Cameroon agriculture data

Cameroon Near Term Projection FEWS NET Acute Food Insecurity Classifications Geographic data for 2020

Cameroon Medium Term Projection FEWS NET Acute Food Insecurity Classifications Geographic data for 2022

Cameroon Medium Term Projection FEWS NET Acute Food Insecurity Classifications Geographic data for 2020

Cameroon Near Term Projection FEWS NET Acute Food Insecurity Classifications Geographic data for 2021

Cameroon Near Term Projection FEWS NET Acute Food Insecurity Classifications Geographic data for 2022

Cameroon Medium Term Projection FEWS NET Acute Food Insecurity Classifications Geographic data for 2021

Cameroon Current Situation FEWS NET Acute Food Insecurity Classifications Geographic data for 2020

Forward-looking analysis representing the most likely food security outcomes for the near term (April 2023 - May 2023) and medium term (June 2023 - September 2023) periods.

Cameroon Current Situation FEWS NET Acute Food Insecurity Classifications Data from 2020

The raster dataset consists of a 500m score grid for slaughterhouse industry facilities siting, produced under the scope of FAO’s Hand-in-Hand Initiative, Geographical Information Systems - Multicriteria Decision Analysis for value chain infrastructure location. The analysis is based on cattle production intensification potential defined using crop production, livestock production systems and cattle distribution. The score is achieved by processing sub-model outputs that characterize logistical factors: 1. Supply - Feed, livestock production systems, cattle distribution. 2. Demand - Human population density, large cities, urban areas. 3. Infrastructure - Transportation network (accessibility) It consists of an arithmetic weighted sum of normalized grids (0 to 100): ("Crop Production" * 0.2) + ("Human Population Density" * 0.2) + (“Major Cities Accessibility” * 0.3) + (”Cattle Intensification” * 0.3) **Data publication:** 2021-10-18 **Contact points:** Metadata Contact: [FAO-Data](mailto:fao-data@fao.org) Resource Contact: [Dariia Nesterenko](mailto:dariia.nesterenko@fao.org) **Data lineage:** Major data sources, FAO GIS platform Hand-in-Hand and OpenStreetMap (open data) including the following datasets: 1. Human Population Density 2020 – WorldPop2020 - Estimated total number of people per grid-cell 1km. 2. Mapspam Production – IFPRI's Spatial Production Allocation Model (SPAM) estimates of crop distribution within disaggregated units. 3. GLW Gridded Livestock of the World - Gridded Livestock of the World (GLW 3 and GLW 2) 4. Global Livestock Production Systems v.5 2011. 5. OpenStreetMap. 6. Altas AI - Asset Wealth Index 2020. **Resource constraints:** This work is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC-BY 4.0) **Online resources:** Zipped raster TIF file for Сameroon Slaughterhouse Location Score: Cattle (Cameroon - ~ 500m)

The raster dataset consists of a 500m score grid for plantain storage location achieved by processing sub-model outputs that characterize logistical factors for selected crop warehouse location: • Supply: Plantain. • Demand: Human population density, Major cities population (national and bordering countries). • Infrastructure/accessibility: main transportation infrastructure. It consists of an arithmetic weighted sum of normalized grids (0 to 100): ("Crop Production" * 0.4) + ("Human Population Density" * 0.2) + ("Major Cities Accessibility" * 0.1) + (“Asset Wealth” * 0.1) + (”Regional Cities Accessibility” * 0.1) + ("Major Ports Accessibility" * 0.1). This 500m resolution raster dataset is part of FAO’s Hand-in-Hand Initiative, Geographical Information Systems - Multicriteria Decision Analysis (GIS-MCDA) aimed at the identification of value chain infrastructure sites (optimal location). **Data publication:** 2021-11-17 **Contact points:** Metadata Contact: [FAO-Data](mailto:fao-data@fao.org) Resource Contact: [Dariia Nesterenko](mailto:dariia.nesterenko@fao.org) **Data lineage:** Major data sources, FAO GIS platform Hand-in-Hand and OpenStreetMap (open data) including the following datasets: 1. Human Population Density 2020 – WorldPop2020 - Estimated total number of people per grid-cell 1km. 2. Mapspam Production – IFPRI's Spatial Production Allocation Model (SPAM) estimates of crop distribution within disaggregated units. 3. OpenStreetMap. 4. Altas AI - Asset Wealth Index 2020. **Resource constraints:** This work is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC-BY 4.0) **Online resources:** Zipped raster TIF file for Сameroon Crop Storage Location Score: Plantain (Cameroon - ~ 500m)

