Climate change-induced reduction in agricultural land suitability of West-Africa's inland valley landscapes

Komlavi Akpoti, Thomas Groen, Elliott Dossou-Yovo, Amos T. Kabo-bah and Sander J. Zwart

Agricultural Systems, 2022, vol. 200, issue C

Abstract: Although rice production has increased significantly in the last decade in West Africa, the region is far from being rice self-sufficient. Inland valleys (IVs) with their relatively higher water content and soil fertility compared to the surrounding uplands are the main rice-growing agroecosystem. They are being promoted by governments and development agencies as future food baskets of the region. However, West Africa's crop production is estimated to be negatively affected by climate change due to the strong dependence of its agriculture on rainfall.

Keywords: Rice agroecosystem; Ecological niche modeling; Multi-GCM ensembles; Machine learning; Cropland; RCP scenarios (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2022.103429

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