A standardized global approach to assess crop productivity using Earth Observations Big Data: Development of a global Crop Potential Productivity Index using Earth Observation Big Data and FAO’s Crop Ecological Requirements Database
This working paper introduces the Crop Potential Productivity Index (CropPI), a global index that integrates Earth Observation Big Data with FAO’s Crop Requirements Database to assess...
Africa Fertilizer Market and Finance Analysis
The "Africa Fertilizer Market and Finance Analysis" highlights the important connection between agricultural production, fertilizer use, import reliance, financial systems, and development finance across...
Global shocks and local sellers: Kenyan fertilizer markets' response to the fuel-fertilizer-food price crisis
Global fertilizer prices doubled during the 2020-2022 fuel-fertilizer-food crisis, pushing an additional 210 million people into acute food insecurity. We use transaction-level data...