This dataset identifies departments in Cameroon with high investment potential for irrigated rice production. It supports the National Rice Initiative, which seeks to boost rice production and productivity through investments in irrigation basins, quality inputs, mechanization, storage, processing, and market access. Designed for integration with FAO’s Hand-in-Hand Initiative, the dataset enables evidence-based planning to strengthen food security, climate resilience, and sustainable livelihoods. **Data creation:** 2025-04-01 **Data publication:** 2025-10-03 **Citation:** FAO. [YYYY (year of last update)]. [Name of database: Name of dataset OR Name of database]. [Accessed on [DD Month YYYY]]. [URL] Licence: CC-BY-4.0 **Contact points:** Maintainer: [Lionel Guemdjo](mailto:guemdjo.lionelromeo@fao.org) Responsible Party: [Nelson Ribeiro](mailto:nelson.rosasribeirofilho@fao.org) **Data lineage:** lineage statement The dataset was developed based on national policy and investment frameworks for Cameroon's rice sector. The primary sources are 1. Investment Plan: "Plan d’investissement pour le développement de la filière riz," presented at the Forum d’Investissement, Rome, Italy (16-20 October 2023). 2. Strategic Framework: The "Stratégie de développement de la riziculture 2022-2030" (January 2023), which also encompasses the presentation "STRATEGIE DE DEVELOPPEMENT 2022-2030 DE LA FILIERE RIZ AU CAMEROUN. **Resource constraints:** This work is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC-BY 4.0) **Online resources:**

This dataset identifies departments in Cameroon where large-scale formal rice production enterprises or cooperatives are located or where related development projects are implemented. It supports the National Rice Initiative, which aims to boost rice production and productivity through investments in irrigation basins, quality inputs, mechanization, storage, processing, and market access. Designed for integration with FAO’s Hand-in-Hand Initiative, the dataset enables evidence-based investment planning to enhance food security, climate resilience, and sustainable livelihoods. **Data creation:** 2025-04-01 **Data publication:** 2025-10-03 **Citation:** FAO. [YYYY (year of last update)]. [Name of database: Name of dataset OR Name of database]. [Accessed on [DD Month YYYY]]. [URL] Licence: CC-BY-4.0 **Contact points:** Maintainer: [Lionel Guemdjo](mailto:guemdjo.lionelromeo@fao.org) Responsible Party: [Nelson Ribeiro](mailto:nelson.rosasribeirofilho@fao.org) **Data lineage:** lineage statement The dataset Large-Scale Rice Enterprises and Development Projects (Cameroon) was developed based on national policy and investment frameworks guiding the development of Cameroon’s rice sector. Primary sources include Investment Plan – Plan d’investissement pour le développement de la filière riz, presented at the Forum d’Investissement, Rome, Italy (16–20 October 2023). Strategic Framework – Stratégie de développement de la riziculture 2022–2030 (January 2023), including the presentation STRATEGIE DE DEVELOPPEMENT 2022–2030 DE LA FILIERE RIZ AU CAMEROUN. **Resource constraints:** This work is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC-BY 4.0) **Online resources:**

