... Blanchard E J Bown C P Global Value Chains Structural Transformation Agricultural Supply Chains Global Agricultural Production Global value chains (GVCs) have changed the nature of production around the world. Historically, firms produced goods from start to finish in one country, and countries traded...

...-and-downstream-water-quality-agricultural-production-case-nutrient-runoff-gulf-mexico . The use of nitrogen (N) fertilizer in agricultural production is a significant determinant of surface water quality. As climate changes, agricultural producers are likely to adapt at extensive and intensive margins in terms...

.... Still, throughout the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, increases in agricultural production were mainly driven by an increase in the growing area, whereas yields (output per area) were rather constant. This changed abruptly in the middle of the 20th century: yields have been...

...-agriculture-water-resources-and-climate-change/estimating-effect-easements-agricultural-production . US crops face higher losses as destructive disasters such as droughts and floods become commonplace. The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) easement programs offer a voluntary adaptation strategy...

...Agriculture has been critical in the development of the American economy. Except in parts of the western United States, water access has not been a critical constraint on agricultural productivity, but with climate change this may no longer be the case. Climate change is predicted to result in more...

..., a significant portion of the eastern US, including the upper Midwest, Mississippi River basin, and eastern Coastal Plain, would not be suitable for agricultural production absent such drainage. The physical fact of extensive tiled acreage in the Midwest is an important determinant of the costs of future...