Agroecological zones [Atlas of African agriculture research and development]
Agroecological zones (AEZs) are geographical areas exhibiting similar climatic conditions that determine their ability to support rainfed agriculture. At a regional scale, AEZs are influenced by latitude, elevation, and temperature, as well as seasonality, and rainfall amounts and distribution durin...
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| description | Agroecological zones (AEZs) are geographical areas exhibiting similar climatic conditions that determine their ability to support rainfed agriculture. At a regional scale, AEZs are influenced by latitude, elevation, and temperature, as well as seasonality, and rainfall amounts and distribution during the growing season. The resulting AEZ classifications for Africa have three dimensions: major climate (tropical or subtropical conditions), elevation (warmer lowland or cooler upland production areas), and water availability (ranging from arid zones with less than 70 growing days per year to humid zones where moisture is usually sufficient to support crop growth for at least nine months per year) (Fischer et al. 2009). |
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| spelling | CGSpace1510032025-11-06T04:12:12Z Agroecological zones [Atlas of African agriculture research and development] Sebastian, Kate geographical information systems agroecology agricultural research climate agriculture geography agricultural development Agroecological zones (AEZs) are geographical areas exhibiting similar climatic conditions that determine their ability to support rainfed agriculture. At a regional scale, AEZs are influenced by latitude, elevation, and temperature, as well as seasonality, and rainfall amounts and distribution during the growing season. The resulting AEZ classifications for Africa have three dimensions: major climate (tropical or subtropical conditions), elevation (warmer lowland or cooler upland production areas), and water availability (ranging from arid zones with less than 70 growing days per year to humid zones where moisture is usually sufficient to support crop growth for at least nine months per year) (Fischer et al. 2009). 2014 2024-08-01T02:54:45Z 2024-08-01T02:54:45Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151003 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153606 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Sebastian, Kate. 2014. Agroecological zones. In Atlas of African agriculture research and development: Revealing agriculture's place in Africa. Sebastian, Kate, Ed. Pp. 34-35. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896298460_15 |
| spellingShingle | geographical information systems agroecology agricultural research climate agriculture geography agricultural development Sebastian, Kate Agroecological zones [Atlas of African agriculture research and development] |
| title | Agroecological zones [Atlas of African agriculture research and development] |
| title_full | Agroecological zones [Atlas of African agriculture research and development] |
| title_fullStr | Agroecological zones [Atlas of African agriculture research and development] |
| title_full_unstemmed | Agroecological zones [Atlas of African agriculture research and development] |
| title_short | Agroecological zones [Atlas of African agriculture research and development] |
| title_sort | agroecological zones atlas of african agriculture research and development |
| topic | geographical information systems agroecology agricultural research climate agriculture geography agricultural development |
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