Agroecological zones [Atlas of African agriculture research and development]

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dc.creatorSebastian, Kate
dc.date2014
dc.date2024-08-01T02:54:45Z
dc.date2024-08-01T02:54:45Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:29:53Z
dc.descriptionAgroecological 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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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/151003
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/106190
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/153606
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceSebastian, 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
dc.subjectgeographical information systems
dc.subjectagroecology
dc.subjectagricultural research
dc.subjectclimate
dc.subjectagriculture
dc.subjectgeography
dc.subjectagricultural development
dc.titleAgroecological zones [Atlas of African agriculture research and development]
dc.typeBook Chapter

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