A group of researchers from the University of Nebraska and Wageningen University are setting out to determine just that through the production of an atlas.
International Association of Agricultural Economists 2006 Annual Meeting, August 12-18, 2006, Queensland, Australia
Pages:
16
Abstract
In order to evaluate food security, technology potential and the environmental impacts of production in a strategic and regional context, it is critical to have reliable information on the spatial distribution and coincidence of people, agricultural production, and environmental services.
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Publication Date:
October 2007
Series:
IFPRI Discussion Paper 00725
Pages:
56
Publication Place:
Washington DC
Abstract
Agricultural production statistics reported at country or sub-national geopolitical scales are used in a wide range of economic analyses, and spatially explicit (geo-referenced) production data are increasingly needed to support improved approaches to the planning and implementation of agricultural development. However, it is extremely challenging to compile and maintain collections of sub-national crop production data, particularly for poorer regions of the world.
