Net Primary Productivity and Sustainable Intensification: An Exploratory Exercise

Oct 1, 2014 by Cindy Cox

HarvestChoice is interested in developing global indices that capture the level of sustainable intensification in agricultural systems. We are exploring the utility of Net Primary Productivity (NPP) as a co-indicator of environmental impact and ecosystem services. This post describes the rationale and some of our findings from a pilot study recently completed by our team.

Poverty Prevalence and Agro-Ecology: Investigations

Sep 29, 2010 by Melanie Bacou

Mapping the global extent of soil constraints to crop growth plays an important role in developing strategies for agricultural production, environmental protection, and sustainable development at regional and global scales. The most widely used dataset is the Soil Fertility Capability Classification System (FCC) developed by Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) and the Tropical Agriculture Program of the Earth Institute at Columbia University.

Interplay between agro-ecology and poverty prevalence amongst rural households