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.

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