Shahbaz Mushtaq
Biographic Data
| ID | 6319200 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Shahbaz Mushtaq |
| GIVEN NAMES | Shahbaz |
| FAMILY NAME | Mushtaq |
| SIGNATURE | MUSHTAQ S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Southern Queensland |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4627-124X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 23 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 21 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Balancing biodiversity and profitability
Coffee production in Vietnam’s Central Highlands is important for rural livelihoods and national export earnings, but the sector faces growing pressure from climate variability, declining soil fertility, and biodiversity loss. Intercropping and adjustments in planting density are increasingly promoted as part of diversified coffee-production systems, although their relationships with productivity and farm revenue remain insufficiently understood.…
Identifying the most influential climate predictors for crop yield using advanced statistical and machine learning models
Accurately identifying the most influential predictors for crop yield is critical for the development of risk management tools. This study utilised advanced statistical techniques, namely stepwise selection in the d -vine copula regression and Mean Decrease Accuracy (MDA) in the random forest model, to determine the key climate variables influencing mango yield across 31 districts of Tamil Nadu state, India, between 2008 and 2019. Monthly climate…
Advancing weather index insurance for climate risk management
Are Vietnamese coffee farmers willing to pay for weather index insurance
Global coffee production experiences detrimental impacts of climate change. Weather index insurance (WII) offers an opportunity for coffee farmers to mitigate the climate risks in production and motivate them to adopt sustainable farming practices. This study explores Vietnamese farmers' willingness to participate and pay for WII schemes for coffee. A contingent valuation survey was employed on a sample of 151 farmers from the two largest coffee …
The impact of agricultural insurance on farmers’ mental health
This systematic review aimed to examine evidence in the extant literature on the nexus between agricultural insurance and the mental health of farmers. The key hypothesis was that increasing access to agricultural insurance will enhance the mental and emotional well-being of farmers globally and will consequently preserve the future of agriculture, particularly as climate change exacerbates weather risk. A systematic review was conducted using th…
Integrating rainfall index-based insurance with optimal crop management strategies can reduce financial risks for Australian dryland cotton farmers
Drought undermines the financial sustainability of farmers. While farmers have adopted various strategies to mitigate some drought impacts, they remain exposed to substantial drought risk. Insurance could be useful in managing climatic risks and for encouraging farmers to take sensible risks (e.g., changing their sowing date to increase yield), but it can be costly. Here, we tested whether the integration of a change in sowing date with rainfall …
Nuanced assessment of livelihood resilience through the intersectional lens of gender and ethnicity
Hazards, food insecurity and human displacement in rural riverine Bangladesh
This paper examines the impacts of climate-induced hazards, especially riverbank erosion, on livelihoods and food security, and the ways in which susceptible households respond. The study uses survey data collected from 380 riverbank erosion-prone rural households in Bangladesh, along with data from focus group discussions involving household heads from severe erosion-prone areas. A Food Security Index (FSI) has been developed to improve understa…
Defining flood risk management strategies
A systems thinking approach to water trade
Direct and Indirect Costs of Frost in the Australian Wheatbelt
How do climate change and associated hazards impact on the resilience of riparian rural communities in Bangladesh? Policy implications for livelihood development
Climate change perceptions and local adaptation strategies of hazard-prone rural households in Bangladesh
Adaptation is a key strategy that can alleviate the severity of climate change impacts on agriculture and food production. Adaptation strategies are unlikely to be effective without an understanding of the farmers’ perceptions of climate change. This paper explores the local knowledge of adaptation in response to the perceived impacts of climate change and climatic hazards using a survey of 380 resource-poor riverbank erosion-prone households in …
Integrated water resources management
Influence of institutional access and social capital on adaptation decision
Water policy implementation in the state of São Paulo, Brazil
Economic and policy implications of relocation of agricultural production systems under changing climate
Climate change, water security and the need for integrated policy development
The Australian Government is currently addressing the challenge of increasing water scarcity through significant on-farm infrastructure investment to facilitate the adoption of new water-efficient pressurized irrigation systems. However, it is highly likely that conversion to \nthese systems will increase on-farm energy consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, suggesting potential conflicts in terms of mitigation and adaptation policies. T…
Evaluating the potentials of deficit irrigation as an adaptive response to climate change and environmental demand
Beyond the Carbon Economy
Evaluating the impact of Tax-for-Fee reform (Fei Gai Shui) on water resources and agriculture production in the Zhanghe Irrigation System, China
How do climate change and associated hazards impact on the resilience of riparian rural communities in Bangladesh? Policy implications for livelihood development
Integrated water resources management
Nuanced assessment of livelihood resilience through the intersectional lens of gender and ethnicity
Integrating rainfall index-based insurance with optimal crop management strategies can reduce financial risks for Australian dryland cotton farmers
