Gridded Global Agro-ecological Zones (GAEZ) for Africa

Gridded Global Agro-ecological Zones at uniform grid resolution of 0.05° by 0.05° used in Gascoigne et al. (2024). Available for most African countries.GAEZ generates large databases of (i) natural resource endowments relevant for agricultural uses; (ii) spatially detailed results of individual land utilization type assessments in terms of suitability and attainable yields; (iii) spatially detailed results of estimate/actual yields of main food and fiber commodities for all rain‐fed and irrigated cultivated areas; and (iv) spatially detailed yield and production gaps, also for main food and fiber commodities.The underlying data come from Fischer, G., F. O. Nachtergaele, S Prieler, E. Teixeira, G. Toth, H. van Velthuizen, L. Verelst, and D. Wiberg. 2012. Global Agro-Ecological Zones (GAEZ v 3.0)—Model Documentation. Laxenburg, Austria: IIASA (International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis) and Rome, Italy: FAO. (http://pure.iiasa.ac.at/id/eprint/13290)