Ensemble Source Africa Cropland Mask 2016

Mapping agricultural land extent for food security assessments - Monitoring cropland expansion and land use change - Supporting precision agriculture and irrigation planning - Input for crop yield modeling and climate impact studies Notes / challenges: Single year (2016) — lacks temporal continuity for trend analysis - Resolution (30m) may miss smallholder or fragmented fields - No distinction between crop types (e.g., maize, cassava) - May misclassify irrigated or fallow land as cropland