATURE CHANGE
TEMPERATURE EFFECTS
TEMPERATURE RISES
TOTAL OUTPUT
TRADE AGREEMENTS
TRADE BARRIERS
TRADE DATA
TRADE DISCIPLINES
TRADE FACILITATION
TRADE INTEGRATION
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
TRADE MODEL
TRADE POLICIES
TRADE POLICY
TRADE POLICY ENVIRONMENT
TRADE REGIME
TRADE REGIMES
TRADE RESTRICTIONS
TRADING PARTNERS
UNCERTAINTIES
WAGES
WORLD TRADE
WTO
spellingShingle ADVERSE CLIMATE
AGGREGATE DEMAND
AGGREGATE LEVEL
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
AGRICULTURAL TRADE
ALLOCATION
ANNUAL PRECIPITATION
ATMOSPHERIC CARBON
ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE
ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE CONCENTRATIONS
BENCHMARK
BENCHMARKING
CHANGES IN PRICES
CLIMATE
CLIMATE CHANGE
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
CLIMATE CHANGE ANALYSIS
CLIMATE CHANGE DETECTION
CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS
CLIMATE CHANGE RESEARCH
CLIMATE CONDITIONS
CLIMATE EFFECTS
CLIMATE EXTREMES
CLIMATE IMPACTS
CLIMATE MODELING
CLIMATE MODELS
CLIMATE OUTCOMES
CLIMATE POLICY
CLIMATE PREDICTIONS
CLIMATE SHOCK
CLIMATE SYSTEM
CLIMATES
CLIMATIC CHANGE
CO
CO2
COMMODITY MARKETS
CONSTANT ELASTICITIES
CONSTANT RETURNS TO SCALE
CONSUMER PREFERENCES
CONSUMERS
DAMAGES
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DISTRIBUTIONAL IMPLICATIONS
DOMESTIC PRICE
DOMESTIC PRODUCTION
DROUGHT
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMIC BENEFITS
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
ECONOMIC IMPACTS
ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF CLIMATE
ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS
ELASTICITY
ELASTICITY OF SUBSTITUTION
EMISSIONS
EMISSIONS SCENARIOS
EXCESS DEMAND
EXCESS SUPPLY
EXPORT BANS
EXPORT GROWTH
EXPORT PARITY
EXPORT PERMITS
EXPORT RESTRICTIONS
EXPORT TAX
EXPORT VALUE
EXPORTS
EXTREME CLIMATE EVENTS
EXTREME DRY
EXTREME EVENTS
EXTREME HEAT
FREE TRADE
FUTURE CLIMATE CHANGE
GCM
GDP
GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM
GLOBAL CLIMATE
GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY
GLOBAL CLIMATE MODEL
GLOBAL CLIMATE MODEL SIMULATIONS
GLOBAL MEAN TEMPERATURE
GLOBAL MEAN TEMPERATURE CHANGE
GLOBAL TEMPERATURE
GLOBAL TRADE
GLOBAL WARMING
GREENHOUSE
GREENHOUSE FORCING
GREENHOUSE GAS
GREENHOUSE GAS CONCENTRATIONS
GROWTH RATE
HIGH TEMPERATURES
HURRICANE
HURRICANE FREQUENCY
IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
IMPORT PARITY
IMPORT PRICE
IMPORT RESTRICTIONS
IMPORT SHARE
IMPORTS
INCOME
INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE
INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTION
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
IPCC
LAND USE
LOWER PRICES
MULTILATERAL TRADE
NEGATIVE IMPACTS
NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
OPEN ECONOMY
PERFECT COMPETITION
POLICY RESPONSE
POTENTIAL OUTPUT
PP
PRECIPITATION
PRICE DECLINES
PRICE EFFECT
PRICE INCREASE
PRICE INCREASES
PRICE VOLATILITY
PRODUCTIVITY
RAIN
REGIONAL CLIMATE
REGIONAL CLIMATE PROJECTIONS
RELATIVE PRICES
RESOURCE ECONOMICS
SCENARIOS
SEASONAL PRECIPITATION
SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE
SUBSTITUTION
SUBSTITUTION EFFECT
SURFACE TEMPERATURE
TEMPERATURE
TEMPERATURE CHANGE
TEMPERATURE EFFECTS
TEMPERATURE RISES
TOTAL OUTPUT
TRADE AGREEMENTS
TRADE BARRIERS
TRADE DATA
TRADE DISCIPLINES
TRADE FACILITATION
TRADE INTEGRATION
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
