Longterm average annual rainfall c.v. (percent)

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Publication Date: 
June, 2011
Publisher: 
HarvestChoice/International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Abstract

Longterm annual rainfall coefficient of variation (percent) (1901-2005). (aggregation type: AVG)

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application/zip iconPRE_CV_1.zip

IFPRI Magazine Features MAPPR: Mapping African Agriculture

The June 2012 issue of Insights, IFPRI’s quarterly magazine, talks up HarvestChoice’s increasingly popular online tool: MAPPR. So friendly to use that a writer and a graphics designer combined wits to create the MAPPR-generated visuals for the article.

Esri features HarvestChoice (Again!) in FARMD Article

Fueled by a commitment to help society, agriculture is on Esri's mind. In fact, the World Bank asked them to write about it for FARMD: The Forum for Agricultural Risk Management in Development. And what did Esri –The global leader in Geographic Information System (GIS) software and geodatabase management applications – write about? HarvestChoice!

Generating Plausible Crop Distribution and Performance Maps for Sub-Saharan Africa Using a Spatially Disaggregated Data Fusion and Optimization Approach

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Publication Type: 
Report
Authored by:
You, Liangzhi; Wood, Stanley; Wood-Sichra, Ulrike
Publisher: 
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.

Risk: What It Means to Us, and Why It Matters (Video)

Risk: we all know what that means, right? But why is it such a critical part of our HarvestChoice portfolio, what does it mean when you look through the lens of farming in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Sub-national Poverty and Extreme Poverty Prevalence

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Map Type: 
Vector Map
Publication Date: 
December, 2012
Publisher: 
HarvestChoice/International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Abstract

Estimated poverty measures at '05 PPP $1.25/day and $2/day international poverty lines. These measures are now available for 24 countries in sub-Saharan Africa at the province or district level.

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application/zip iconsvyMaps_poor_r12.12.zip

MAPPR

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MAPPR

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Tool Type: 
Interactive map query
Publication Date: 
February, 2012
Publisher: 
HarvestChoice/International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Lowest Geographic Unit: 
5 arc-minute gridcell

Abstract

MAPPR provides easy access to over one hundred layers of spatially-explicit data for sub-Saharan Africa. Use MAPPR to “drill through” and extract information from fine-resolution data layers (each layer holds ~300,000 10km x 10km grid cells covering the sub-Saharan African region).

CSIRO and HarvestChoice: Our Partnership to Take on Global Hunger

CSIRO and HarvestChoice

Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and HarvestChoice are now working together to apply innovative, “bio-economic” approaches to improve the food security of poor people in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Together, our organizations will merge biological, environmental and economic tools to track global food pests and better target strategic investments to improve global food security. 

Measuring Growing Seasons

growing seasons

Growing seasons define the period of time when temperature and moisture conditions are suitable for crop growth.

Putting Gender on the Map: Methods for Mapping Gendered Farm Management Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Publishing Details

Publication Type: 
Report
Authored by:
Meinzen-Dick, Ruth; van Koppen, Barbara; Behrman, Julia; Karelina, Zhenya; Akamandisa, Vincent; Hope, Lesley; Wielgosz, Ben
Publisher: 
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Publication Date: 
January 2012
Series: 
IFPRI Discussion Paper 1153
Pages: 
64
Publication Place: 
Washington, DC

Abstract

Although the different roles of men and women in agriculture in different parts of Sub-Saharan Africa have been widely acknowledged, there have not been consistent efforts to collect data on these patterns. This paper presents a way of classifying gendered farm management systems and then describes pilots of four different approaches to collecting and georeferencing information on the dominant pattern in each area.

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