HarvestChoice keeps catalogs of both raster and vector maps of sub-Saharan Africa (downloadable in either ASCII or ESRI Shapefile formats) along with their associated datasets. We also provide access to over 400 articles, survey and census reports on agriculture-related topics in support of investment targeting and prioritization decisions.

HarvestChoice Data API (beta)

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Tool Type: 
Interactive data query
Lowest Geographic Unit: 
5 arc-minute gridcell
Years Covered: 
2005
Publisher: 
HarvestChoice/International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

The HarvestChoice Web API is a framework that allows programmatic access to HarvestChoice data and services via the web directly over HTTP allowing connections through a broad range of clients, includ

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Sub-national Poverty and Extreme Poverty Prevalence

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HarvestChoice/International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

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.

MAPPR

Map HarvestChoice Spatial Indicators: MAPPR

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

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).

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

Authored by:
Meinzen-Dick, Ruth; van Koppen, Barbara; Behrman, Julia; Karelina, Zhenya; Akamandisa, Vincent; Hope, Lesley; Wielgosz, Ben
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International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), January 2012, IFPRI Discussion Paper 1153, 64 pages.
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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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Mapping Marginality Hotspots – Geographical Targeting for Poverty Reduction

Authored by:
Graw, Valerie; Ladenburger, Christine
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University of Bonn, Center for Development Research, January 2012, ZEF Working Paper Series 88, 31 pages.
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This mapping approach aims to make the marginalized and poor visible by identifying areas with difficult biophysical and socio-economic conditions.

Domain Reporter

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Tool Type: 
Interactive data query
Lowest Geographic Unit: 
1st-level administrative unit
Years Covered: 
2005
Publisher: 
HarvestChoice

Browse and download HarvestChoice spatial data layers for sub-Saharan Africa. Statistics are shown for all countries and level-1 administrative units.

Commodity Dashboard

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Interactive data query
Lowest Geographic Unit: 
1st-level administrative unit
Years Covered: 
1969 - 2010
Publisher: 
HarvestChoice/International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

HarvestChoice Commodity Dashboard provides a one-page view of national time-series and sub-national statistics for 21 commodity groups.

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Total Population (persons) (2000)

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HarvestChoice/International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Total population calculated from population density in each gridcell (at year 2000). (aggregation type: SUM)

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Rural Population (persons) (2000)

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HarvestChoice/International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Rural population calculated from rural population density in each gridcell (at year 2000). (aggregation type: SUM)

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Rural Population (persons) (2000)

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HarvestChoice/International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Rural population calculated from rural population density in each gridcell (at year 2000). (aggregation type: SUM)

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