TRADE MODEL
TRADE POLICIES
TRADE POLICY
TRADE POLICY ENVIRONMENT
TRADE REGIME
TRADE REGIMES
TRADE RESTRICTIONS
TRADING PARTNERS
UNCERTAINTIES
WAGES
WORLD TRADE
WTO
ADVERSE CLIMATE
AGGREGATE DEMAND
AGGREGATE LEVEL
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
AGRICULTURAL TRADE
ALLOCATION
ANNUAL PRECIPITATION
ATMOSPHERIC CARBON
ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE
ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE CONCENTRATIONS
BENCHMARK
BENCHMARKING
CHANGES IN PRICES
CLIMATE
CLIMATE CHANGE
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
CLIMATE CHANGE ANALYSIS
CLIMATE CHANGE DETECTION
CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS
CLIMATE CHANGE RESEARCH
CLIMATE CONDITIONS
CLIMATE EFFECTS
CLIMATE EXTREMES
CLIMATE IMPACTS
CLIMATE MODELING
CLIMATE MODELS
CLIMATE OUTCOMES
CLIMATE POLICY
CLIMATE PREDICTIONS
CLIMATE SHOCK
CLIMATE SYSTEM
CLIMATES
CLIMATIC CHANGE
CO
CO2
COMMODITY MARKETS
CONSTANT ELASTICITIES
CONSTANT RETURNS TO SCALE
CONSUMER PREFERENCES
CONSUMERS
DAMAGES
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DISTRIBUTIONAL IMPLICATIONS
DOMESTIC PRICE
DOMESTIC PRODUCTION
DROUGHT
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMIC BENEFITS
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
ECONOMIC IMPACTS
ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF CLIMATE
ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS
ELASTICITY
ELASTICITY OF SUBSTITUTION
EMISSIONS
EMISSIONS SCENARIOS
EXCESS DEMAND
EXCESS SUPPLY
EXPORT BANS
EXPORT GROWTH
EXPORT PARITY
EXPORT PERMITS
EXPORT RESTRICTIONS
EXPORT TAX
EXPORT VALUE
EXPORTS
EXTREME CLIMATE EVENTS
EXTREME DRY
EXTREME EVENTS
EXTREME HEAT
FREE TRADE
FUTURE CLIMATE CHANGE
GCM
GDP
GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM
GLOBAL CLIMATE
GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY
GLOBAL CLIMATE MODEL
GLOBAL CLIMATE MODEL SIMULATIONS
GLOBAL MEAN TEMPERATURE
GLOBAL MEAN TEMPERATURE CHANGE
GLOBAL TEMPERATURE
GLOBAL TRADE
GLOBAL WARMING
GREENHOUSE
GREENHOUSE FORCING
GREENHOUSE GAS
GREENHOUSE GAS CONCENTRATIONS
GROWTH RATE
HIGH TEMPERATURES
HURRICANE
HURRICANE FREQUENCY
IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
IMPORT PARITY
IMPORT PRICE
IMPORT RESTRICTIONS
IMPORT SHARE
IMPORTS
INCOME
INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE
INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTION
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
IPCC
LAND USE
LOWER PRICES
MULTILATERAL TRADE
NEGATIVE IMPACTS
NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
OPEN ECONOMY
PERFECT COMPETITION
POLICY RESPONSE
POTENTIAL OUTPUT
PP
PRECIPITATION
PRICE DECLINES
PRICE EFFECT
PRICE INCREASE
PRICE INCREASES
PRICE VOLATILITY
PRODUCTIVITY
RAIN
REGIONAL CLIMATE
REGIONAL CLIMATE PROJECTIONS
RELATIVE PRICES
RESOURCE ECONOMICS
SCENARIOS
SEASONAL PRECIPITATION
SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE
SUBSTITUTION
SUBSTITUTION EFFECT
SURFACE TEMPERATURE
TEMPERATURE
TEMPERATURE CHANGE
TEMPERATURE EFFECTS
TEMPERATURE RISES
TOTAL OUTPUT
TRADE AGREEMENTS
TRADE BARRIERS
TRADE DATA
TRADE DISCIPLINES
TRADE FACILITATION
TRADE INTEGRATION
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
TRADE MODEL
TRADE POLICIES
TRADE POLICY
TRADE POLICY ENVIRONMENT
TRADE REGIME
TRADE REGIMES
TRADE RESTRICTIONS
TRADING PARTNERS
UNCERTAINTIES
WAGES
WORLD TRADE
WTO
Ahmed, Syud Amer
Diffenbaugh, Noah S.
