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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Torrents and Trickles: Irrigation Spending Needs in Africa; Summary

Authored by:
You, L.; Ringler, C.; Nelson, G.; Wood-Sichra, U.; Robertson, R.; Wood, S.; Zhe, G.; Zhu, T.; Sun, Y.
Publisher:
World Bank, September, 2009, 12 pages.
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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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