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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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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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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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.

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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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[Malawi] National Sample Survey of Agriculture, 1992/93, Volume II, Smallholder Garden Survey Report

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This report contains the results of the Garden Survey which is one of the modules of the National Sample Surveys of Agriculture (NSSA).

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[Zambia] National Census of Agriculture (1990/92) Part II: Census Report Volume I, Structural Type and Post-Harvest Data (1990/91)

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This report gives the Census design (including sample design) for Phases II and IV as well
as structural type and 1990/91 post-harvest data collected on small scale and medium scale
holders.

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[Zambia] National Census of Agriculture (1990/92): Census Report (Part I)

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For the first time in the history of census taking in the country , the Census of Population and Housing, and the Census of Agriculture were combined resulting in a Census of Population, Housing and Agriculture.

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