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.

Crop Response Tool

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Tool Type: 
Interactive data query
Lowest Geographic Unit: 
1st-level admin unit
Publisher: 
HarvestChoice/International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

This is a selection of management input scenarios and simulated crop responses for maize, rice, sorghum, wheat, groundnut, soybean, bean, cassava, potato, and yams.

Crop Reporter

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Interactive data query
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Country
Years Covered: 
1965 - 2005
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HarvestChoice/International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

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.

Region Dashboard

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Tool Type: 
Interactive data query
Lowest Geographic Unit: 
level-2 administrative unit
Publisher: 
HarvestChoice/International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

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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South African Agricultural Production and Productivity Patterns

Authored by:
Liebenberg, Frikkie; Pardey, Philip G.
Edited by: 
Alston, Julian M.; Babcock, Bruce A.; Pardey, Philip G.
Publisher:
The Shifting Patterns of Agricultural Production and Productivity Worldwide, Iowa State University, The Midwest Agribusiness Trade Research and Information Center (MATRIC), 2010, 383-408.
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Here we document and discuss developments regarding aggregate input, output, and productivity developments within South Africa. To do so we draw on an entirely new set of production data stretching back to 1910/11 reported in Liebenberg 2010, as well as related evidence reported by other studies for South Africa and other countries within subSaharan Africa.

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The Shifting Patterns of Agricultural Production and Productivity Worldwide

Edited by: 
Alston, Julian M.; Babcock, Bruce A.; Pardey, Philip G.
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In this book we assemble a range of evidence from a range of sources with a view to developing an improved understanding of recent trends in agricultural productivity around the world.

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

Authored by:
Kostandini, Genti; Mills, Bradford F.; Omamo, Steven Were; Wood, Stanley
Publisher:
Agricultural Economics, July, 2009, Volume 40, Issue 4, 477-492.
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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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