This dataset identifies departments in Cameroon with high investment potential for lowland rice production. It supports the National Rice Initiative, which seeks to boost rice production and productivity through investments in irrigation basins, quality inputs, mechanization, storage, processing, and market access. Designed for integration with FAO’s Hand-in-Hand Initiative, the dataset enables evidence-based planning to strengthen food security, climate resilience, and sustainable livelihoods. **Data creation:** 2025-04-01 **Data publication:** 2025-10-03 **Citation:** FAO. [YYYY (year of last update)]. [Name of database: Name of dataset OR Name of database]. [Accessed on [DD Month YYYY]]. [URL] Licence: CC-BY-4.0 **Contact points:** Maintainer: [Lionel Guemdjo](mailto:guemdjo.lionelromeo@fao.org) Responsible Party: [Nelson Ribeiro](mailto:nelson.rosasribeirofilho@fao.org) **Data lineage:** lineage statement The Lowland Rice dataset was developed based on national policy and investment frameworks for Cameroon's rice sector. The primary sources are 1. Investment Plan: "Plan d’investissement pour le développement de la filière riz," presented at the Forum d’Investissement, Rome, Italy (16-20 October 2023). 2. Strategic Framework: The "Stratégie de développement de la riziculture 2022-2030" (January 2023), which also encompasses the presentation "STRATEGIE DE DEVELOPPEMENT 2022-2030 DE LA FILIERE RIZ AU CAMEROUN. **Resource constraints:** This work is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC-BY 4.0) **Online resources:**

This dataset identifies departments in Cameroon with high investment potential for rainfed rice production. It supports the National Rice Initiative, which seeks to boost rice production and productivity through investments in irrigation basins, quality inputs, mechanization, storage, processing, and market access. Designed for integration with FAO’s Hand-in-Hand Initiative, the dataset enables evidence-based planning to strengthen food security, climate resilience, and sustainable livelihoods. **Data creation:** 2025-04-01 **Data publication:** 2025-10-03 **Citation:** FAO. [YYYY (year of last update)]. [Name of database: Name of dataset OR Name of database]. [Accessed on [DD Month YYYY]]. [URL] Licence: CC-BY-4.0 **Contact points:** Maintainer: [Lionel Guemdjo](mailto:guemdjo.lionelromeo@fao.org) Responsible Party: [Nelson Ribeiro](mailto:nelson.rosasribeirofilho@fao.org) **Data lineage:** lineage statement The Rainfed Rice Investment Opportunities (Cameroon ) dataset was developed based on national policy and investment frameworks for the rice sector. The primary sources are 1. Investment Plan: "Plan d’investissement pour le développement de la filière riz," presented at the Forum d’Investissement, Rome, Italy (16-20 October 2023). 2. Strategic Framework: The "Stratégie de développement de la riziculture 2022-2030" (January 2023), which also encompasses the presentation "STRATEGIE DE DEVELOPPEMENT 2022-2030 DE LA FILIERE RIZ AU CAMEROUN. **Resource constraints:** This work is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC-BY 4.0) **Online resources:**

This dataset identifies departments in Cameroon that have hosted current or past rice-fish farming pilot projects. It supports the National Rice Initiative, which aims to enhance rice production and productivity through investments in irrigation basins, quality inputs, mechanization, storage, processing, and market access. Designed for integration with FAO’s Hand-in-Hand Initiative, the dataset enables evidence-based planning to strengthen food security, climate resilience, and sustainable livelihoods. **Data creation:** 2025-04-01 **Data publication:** 2025-10-03 **Citation:** FAO. [YYYY (year of last update)]. [Name of database: Name of dataset OR Name of database]. [Accessed on [DD Month YYYY]]. [URL] Licence: CC-BY-4.0 **Contact points:** Maintainer: [Lionel Guemdjo](mailto:guemdjo.lionelromeo@fao.org) Responsible Party: [Nelson Ribeiro](mailto:nelson.rosasribeirofilho@fao.org) **Data lineage:** lineage statement The Rice-Fish Farming dataset was developed based on national policy and investment frameworks for the rice sector. The primary sources are 1. Investment Plan: "Plan d’investissement pour le développement de la filière riz," presented at the Forum d’Investissement, Rome, Italy (16-20 October 2023). 2. Strategic Framework: The "Stratégie de développement de la riziculture 2022-2030" (January 2023), which also encompasses the presentation "STRATEGIE DE DEVELOPPEMENT 2022-2030 DE LA FILIERE RIZ AU CAMEROUN. **Resource constraints:** This work is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC-BY 4.0) **Online resources:**

