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.

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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Generating Plausible Crop Distribution and Performance Maps for Sub-Saharan Africa Using a Spatially Disaggregated Data Fusion and Optimization Approach

Authored by:
You, Liangzhi; Wood, Stanley; Wood-Sichra, Ulrike
Publisher:
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), October 2007, IFPRI Discussion Paper 00725, 56 pages.
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Agricultural production statistics reported at country or sub-national geopolitical scales are used in a wide range of economic analyses, and spatially explicit (geo-referenced) production data are increasingly needed to support improved approaches to the planning and implementation of agricultural development. However, it is extremely challenging to compile and maintain collections of sub-national crop production data, particularly for poorer regions of the world.

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