Replication Data for Chapter 2: Within Growing Season Weather Variability and Land Allocation Decisions: Evidence from Maize Farmers in Ethiopia

We investigate if and how farmers adjust their land allocation decisions in response to within-growing season weather variability using novel crop-specific data collected over seven consecutive years. By focusing on maize-producing smallholder farmers in Ethiopia, we show that farmers respond to growing season weather variability by adjusting their land allocation decisions. In addition to quantifying a substantial adaptation margin that has not been documented before, our findings also reveal the presence of a weather variability-induced expansion of maize production into areas that are less suitable for maize cultivation

本研究依托连续7年采集的作物特异性数据集，探究农户是否会以及如何针对生长季内的天气变率调整土地配置决策。本研究以埃塞俄比亚的玉米种植小农户为研究对象，证实农户确实会通过调整土地配置决策来应对生长季天气变率。除了量化此前未被文献记录的可观适应边际外，本研究结果还揭示了天气变率驱动玉米种植向原本不适宜玉米栽培的区域扩张的现象。