The raster dataset represents top location score areas suitable for cassava storage filtered by exclusive criteria: access to finance, distance to major roads and access to IT (mobile broadband connection). Access to finance and roads are defined using a linear distance threshold: • Banks - approx. 20km (0.18 degree) buffer radius. • Major roads - approx. 2km (0.018 degree) buffer radius. Access to IT is characterized applying the mobile broadband coverage map. The location score is achieved by processing sub-model outputs characterizing logistical factors for crop warehouse siting: Supply, demand, Infrastructure/accessibility. The location score from 0 to 100 is then obtained through a simple arithmetic weighted sum of the normalized/scaled grids. The top 99th percentile is selected/clipped using the exclusive criteria. This 500m resolution raster dataset is part of FAO’s Hand-in-Hand Initiative, Geographical Information Systems - Multicriteria Decision Analysis (GIS-MCDA) aimed at the identification of value chain infrastructure sites (optimal location). **Data publication:** 2021-10-18 **Contact points:** Metadata Contact: [FAO-Data](mailto:fao-data@fao.org) Resource Contact: [Dariia Nesterenko](mailto:dariia.nesterenko@fao.org) **Data lineage:** lineage statement Major data sources, FAO GIS platform Hand-in-Hand and OpenStreetMap (open data) including the following datasets 1. Human Population Density 2020 – WorldPop2020 - Estimated total number of people per grid-cell 1km. 2. Mapspam Production – IFPRI's Spatial Production Allocation Model (SPAM) estimates of crop distribution within disaggregated units. 3. OpenStreetMap. 4. Altas AI - Asset Wealth Index 2020. 5. Mobile Broadband Coverage produced based on: Coverage Data © Collins Bartholomew and GSMA 2021. **Resource constraints:** This work is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC-BY 4.0) **Online resources:** Zipped raster TIF file for Cameroon Crop Storage Final Location: Cassava (Cameroon - ~ 500m)

The raster dataset represents top location score areas suitable for cocoa storage filtered by exclusive criteria: access to finance, distance to major roads and access to IT (mobile broadband connection). Access to finance and roads are defined using a linear distance threshold: • Banks - approx. 20km (0.18 degree) buffer radius. • Major roads - approx. 2km (0.018 degree) buffer radius. Access to IT is characterized applying the mobile broadband coverage map. The location score is achieved by processing sub-model outputs characterizing logistical factors for crop warehouse siting: Supply, demand, Infrastructure/accessibility. The location score from 0 to 100 is then obtained through a simple arithmetic weighted sum of the normalized/scaled grids. The top 99th percentile is selected/clipped using the exclusive criteria. This 500m resolution raster dataset is part of FAO’s Hand-in-Hand Initiative, Geographical Information Systems - Multicriteria Decision Analysis (GIS-MCDA) aimed at the identification of value chain infrastructure sites (optimal location). **Data publication:** 2021-10-18 **Contact points:** Metadata Contact: [FAO-Data](mailto:fao-data@fao.org) Resource Contact: [Dariia Nesterenko](mailto:dariia.nesterenko@fao.org) **Data lineage:** lineage statement Major data sources, FAO GIS platform Hand-in-Hand and OpenStreetMap (open data) including the following datasets 1. Human Population Density 2020 – WorldPop2020 - Estimated total number of people per grid-cell 1km. 2. Mapspam Production – IFPRI's Spatial Production Allocation Model (SPAM) estimates of crop distribution within disaggregated units. 3. OpenStreetMap. 4. Altas AI - Asset Wealth Index 2020. 5. Mobile Broadband Coverage produced based on: Coverage Data © Collins Bartholomew and GSMA 2021. **Resource constraints:** This work is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC-BY 4.0) **Online resources:** Zipped raster TIF file for Cameroon Crop Storage Final Location: Cocoa (Cameroon - ~ 500m)

