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Article

The Impact of Technological Progress and Climate Change on Food Crop Production: Evidence from Sichuan—China

by
Abbas Ali Chandio
1,
Yasir A. Nasereldin
2,3,
Dao Le Trang Anh
4,
Yashuang Tang
1,
Ghulam Raza Sargani
1 and
Huaquan Zhang
1,*
1
College of Economics, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China
2
College of Economics and Management, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
3
Department of Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness, Faculty of Natural Resources & Environmental Studies, Kordofan University, EI Obied 51111, Sudan
4
Faculty of Business and Economics, Phenikaa University, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(16), 9863; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19169863
Submission received: 6 June 2022 / Revised: 6 August 2022 / Accepted: 9 August 2022 / Published: 10 August 2022
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Climate Change and Food Systems)
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Abstract

Agriculture is an integral sector in China mandated to feed over 1.3 billion of its people and provide essential inputs for many industries. Sichuan, a central grain-producing province in Southwest China, is a significant supplier of cereals in the country. Yet, it is likely to be threatened by yield damages induced by climate change. Therefore, this study examines the effects of technological progress (via fertilizers usage and mechanization) and climatic changes (via temperature and precipitation) on the productivity of main food crops, such as rice (Oryza sativa), wheat (Triticum aestivum), and maize (Zea mays) in Sichuan province. We employ the generalized method of moments (GMM) model to analyze Sichuan provincial data from 1980 to 2018. Our findings show a positive nexus between fertilizers use and yields of main food crops. Only rice and maize yields are significantly improved by mechanization. Increased average temperature reduces rice and wheat yields significantly. Rainfall is unlikely to have a significant impact on agricultural production. The study suggests that the Chinese government should consider revising its strategies and policies to reduce the impact of climate change on food crop production and increase farmers’ adaptive ability.
Keywords: global warming; technological advancement; staple crop; GMM model global warming; technological advancement; staple crop; GMM model

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Chandio, A.A.; Nasereldin, Y.A.; Anh, D.L.T.; Tang, Y.; Sargani, G.R.; Zhang, H. The Impact of Technological Progress and Climate Change on Food Crop Production: Evidence from Sichuan—China. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 9863. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19169863

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Chandio AA, Nasereldin YA, Anh DLT, Tang Y, Sargani GR, Zhang H. The Impact of Technological Progress and Climate Change on Food Crop Production: Evidence from Sichuan—China. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(16):9863. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19169863

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Chandio, Abbas Ali, Yasir A. Nasereldin, Dao Le Trang Anh, Yashuang Tang, Ghulam Raza Sargani, and Huaquan Zhang. 2022. "The Impact of Technological Progress and Climate Change on Food Crop Production: Evidence from Sichuan—China" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 16: 9863. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19169863

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Chandio, A. A., Nasereldin, Y. A., Anh, D. L. T., Tang, Y., Sargani, G. R., & Zhang, H. (2022). The Impact of Technological Progress and Climate Change on Food Crop Production: Evidence from Sichuan—China. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(16), 9863. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19169863

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