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Agroecological zones

Content Provider	Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)
Author	Sebastian, Kate
Organization	IFPRI - HarvestChoice
Organization	IFPRI - Environment and Production Technology Division
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).
Related Links	https://cgspace.cgiar.org/items/a9d1d752-b209-4722-a571-2029fa693375
File Format	PDF
DOI	10.2499/9780896298460_15
Language	English
Publisher	International Food Policy Research Institute
Publisher Date	2014-01-01
Publisher Place	Washington, DC
Access Restriction	Open
Rights License	CC-BY-3.0
Subject Keyword	Policies, Institutions, and Markets Geographical Information Systems Agroecology Agricultural Research Climate Agriculture Geography Agricultural Development
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Chapter
Subject	Agronomy and Crop Science Food Science Plant Science

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