CHAPTER 6

Does Mitigation and Adaptation Technologies in Rice Production Affect Product Price? Evidence from Japan

Misa Aoki

Introduction

According to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), recent global temperature trends are attributable to human activities and have had significant impacts on global yield trends of certain crops (IPCC 2014). As food production depends heavily on climatic conditions and will therefore be severely affected by climate change (CC), every nation is concerned as to how the damages and benefits caused to agriculture by CC will affect domestic and international policies, trading patterns, resource use, regional planning, and ultimately the welfare of its people (Fischer ...

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