The raster dataset represents top location score areas suitable for fruits storage filtered by exclusive criteria: access to finance, distance to major roads and access to IT (mobile broadband connection). Access to finance and roads are defined using a linear distance threshold: • Banks - approx. 20km (0.18 degree) buffer radius. • Major roads - approx. 2km (0.018 degree) buffer radius. Access to IT is characterized applying the mobile broadband coverage map. The location score is achieved by processing sub-model outputs characterizing logistical factors for crop warehouse siting: Supply, demand, Infrastructure/accessibility. The location score from 0 to 100 is then obtained through a simple arithmetic weighted sum of the normalized/scaled grids. The top 99th percentile is selected/clipped using the exclusive criteria. This 500m resolution raster dataset is part of FAO’s Hand-in-Hand Initiative, Geographical Information Systems - Multicriteria Decision Analysis (GIS-MCDA) aimed at the identification of value chain infrastructure sites (optimal location). **Data publication:** 2021-10-18 **Contact points:** Metadata Contact: [FAO-Data](mailto:fao-data@fao.org) Resource Contact: [Dariia Nesterenko](mailto:dariia.nesterenko@fao.org) **Data lineage:** lineage statement Major data sources, FAO GIS platform Hand-in-Hand and OpenStreetMap (open data) including the following datasets 1. Human Population Density 2020 – WorldPop2020 - Estimated total number of people per grid-cell 1km. 2. Mapspam Production – IFPRI's Spatial Production Allocation Model (SPAM) estimates of crop distribution within disaggregated units. 3. OpenStreetMap. 4. Altas AI - Asset Wealth Index 2020. 5. Mobile Broadband Coverage produced based on: Coverage Data © Collins Bartholomew and GSMA 2020 **Resource constraints:** This work is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC-BY 4.0) **Online resources:** Zipped raster TIF file for Cameroon Crop Storage Final Location: Fruits (Cameroon - ~ 500

The raster dataset represents top location score areas suitable for maize storage filtered by exclusive criteria: access to finance, distance to major roads and access to IT (mobile broadband connection). Access to finance and roads are defined using a linear distance threshold: • Banks - approx. 20km (0.18 degree) buffer radius. • Major roads - approx. 2km (0.018 degree) buffer radius. • Access to IT - applying the mobile broadband coverage map. The location score is achieved by processing sub-model outputs characterizing logistical factors for crop warehouse siting: Supply, demand, Infrastructure/accessibility. The location score from 0 to 100 is obtained through a simple arithmetic weighted sum of the normalized/scaled grids. The top 99th percentile is selected/clipped using the exclusive criteria. This 500m resolution raster dataset is part of FAO’s Hand-in-Hand Initiative, Geographical Information Systems - Multicriteria Decision Analysis (GIS-MCDA) aimed at the identification of value chain infrastructure sites (optimal location). **Data publication:** 2023-05-22 **Contact points:** Metadata Contact: [FAO-Data](mailto:fao-data@fao.org) Resource Contact: [Dariia Nesterenko](mailto:dariia.nesterenko@fao.org) **Data lineage:** lineage statement Major data sources, FAO GIS platform Hand-in-Hand and OpenStreetMap (open data) including the following datasets 1. Human Population Density 2020 – WorldPop2020 - Estimated total number of people per grid-cell 1km. 2. Mapspam Production – IFPRI's Spatial Production Allocation Model (SPAM) estimates of crop distribution within disaggregated units. 3. OpenStreetMap. 4. Altas AI - Asset Wealth Index 2020. 5. Mobile Broadband Coverage produced based on: Coverage Data © Collins Bartholomew and GSMA 2021. **Resource constraints:** This work is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC-BY 4.0) **Online resources:** Download: Crop Storage Final Location: Maize (Cameroon - ~ 500m)

