The Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture Sector in ASEAN

Abstract

© 2020 Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd. This study purposes to estimate climate change effect on agriculture sector in ASEAN by using the copula-based stochastic frontier approach to evaluate the technical efficiency and factors that affect agriculture production. Panel data of land, labour, fertilizer, and temperature in seven countries in ASEAN including Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, Philippines, Indonesia, Cambodia, and Malaysia collected from 2002-2016 were used for estimating the model. The results presented that the land, labour, and fertilizer consumption according to the agriculture have positive and significant effects on agricultural production. The most interesting point from this study, found that there is a negative effect on agriculture production related by the climate change. Additionally, this study provides the most appropriate tools to analyse climate change impacts on ASEAN agriculture and the potential options for adaptation in the agriculture sector.