Drought undermines the financial sustainability of farmers. While farmers have adopted various strategies to mitigate some drought impacts, they remain exposed to substantial drought risk. Insurance could be useful in managing climatic risks and for encouraging farmers to take sensible risks (e.g., changing their sowing date to increase yield), but it can be costly. Here, we tested whether the integration of a change in sowing date with rainfall …
A systems thinking approach to water trade
Water policy implementation in the state of São Paulo, Brazil
Economic and policy implications of relocation of agricultural production systems under changing climate
Evaluating the impact of Tax-for-Fee reform (Fei Gai Shui) on water resources and agriculture production in the Zhanghe Irrigation System, China
Beyond the Carbon Economy
Evaluating the potentials of deficit irrigation as an adaptive response to climate change and environmental demand
Climate change, water security and the need for integrated policy development
The Australian Government is currently addressing the challenge of increasing water scarcity through significant on-farm infrastructure investment to facilitate the adoption of new water-efficient pressurized irrigation systems. However, it is highly likely that conversion to \nthese systems will increase on-farm energy consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, suggesting potential conflicts in terms of mitigation and adaptation policies. T…
Influence of institutional access and social capital on adaptation decision
Water policy implementation in the state of São Paulo, Brazil
Economic and policy implications of relocation of agricultural production systems under changing climate
Climate change perceptions and local adaptation strategies of hazard-prone rural households in Bangladesh
Adaptation is a key strategy that can alleviate the severity of climate change impacts on agriculture and food production. Adaptation strategies are unlikely to be effective without an understanding of the farmers’ perceptions of climate change. This paper explores the local knowledge of adaptation in response to the perceived impacts of climate change and climatic hazards using a survey of 380 resource-poor riverbank erosion-prone households in …
Integrated water resources management
Direct and Indirect Costs of Frost in the Australian Wheatbelt
How do climate change and associated hazards impact on the resilience of riparian rural communities in Bangladesh? Policy implications for livelihood development
A systems thinking approach to water trade
Hazards, food insecurity and human displacement in rural riverine Bangladesh
This paper examines the impacts of climate-induced hazards, especially riverbank erosion, on livelihoods and food security, and the ways in which susceptible households respond. The study uses survey data collected from 380 riverbank erosion-prone rural households in Bangladesh, along with data from focus group discussions involving household heads from severe erosion-prone areas. A Food Security Index (FSI) has been developed to improve understa…
Defining flood risk management strategies
Nuanced assessment of livelihood resilience through the intersectional lens of gender and ethnicity
Are Vietnamese coffee farmers willing to pay for weather index insurance
Global coffee production experiences detrimental impacts of climate change. Weather index insurance (WII) offers an opportunity for coffee farmers to mitigate the climate risks in production and motivate them to adopt sustainable farming practices. This study explores Vietnamese farmers' willingness to participate and pay for WII schemes for coffee. A contingent valuation survey was employed on a sample of 151 farmers from the two largest coffee …
The impact of agricultural insurance on farmers’ mental health
This systematic review aimed to examine evidence in the extant literature on the nexus between agricultural insurance and the mental health of farmers. The key hypothesis was that increasing access to agricultural insurance will enhance the mental and emotional well-being of farmers globally and will consequently preserve the future of agriculture, particularly as climate change exacerbates weather risk. A systematic review was conducted using th…
Integrating rainfall index-based insurance with optimal crop management strategies can reduce financial risks for Australian dryland cotton farmers
Drought undermines the financial sustainability of farmers. While farmers have adopted various strategies to mitigate some drought impacts, they remain exposed to substantial drought risk. Insurance could be useful in managing climatic risks and for encouraging farmers to take sensible risks (e.g., changing their sowing date to increase yield), but it can be costly. Here, we tested whether the integration of a change in sowing date with rainfall …
Balancing biodiversity and profitability
Coffee production in Vietnam’s Central Highlands is important for rural livelihoods and national export earnings, but the sector faces growing pressure from climate variability, declining soil fertility, and biodiversity loss. Intercropping and adjustments in planting density are increasingly promoted as part of diversified coffee-production systems, although their relationships with productivity and farm revenue remain insufficiently understood.…
Identifying the most influential climate predictors for crop yield using advanced statistical and machine learning models
Accurately identifying the most influential predictors for crop yield is critical for the development of risk management tools. This study utilised advanced statistical techniques, namely stepwise selection in the d -vine copula regression and Mean Decrease Accuracy (MDA) in the random forest model, to determine the key climate variables influencing mango yield across 31 districts of Tamil Nadu state, India, between 2008 and 2019. Monthly climate…
Advancing weather index insurance for climate risk management
Economics (16 works) · Business (14 works) · Agriculture (13 works) · Geography (12 works) · Natural resource economics (10 works) · Climate change (9 works) · Climate change impacts on agriculture (8 works) · Environmental resource management (8 works) · Environmental planning (7 works) · Political science (7 works)