Improving Methodologies to Estimate the Impact of Droughts and Floods on African Farmers

Research Project

Project/Area Number	23K12480
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Review Section	Basic Section 07040:Economic policy-related
Research Institution	Soka University
Principal Investigator	蝶名林俊創価大学, 経済学部, 准教授 (20962765)
Project Period (FY)	2023-04-01 – 2025-03-31
Project Status	Granted (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help	¥4,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,080,000) Fiscal Year 2024: ¥3,120,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥720,000) Fiscal Year 2023: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Keywords	climate change / agriculture / Africa / drought / flood
Outline of Research at the Start	We estimate the impact of self-reported occurrences of droughts and floods on crop and livestock net income in sub-Saharan Africa during the period 2009-2020 by using the most recent household survey data with georeferenced information as well as spatially and temporarily detailed weather data.