The raster dataset represents top location score areas suitable for palm oil storage filtered by exclusive criteria: access to finance, distance to major roads and access to IT (mobile broadband connection). Access to finance and roads are defined using a linear distance threshold: • Banks - approx. 20km (0.18 degree) buffer radius. • Major roads - approx. 2km (0.018 degree) buffer radius. • Access to IT - applying a mobile broadband coverage map. The location score is achieved by processing sub-model outputs characterizing logistical factors for crop warehouse siting: Supply, demand, Infrastructure/accessibility. The location score from 0 to 100 is then obtained through a simple arithmetic weighted sum of the normalized/scaled grids. The top 99th percentile is selected/clipped using the exclusive criteria. This 500m resolution raster dataset is part of FAO’s Hand-in-Hand Initiative, Geographical Information Systems - Multicriteria Decision Analysis (GIS-MCDA) aimed at the identification of value chain infrastructure sites (optimal location). **Data publication:** 2023-05-22 **Contact points:** Metadata Contact: [FAO-Data](mailto:fao-data@fao.org) Resource Contact: [Dariia Nesterenko](mailto:dariia.nesterenko@fao.org) **Data lineage:** lineage statement Major data sources, FAO GIS platform Hand-in-Hand and OpenStreetMap (open data) including the following datasets 1. Human Population Density 2020 – WorldPop2020 - Estimated total number of people per grid-cell 1km. 2. Mapspam Production – IFPRI's Spatial Production Allocation Model (SPAM) estimates of crop distribution within disaggregated units. 3. OpenStreetMap. 4. Altas AI - Asset Wealth Index 2020. 5. Mobile Broadband Coverage produced based on: Coverage Data © Collins Bartholomew and GSMA 2021. **Resource constraints:** This work is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC-BY 4.0) **Online resources:** Download: Crop Storage Final Location: Palm Oil (Cameroon - ~ 500m)

The raster dataset represents top location score areas suitable for plantain storage filtered by exclusive criteria: access to finance, distance to major roads and access to IT (mobile broadband connection). Access to finance and roads are defined using a linear distance threshold: • Banks - approx. 20km (0.18 degree) buffer radius. • Major roads - approx. 2km (0.018 degree) buffer radius. Access to IT is characterized applying the mobile broadband coverage map. The location score is achieved by processing sub-model outputs characterizing logistical factors for crop warehouse siting: Supply, demand, Infrastructure/accessibility. The location score from 0 to 100 is then obtained through a simple arithmetic weighted sum of the normalized/scaled grids. The top 99th percentile is selected/clipped using the exclusive criteria. This 500m resolution raster dataset is part of FAO’s Hand-in-Hand Initiative, Geographical Information Systems - Multicriteria Decision Analysis (GIS-MCDA) aimed at the identification of value chain infrastructure sites (optimal location). **Data publication:** 2021-10-18 **Contact points:** Metadata Contact: [FAO-Data](mailto:fao-data@fao.org) Resource Contact: [Dariia Nesterenko](mailto:dariia.nesterenko@fao.org) **Data lineage:** lineage statement Major data sources, FAO GIS platform Hand-in-Hand and OpenStreetMap (open data) including the following datasets 1. Human Population Density 2020 – WorldPop2020 - Estimated total number of people per grid-cell 1km. 2. Mapspam Production – IFPRI's Spatial Production Allocation Model (SPAM) estimates of crop distribution within disaggregated units. 3. OpenStreetMap. 4. Altas AI - Asset Wealth Index 2020. 5. Mobile Broadband Coverage produced based on: Coverage Data © Collins Bartholomew and GSMA 2021 **Resource constraints:** This work is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC-BY 4.0) **Online resources:** Zipped raster TIF file for Cameroon Crop Storage Final Location: Plantain (Cameroon - ~ 500m)

The raster dataset represents top location score areas suitable for rice storage filtered by exclusive criteria: access to finance, distance to major roads and access to IT (mobile broadband connection). Access to finance and roads are defined using a linear distance threshold: • Banks - approx. 20km (0.18 degree) buffer radius. • Major roads - approx. 2km (0.018 degree) buffer radius. • Access to IT - applying a mobile broadband coverage map. The location score is achieved by processing sub-model outputs characterizing logistical factors for crop warehouse siting: Supply, demand, Infrastructure/accessibility. The location score from 0 to 100 is then obtained through a simple arithmetic weighted sum of the normalized/scaled grids. The top 99th percentile is selected/clipped using the exclusive criteria. This 500m resolution raster dataset is part of FAO’s Hand-in-Hand Initiative, Geographical Information Systems - Multicriteria Decision Analysis (GIS-MCDA) aimed at the identification of value chain infrastructure sites (optimal location). **Data publication:** 2023-05-22 **Contact points:** Metadata Contact: [FAO-Data](mailto:fao-data@fao.org) Resource Contact: [Dariia Nesterenko](mailto:dariia.nesterenko@fao.org) **Data lineage:** lineage statement Major data sources, FAO GIS platform Hand-in-Hand and OpenStreetMap (open data) including the following datasets 1. Human Population Density 2020 – WorldPop2020 - Estimated total number of people per grid-cell 1km. 2. Mapspam Production – IFPRI's Spatial Production Allocation Model (SPAM) estimates of crop distribution within disaggregated units. 3. OpenStreetMap. 4. Altas AI - Asset Wealth Index 2020. 5. Mobile Broadband Coverage produced based on: Coverage Data © Collins Bartholomew and GSMA 2021. **Resource constraints:** This work is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC-BY 4.0) **Online resources:** Download: Crop Storage Final Location: Rice Centre (Cameroon - ~ 500m)

