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.

Domain Reporter

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

Commodity Dashboard

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

Crop Reporter

Based on the country-level crop production statistics retrieved from FAOSTAT in 2006, this tool instantly shows users the custom ranking across countries and regions in terms of their reported harvest area, production, production value, and yield of major crops.

Yield Target and Poverty Reduction Model for Sub-Saharan Africa

This comparative static model estimates potential yield increases and poverty reduction effects based on user-selected yield closure gap assumptions. A poverty-productivity elasticity (extracted from the relevant literature) and crop-specific adjustments are used to link productivity gains to a lowering of poverty prevalence rates and poverty headcounts compounded over a 20 year period.

Region Dashboard

HarvestChoice region dashboard provides a one-page view of national time-series and sub-national statistics for 52 countries in sub-Saharan Africa.

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AEZ5

AEZ5

Ago-Ecological Zones for sub-Saharan Africa based on FAO/IIASA methodology: Tropics only. Highlands aggregated (HarvestChoice IFPRI 2010)

DREAM Simulation Results

HarvestChoice has developed data templates and workflows to automatically link output files from DREAM simulations into the StatPlanet visualizer to allow users to explore the full set of DREAM results...

Generic Soil Profiles for Crop Modeling Applications (HC27)

Developed by HarvestChoice by blending and interpreting information from both HWSD and WISE databases.

Torrents and Trickles: Irrigation Spending Needs in Africa; Summary

Ex Ante Analysis of the Benefits of Transgenic Drought Tolerance Research on Cereal Crops in Low-income Countries

This article develops a framework to examine the ex ante benefits of transgenic research on drought in eight low-income countries, including the benefits to producers and consumers from farm income stabilization and the potential magnitude of private sector profits from intellectual property rights (IPRs).

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