Hertel, Thomas W.
Martin, William J.
Agriculture and Trade Opportunities for Tanzania : Past Volatility and Future Climate Change
description Given global heterogeneity in climate-induced agricultural variability, Tanzania has the potential to substantially increase its maize exports to other countries. If global maize production is lower than usual due to supply shocks in major exporting regions, Tanzania may be able to export more maize at higher prices, even if it also experiences below-trend productivity. Diverse destinations for exports can allow for enhanced trading opportunities when negative supply shocks affect the partners' usual import sources. Future climate predictions suggest that some of Tanzania's trading partners will experience severe dry conditions that may reduce agricultural production in years when Tanzania is only mildly affected. Tanzania could thus export grain to countries as climate change increases the likelihood of severe precipitation deficits in other countries while simultaneously decreasing the likelihood of severe precipitation deficits in Tanzania. Trade restrictions, like export bans, prevent Tanzania from taking advantage of these opportunities, foregoing significant economic benefits.
format Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
topic_facet ADVERSE CLIMATE
AGGREGATE DEMAND
AGGREGATE LEVEL
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
AGRICULTURAL TRADE
ALLOCATION
ANNUAL PRECIPITATION
ATMOSPHERIC CARBON
ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE
ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE CONCENTRATIONS
BENCHMARK
BENCHMARKING
CHANGES IN PRICES
CLIMATE
CLIMATE CHANGE
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
CLIMATE CHANGE ANALYSIS
CLIMATE CHANGE DETECTION
CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS
CLIMATE CHANGE RESEARCH
CLIMATE CONDITIONS
CLIMATE EFFECTS
CLIMATE EXTREMES
CLIMATE IMPACTS
CLIMATE MODELING
CLIMATE MODELS
CLIMATE OUTCOMES
CLIMATE POLICY
CLIMATE PREDICTIONS
CLIMATE SHOCK
CLIMATE SYSTEM
CLIMATES
CLIMATIC CHANGE
CO
CO2
COMMODITY MARKETS
CONSTANT ELASTICITIES
CONSTANT RETURNS TO SCALE
CONSUMER PREFERENCES
CONSUMERS
DAMAGES
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DISTRIBUTIONAL IMPLICATIONS
DOMESTIC PRICE
DOMESTIC PRODUCTION
DROUGHT
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMIC BENEFITS
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
ECONOMIC IMPACTS
ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF CLIMATE
ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS
ELASTICITY
ELASTICITY OF SUBSTITUTION
EMISSIONS
EMISSIONS SCENARIOS
EXCESS DEMAND
EXCESS SUPPLY
EXPORT BANS
EXPORT GROWTH
EXPORT PARITY
EXPORT PERMITS
EXPORT RESTRICTIONS
EXPORT TAX
EXPORT VALUE
EXPORTS
EXTREME CLIMATE EVENTS
EXTREME DRY
EXTREME EVENTS
EXTREME HEAT
FREE TRADE
FUTURE CLIMATE CHANGE
GCM
GDP
GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM
GLOBAL CLIMATE
GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY
GLOBAL CLIMATE MODEL
GLOBAL CLIMATE MODEL SIMULATIONS
GLOBAL MEAN TEMPERATURE
GLOBAL MEAN TEMPERATURE CHANGE
GLOBAL TEMPERATURE
GLOBAL TRADE
GLOBAL WARMING
GREENHOUSE
GREENHOUSE FORCING
GREENHOUSE GAS
GREENHOUSE GAS CONCENTRATIONS
GROWTH RATE
HIGH TEMPERATURES
HURRICANE
HURRICANE FREQUENCY
IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
IMPORT PARITY
IMPORT PRICE
IMPORT RESTRICTIONS
IMPORT SHARE
IMPORTS
INCOME
INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE
INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTION
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
IPCC
LAND USE
LOWER PRICES
MULTILATERAL TRADE
NEGATIVE IMPACTS
NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
OPEN ECONOMY
PERFECT COMPETITION
POLICY RESPONSE
POTENTIAL OUTPUT
PP
PRECIPITATION
PRICE DECLINES
PRICE EFFECT
PRICE INCREASE
PRICE INCREASES
PRICE VOLATILITY
PRODUCTIVITY
RAIN
REGIONAL CLIMATE
REGIONAL CLIMATE PROJECTIONS
RELATIVE PRICES
RESOURCE ECONOMICS
SCENARIOS
SEASONAL PRECIPITATION
SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE
SUBSTITUTION
SUBSTITUTION EFFECT
SURFACE TEMPERATURE
TEMPERATURE
TEMPERATURE CHANGE
TEMPERATURE EFFECTS
TEMPERATURE RISES
TOTAL OUTPUT
TRADE AGREEMENTS
TRADE BARRIERS
TRADE DATA
TRADE DISCIPLINES
TRADE FACILITATION
TRADE INTEGRATION
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
TRADE MODEL
TRADE POLICIES
TRADE POLICY
TRADE POLICY ENVIRONMENT
TRADE REGIME
TRADE REGIMES
TRADE RESTRICTIONS
TRADING PARTNERS
UNCERTAINTIES
WAGES
WORLD TRADE
WTO
author Ahmed, Syud Amer
Diffenbaugh, Noah S.
Hertel, Thomas W.
Martin, William J.
author_facet Ahmed, Syud Amer
Diffenbaugh, Noah S.
Hertel, Thomas W.
Martin, William J.
author_sort Ahmed, Syud Amer
title Agriculture and Trade Opportunities for Tanzania : Past Volatility and Future Climate Change
title_short Agriculture and Trade Opportunities for Tanzania : Past Volatility and Future Climate Change
title_full Agriculture and Trade Opportunities for Tanzania : Past Volatility and Future Climate Change
title_fullStr Agriculture and Trade Opportunities for Tanzania : Past Volatility and Future Climate Change
title_full_unstemmed Agriculture and Trade Opportunities for Tanzania : Past Volatility and Future Climate Change
title_sort agriculture and trade opportunities for tanzania : past volatility and future climate change
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012-07
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/07/16506726/agriculture-trade-opportunities-tanzania-past-volatility-future-climate-change
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11947
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spelling dig-okr-10986119472021-04-23T14:02:58Z Agriculture and Trade Opportunities for Tanzania : Past Volatility and Future Climate Change Ahmed, Syud Amer Diffenbaugh, Noah S. Hertel, Thomas W. Martin, William J. ADVERSE CLIMATE AGGREGATE DEMAND AGGREGATE LEVEL AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AGRICULTURAL TRADE ALLOCATION ANNUAL PRECIPITATION ATMOSPHERIC CARBON ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE CONCENTRATIONS BENCHMARK BENCHMARKING CHANGES IN PRICES CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION CLIMATE CHANGE ANALYSIS CLIMATE CHANGE DETECTION CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS CLIMATE CHANGE RESEARCH CLIMATE CONDITIONS CLIMATE EFFECTS CLIMATE EXTREMES CLIMATE IMPACTS CLIMATE MODELING CLIMATE MODELS CLIMATE OUTCOMES CLIMATE POLICY CLIMATE PREDICTIONS CLIMATE SHOCK CLIMATE SYSTEM CLIMATES CLIMATIC CHANGE CO CO2 COMMODITY MARKETS CONSTANT ELASTICITIES CONSTANT RETURNS TO SCALE CONSUMER PREFERENCES CONSUMERS DAMAGES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT POLICY DISTRIBUTIONAL IMPLICATIONS DOMESTIC PRICE DOMESTIC PRODUCTION DROUGHT ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC BENEFITS ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC IMPACTS ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF CLIMATE ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS ELASTICITY ELASTICITY OF SUBSTITUTION EMISSIONS EMISSIONS SCENARIOS EXCESS DEMAND EXCESS SUPPLY EXPORT BANS EXPORT GROWTH EXPORT PARITY EXPORT PERMITS EXPORT RESTRICTIONS EXPORT TAX EXPORT VALUE EXPORTS EXTREME CLIMATE EVENTS EXTREME DRY EXTREME EVENTS EXTREME HEAT FREE TRADE FUTURE CLIMATE CHANGE GCM GDP GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM GLOBAL CLIMATE GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY GLOBAL CLIMATE MODEL GLOBAL CLIMATE MODEL SIMULATIONS GLOBAL MEAN TEMPERATURE GLOBAL MEAN TEMPERATURE CHANGE GLOBAL TEMPERATURE GLOBAL TRADE GLOBAL WARMING GREENHOUSE GREENHOUSE FORCING GREENHOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GAS CONCENTRATIONS GROWTH RATE HIGH TEMPERATURES HURRICANE HURRICANE FREQUENCY IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE IMPORT PARITY IMPORT PRICE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS IMPORT SHARE IMPORTS INCOME INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTION INTERNATIONAL TRADE IPCC LAND USE LOWER PRICES MULTILATERAL TRADE NEGATIVE IMPACTS NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE OPEN ECONOMY PERFECT COMPETITION POLICY RESPONSE POTENTIAL OUTPUT PP PRECIPITATION PRICE DECLINES PRICE EFFECT PRICE INCREASE PRICE INCREASES PRICE VOLATILITY PRODUCTIVITY RAIN REGIONAL CLIMATE REGIONAL CLIMATE PROJECTIONS RELATIVE PRICES RESOURCE ECONOMICS SCENARIOS SEASONAL PRECIPITATION SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE SUBSTITUTION SUBSTITUTION EFFECT SURFACE TEMPERATURE TEMPERATURE TEMPERATURE CHANGE TEMPERATURE EFFECTS TEMPERATURE RISES TOTAL OUTPUT TRADE AGREEMENTS TRADE BARRIERS TRADE DATA TRADE DISCIPLINES TRADE FACILITATION TRADE INTEGRATION TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE MODEL TRADE POLICIES TRADE POLICY TRADE POLICY ENVIRONMENT TRADE REGIME TRADE REGIMES TRADE RESTRICTIONS TRADING PARTNERS UNCERTAINTIES WAGES WORLD TRADE WTO Given global heterogeneity in climate-induced agricultural variability, Tanzania has the potential to substantially increase its maize exports to other countries. If global maize production is lower than usual due to supply shocks in major exporting regions, Tanzania may be able to export more maize at higher prices, even if it also experiences below-trend productivity. Diverse destinations for exports can allow for enhanced trading opportunities when negative supply shocks affect the partners' usual import sources. Future climate predictions suggest that some of Tanzania's trading partners will experience severe dry conditions that may reduce agricultural production in years when Tanzania is only mildly affected. Tanzania could thus export grain to countries as climate change increases the likelihood of severe precipitation deficits in other countries while simultaneously decreasing the likelihood of severe precipitation deficits in Tanzania. Trade restrictions, like export bans, prevent Tanzania from taking advantage of these opportunities, foregoing significant economic benefits. 2012-12-07T23:13:56Z 2012-12-07T23:13:56Z 2012-07 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/07/16506726/agriculture-trade-opportunities-tanzania-past-volatility-future-climate-change http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11947 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper; No. 6132 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Africa Tanzania