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.

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A Long-Run View of South African Agricultural Production and Productivity

Authored by:
Liebenberg, Frikke; Pardey, Philip G.
Publisher:
African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, October 2012, Volume 7, Issue 1, 14-38.
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Here we present and discuss newly constructed long-run data on agricultural input and output aggregates for South Africa spanning most of the 20th century. Updated multi-factor productivity (MFP) measures for South Africa for the last half of the 20th century are also presented.

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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
Publisher:
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
Publisher:
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.

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South African Agricultural Productivity and Investment Patterns

Authored by:
Liebenberg, Frikke
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Fuglie, Keith O.; Ball, V. Eldon; Wang, Sun Ling
Publisher:
Productivity Growth in Agriculture: An International Perspective, CABI, 2012, 293-312.
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[Botswana] 2007 and 2008 Annual Agricultural Survey Report

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This report presents the 2007 and 2008 Annual Agricultural Survey results. The annual
agriculture survey is a continuous program of household surveys carried out by Statistics

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What Is the Irrigation Potential for Africa? A Combined Biophysical and Socioeconomic Approach

Authored by:
You, Liangzhi; Ringler, Claudia; Wood-Sichra, Ulrike; Robertson, Richard; Wood, Stanley; Zhu, Tingiu; Nelson, Gerald; Guo, Zhe; Sun, Yan
Publisher:
Food Policy, December, 2011, Volume 36, Issue 6, 770-782.
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Climate Risk Management Through Sustainable Land Management in Sub-Saharan Africa

Authored by:
Nkonya, Ephraim; Place, Frank; Pender, John; Mwanjololo, Majaliwa; Okhimamhe, Appollonia; Kato, Edward; Crespo, Susana; Ndjeunga, Jupiter; Traore, Sibiry
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International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), September, 2011, IFPRI Discussion Paper 01126, 88 pages.
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Empirical evidence has shown that farmers can adapt to climate change by using sustainable land and water management (SLWM) practices that provide local mitigation benefits, reducing or offsetting the negative effects of climate change at the level of the plot, farm, or even landscape. However, adaptation to climate change using SLWM practices in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) remains low. This study was conducted to examine the impact of government policies on adaptation to climate change.

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