The raster dataset represents top location score areas suitable for soybean storage filtered by exclusive criteria: access to finance, distance to major roads and access to IT (mobile broadband connection). Access to finance and roads are defined using a linear distance threshold: • Banks - approx. 20km (0.18 degree) buffer radius. • Major roads - approx. 2km (0.018 degree) buffer radius. • Access to IT - applying a mobile broadband coverage map. The location score is achieved by processing sub-model outputs characterizing logistical factors for crop warehouse siting: Supply, demand, Infrastructure/accessibility. The location score from 0 to 100 is then obtained through a simple arithmetic weighted sum of the normalized/scaled grids. The top 99th percentile is selected/clipped using the exclusive criteria. This 500m resolution raster dataset is part of FAO’s Hand-in-Hand Initiative, Geographical Information Systems - Multicriteria Decision Analysis (GIS-MCDA) aimed at the identification of value chain infrastructure sites (optimal location). **Data publication:** 2023-05-22 **Contact points:** Metadata Contact: [FAO-Data](mailto:fao-data@fao.org) Resource Contact: [Dariia Nesterenko](mailto:dariia.nesterenko@fao.org) **Data lineage:** lineage statement Major data sources, FAO GIS platform Hand-in-Hand and OpenStreetMap (open data) including the following datasets 1. Human Population Density 2020 – WorldPop2020 - Estimated total number of people per grid-cell 1km. 2. Mapspam Production – IFPRI's Spatial Production Allocation Model (SPAM) estimates of crop distribution within disaggregated units. 3. OpenStreetMap. 4. Altas AI - Asset Wealth Index 2020. 5. Mobile Broadband Coverage produced based on: Coverage Data © Collins Bartholomew and GSMA 2021. **Resource constraints:** This work is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC-BY 4.0) **Online resources:** Download: Crop Storage Final Location: Soybean (Cameroon - ~ 500m)

The raster dataset consists of a 500m score grid for cassava storage location achieved by processing sub-model outputs that characterize logistical factors for selected crop warehouse location: • Supply: Cassava. • Demand: Human population density, Major cities population (national and bordering countries). • Infrastructure/accessibility: main transportation infrastructure. It consists of an arithmetic weighted sum of normalized grids (0 to 100): ("Crop Production" * 0.4) + ("Human Population Density" * 0.2) + ("Major Cities Accessibility" * 0.1) + (“Asset Wealth” * 0.1) + (”Regional Cities Accessibility” * 0.1)+("Major Ports Accessibility" * 0.1). This 500m resolution raster dataset is part of FAO’s Hand-in-Hand Initiative, Geographical Information Systems - Multicriteria Decision Analysis (GIS-MCDA) aimed at the identification of value chain infrastructure sites (optimal location). **Data publication:** 2021-11-17 **Contact points:** Metadata Contact: [FAO-Data](mailto:fao-data@fao.org) Resource Contact: [Dariia Nesterenko](mailto:dariia.nesterenko@fao.org) **Data lineage:** lineage statement Major data sources, FAO GIS platform Hand-in-Hand and OpenStreetMap (open data) including the following datasets 1. Human Population Density 2020 – WorldPop2020 - Estimated total number of people per grid-cell 1km. 2. Mapspam Production – IFPRI's Spatial Production Allocation Model (SPAM) estimates of crop distribution within disaggregated units. 3. OpenStreetMap. 4. Altas AI - Asset Wealth Index 2020. **Resource constraints:** This work is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC-BY 4.0) **Online resources:** Zipped raster TIF file for Cameroon Crop Storage Location Score: Cassava (Cameroon - ~ 500m)

