This Atlas is part of DCL’s effort to set research and development program priorities. The objective is to include the geographic dimensions of DCL crop production in our overall crop and dryland systems improvement research and development. Most of the data is public domain and available online. We expect to update this Atlas in the future when new data comes available. We are especially interested in new information on biotic constraints to DCL crop production. We welcome your feedback and suggestions about how we can improve this online resource.
DCL Atlas
Methodology:
The data in this Atlas was made from a combination of already existing data. In order to find out about the methodology for any given data set, you need to follow the documentation and links in order to find the exact methodology used. Many of the crop maps are based on agricultural census data linked to vector files, which are subsequently rasterized. The same is true for population demographic data. Suitability data is a combination of related to each crop.