10.7910/DVN/FSSKBW en utf8 dataset International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) pointOfContact 2020-07-13 ISO 19115:2003 - Geographic information - Metadata ISO 19115:2003 https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/FSSKBW urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG:4326 Spatially-Disaggregated Crop Production Statistics Data in Africa South of the Sahara for 2017 2024-06-24 publication 2020-06-15 creation Using a variety of inputs, IFPRI's Spatial Production Allocation Model (SPAM, also known as MapSPAM) uses a cross-entropy approach to make plausible estimates of crop distribution within disaggregated units. Moving the data from coarser units such as countries and sub-national provinces, to finer units such as grid cells, reveals spatial patterns of crop performance, creating Africa South of the Sahara-wide grid-scape at the confluence between geography and agricultural production systems. Improving spatial understanding of crop production systems allows policymakers and donors to better target agricultural and rural development policies and investments, increasing food security and growth with minimal environmental impacts. (2020-12-21) onGoing International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) pointOfContact continual statistics plant production Crop LSC categories soil fertility management soil water conservation otherRestrictions Grid eng utf8 geoscientificInformation 1 2016-01-01 2018-12-31 https://dataverse.harvard.edu/file.xhtml?fileId=4271674&version=3.0 text/csv CSV https://dataverse.harvard.edu/file.xhtml?fileId=4271677&version=3.0 image/tiff Production https://git.wur.nl/isric/lsc-hubs/ethiopia-hub/-/blob/ethiopia/portals/Global/mapspam/mapspam.yml canonical Source of the record canonical dataset continual