Profitability Calculator

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Tool Type: 
Model
Lowest Geographic Unit: 
Country

Based on gridcell-level estimates of wheat yields, and response to nutrient application, together with gridcell-specific estimates of fertilizer and maize prices, this spreadsheet model assesses the profitability of fertilizer application in Ethiopia.

Yield Target and Poverty Reduction Model for Sub-Saharan Africa

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Tool Type: 
Model
Lowest Geographic Unit: 
Country
Years Covered: 
2010 - 2030
Publisher: 
HarvestChoice/International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

This comparative static model estimates potential yield increases and poverty reduction effects based on user-selected yield closure gap assumptions. A poverty-productivity elasticity (extracted from the relevant literature) and crop-specific adjustments are used to link productivity gains to a lowering of poverty prevalence rates and poverty headcounts compounded over a 20 year period.

Climex/Dymex Pest/Disease Modeling (HarvestChoice Modifications)

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Tool Type: 
Model
Lowest Geographic Unit: 
5 arc-minute gridcell
Years Covered: 
2010
Publisher: 
HarvestChoice/International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

CLIMEX is a software program (written in DYMEX) that estimates the potential geographical distribution and seasonal abundance of a plant pest/disease in relation to climate.

DREAM Simulation Results

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Tool Type: 
StatPlanet
Lowest Geographic Unit: 
Country
Years Covered: 
2007
Publisher: 
HarvestChoice/International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

HarvestChoice has developed data templates and workflows to automatically link output files from DREAM simulations into the StatPlanet visualizer to allow users to explore the full set of DREAM results...

DREAM (Dynamic Research Evaluation for Management 3.1)

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Tool Type: 
Model
Lowest Geographic Unit: 
region and socio-economic group
Years Covered: 
1995 - 2007
Publisher: 
HarvestChoice/International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
DREAM is a partial equilibrium, single commodity, multi-region, economic surplus model for assessing the potential economic benefits of technology diffusion and adoption (including technology spillover).
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