Frija, AymenAw-Hassan, Aden A.2016-05-092016-05-09Boubaker Dhehibi, Aymen Frija, Aden A. Aw-Hassan. (15/5/2015). How Investment in RD&E Offset the Negative Impact of Climate Change on the Tunisian Agricultural Productivity Sector. Djerba, Tunisia: The Arid Regions Institute (IRA) and its partners.https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/4750The aim of this paper is to examine the impact of research, development extension (RD&E) and climate change (measured in terms of change in rainfall) on the productivity growth of agriculture in Tunisia during the period 1970-2011, using output-based Törnqvist index combined with econometric regression. Results show that RD&E and climate change are significantly affecting the long-run productivity growth of the Tunisian agriculture. Climate change lessens the productivity of agriculture in the long run whilst RD&E boosts its productivity. Empirical findings suggest that an increase in agricultural RD&E investment is critical to improving long-run productivity growth in the face of adverse climate change.PDFCC-BY-NC-4.0PresentationLimited access