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.

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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Tool Type: 
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.

Crop Reporter

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Tool Type: 
Interactive data query
Lowest Geographic Unit: 
Country
Years Covered: 
1965 - 2005
Publisher: 
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.

Yield Target and Poverty Reduction Model for Sub-Saharan Africa

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Tool Type: 
Model
Lowest Geographic Unit: 
Country
Years Covered: 
2010 - 2030
Publisher: 
HarvestChoice/International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

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

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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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Potential Impact of Investments in Drought Tolerant Maize in Africa

Authored by:
La Rovere, Roberto; Kostandini, Genti; Abdoulaye, Tahirou; Dixon, John; Mwangi, Wilfred; Guo, Zhe; Banziger, Marianne
Publisher:
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), 2010, 38 pages.
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The study evaluates the potential impacts of the Drought Tolerant Maize for Africa (DTMA) project run by CIMMYT and the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in 13 countries of eastern, southern and West Africa: Angola, Benin, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, ambia, and Zimbabwe and Ghana.

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Potential of Herbicide-Resistant Rice Technologies for Sub-Saharan Africa

Authored by:
Rodenburg, Jonne; Demont, Matty
Publisher:
AgBioForum, 2009, Volume 12, Issue 3 & 4,
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Weed-inflicted yield losses in rice equate to half the current rice imports in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and African rice farmers have a limited range of effective and affordable weed management technologies.

Crop Production: SPAM

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Tool Type: 
Droppr
Lowest Geographic Unit: 
5 arc-minute gridcell
Years Covered: 
2000
Publisher: 
HarvestChoice/International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Dragging and dropping the red marker (Droppr) to any location in SSA provides information on:
• Country name
• District name
• Average cropping intensity (SPAM)
• Crop name (SPAM)

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