Aug 24, 2010 by Jawoo Koo - 0 comments

SLATE: Synthesized 100-Year Weather Data for Sub-Saharan Africa

SLATE: Synthesized 100-Year Weather Data for Sub-Saharan Africa

Having access to the long-term historical daily weather data has been a roadblock for agricultural researchers who deal with production risk in data-sparse regions.

As an option, by loosely combining two existing global climate databases, HarvestChoice is synthesizing a 100-year daily weather dataset for Sub-Sahara Africa on 50-km grids. This post describes the methodology and provides access to the database, called SLATE (Synthesized Long-term Weather), formatted for input to the crop systems models.

Tags: Africa, Agroecology, Climate, Cloud Cover, Rainfall, SLATE (Synthesized Long-term Weather), Sub-Saharan Africa, Vapor Pressure, Weather, Weather and Climate, Risk, Soil and Water Stresses

Aug 5, 2010 by Jawoo Koo - 0 comments

Army worm damage on corn

Using Crop Systems Models to Study Yield Susceptibility to Pests and Diseases

Not only crop growth and yield, crop models can be also used to estimate potential damages from pest/disease through a predefined set of damage pathways, or coupling points.

Tags: Africa, Agricultural Pests, Cereals, Crop Diseases, Crop Models, Crop Yields, East & Central Africa, Maize, Maize Yields, Models, Pest Management, Tanzania, Risk, Yield Analysis, Pests and Diseases, Production, Farming, Productivity

Aug 4, 2010 by Jawoo Koo - 0 comments

Simplr: Crop Systems Evaluation Platform

Farming entails a great deal of choices and uncertainties. From season to season, weather varies, price fluctuates, soil degrades, pest damages, and climate changes. Farmers everywhere must cope with these uncertainties. Throughout the history of agriculture, many options have been developed to help manage these risks, increase yields, increase efficiency, and, more recently, promote the sustainability of the overall system.

Tags: Africa, Agroecology, Climate, Crop Models, Crop Production, Cropping Systems, Farming Systems, Models, Pest Management, Productivity Measures, Soils, Sub-Saharan Africa, Risk, Soil and Water Stresses, Yield Analysis, Pests and Diseases, Input Use, Production, Farming, Productivity
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