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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Right-Sizing Stem-Rust Research

Authored by:
Pardey, P.G.; Beddow, J.M.; Kriticos, D.J.; Hurley, T.M.; Park, R.F.; Duveiller, E.; Sutherst, R.W.; Burdon, J.J.; Hodson, D.
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Science, April, 2013, Volume 340, Issue 6129, 147-148.
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We estimate global wheat losses over the past 50 years absent investments in research to limit impacts of stem rust and discuss how this can inform decisions about “right-sizing” research investments.

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Measuring the Global Occurrence and Probabilistic Consequences of Wheat Stem Rust

Authored by:
Beddow, Jason M.; Hurley, Terry M.; Kriticos, Darren J.; Pardey, Philip G.
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HarvestChoice, April 10, 2013, HarvestChoice Technical Note, 24 pages.
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This technical note describes the methods and data sources used to generate the results
reported in Pardey et al. (2013).

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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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Climate Change: Impact on Agriculture and Costs of Adaptation

Authored by:
Nelson, Gerald C.; Rosegrant, Mark W.; Koo, Jawoo; Robertson, Richard; Sulser, Timothy; Zhu, Tingju; Ringler, Claudia; Msangi, Siwa; Palazzo, Amanda; Batka, Miroslav; Magalhaes, Marilia; Valmonte-Santos, Rowena; Ewing, Mandy; Lee, David
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International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), October, 2009, 19 pages.
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"Patenting the 'Climate Genes' ... and Capturing the Climate Agenda": A Communique by ETC Group

Authored by:
Nottenburg, Carol
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HarvestChoice, August, 2009, 3 pages.
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As concerns about global warming and climate change grow, efforts to adapt to these changes also grow.

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Agricultural Productivity

Authored by:
Pardey, Philip G.; Wood, Stanley; Wood-Sichra, Ulrike; Sebastian, Kate
Edited by: 
Pardey, Philip G.; Wood, Stanley; Hertford, Reed
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Research Futures: Projecting Agricultural R&D Potentials for Latin America and the Caribbean, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), May 2009, 85-132.
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Generating Plausible Crop Distribution Maps for Sub-Saharan Africa Using a Spatially Disagreggated Data Fusion and Optimization Approach

Authored by:
You, Liangzhi; Wood, Stanley; Wood-Sichra, Ulrike
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Agricultural Systems, February, 2009, Volume 99, Issue 2-3, 126-140.
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Large gaps exist in our knowledge of the current geographic distribution and spatial patterns of performance of crops, and these gaps are unlikely to be filled.

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Strategic Approaches to Targeting Technology Generation: Assessing the Coincidence of Poverty and Drought-prone Crop Production

Authored by:
Hyman, Glenn; Fujisaka, Sam; Jones, Peter; Wood, Stanley; De Vicente, M. Carmen; Dixon, John
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Agricultural Systems, August, 2008, Volume 98, Issue 1, 50-61.
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[Ethiopia] Agricultural Sample Survey 2007/2008 (2000 E.C.) (September - December, 2007) Volume 4, Report on Land Utilization (Private Peasant Holdings, Meher Season)

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This report comprises three parts. Part I contains the objectives of the annual survey.
Part II deals with coverage of the survey, sample design, field organization and
method of data collection and Part III includes summary of the results.

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