The raster dataset consists of a 500m score grid for cocoa storage location achieved by processing sub-model outputs that characterize logistical factors for selected crop warehouse location: • Supply: Cocoa. • Demand: Human population density, Major cities population (national and bordering countries). • Infrastructure/accessibility: main transportation infrastructure. It consists of an arithmetic weighted sum of normalized grids (0 to 100): ("Crop Production" * 0.4) + ("Human Population Density" * 0.2) + ("Major Cities Accessibility" * 0.1) + (“Asset Wealth” * 0.1) + (”Regional Cities Accessibility” * 0.1) + ("Major Ports Accessibility" * 0.1). This 500m resolution raster dataset is part of FAO’s Hand-in-Hand Initiative, Geographical Information Systems - Multicriteria Decision Analysis (GIS-MCDA) aimed at the identification of value chain infrastructure sites (optimal location). **Data publication:** 2021-11-17 **Contact points:** Metadata Contact: [FAO-Data](mailto:fao-data@fao.org) Resource Contact: [Dariia Nesterenko](mailto:dariia.nesterenko@fao.org) **Data lineage:** lineage statement Major data sources, FAO GIS platform Hand-in-Hand and OpenStreetMap (open data) including the following datasets 1. Human Population Density 2020 – WorldPop2020 - Estimated total number of people per grid-cell 1km. 2. Mapspam Production – IFPRI's Spatial Production Allocation Model (SPAM) estimates of crop distribution within disaggregated units. 3. OpenStreetMap. 4. Altas AI - Asset Wealth Index 2020. **Resource constraints:** This work is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC-BY 4.0) **Online resources:** Zipped raster TIF file for Cameroon Crop Storage Location Score: Cocoa (Cameroon - ~ 500m).

The raster dataset consists of a 500m score grid for fruits storage location achieved by processing sub-model outputs that characterize logistical factors for selected crop warehouse location: • Supply: Fruits. • Demand: Human population density, Major cities population (national and bordering countries). • Infrastructure/accessibility: main transportation infrastructure. It consists of an arithmetic weighted sum of normalized grids (0 to 100): ("Crop Production" * 0.4) + ("Human Population Density" * 0.2) + ("Major Cities Accessibility" * 0.1) + (“Asset Wealth” * 0.1) + (”Regional Cities Accessibility” * 0.1)+("Major Ports Accessibility" * 0.1). This 500m resolution raster dataset is part of FAO’s Hand-in-Hand Initiative, Geographical Information Systems - Multicriteria Decision Analysis (GIS-MCDA) aimed at the identification of value chain infrastructure sites (optimal location). **Data publication:** 2021-11-17 **Contact points:** Metadata Contact: [FAO-Data](mailto:fao-data@fao.org) Resource Contact: [Dariia Nesterenko](mailto:dariia.nesterenko@fao.org) **Data lineage:** lineage statement Major data sources, FAO GIS platform Hand-in-Hand and OpenStreetMap (open data) including the following datasets 1. Human Population Density 2020 – WorldPop2020 - Estimated total number of people per grid-cell 1km. 2. Mapspam Production – IFPRI's Spatial Production Allocation Model (SPAM) estimates of crop distribution within disaggregated units. 3. OpenStreetMap. 4. Altas AI - Asset Wealth Index 2020. **Resource constraints:** This work is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC-BY 4.0) **Online resources:** Zipped raster TIF file for Cameroon Crop Storage Location Score: Fruits (Cameroon - ~ 500m)

The raster dataset consists of a 500m score grid for fruits storage location achieved by processing sub-model outputs that characterize logistical factors for selected crop warehouse location: • Supply: Maize. • Demand: Human population density, Major cities population (national and bordering countries). • Infrastructure/accessibility: main transportation infrastructure. It consists of an arithmetic weighted sum of normalized grids (0 to 100): ("Crop Production" * 0.4) + ("Human Population Density" * 0.2) + ("Major Cities Accessibility" * 0.1) + (“Asset Wealth” * 0.1) + (”Regional Cities Accessibility” * 0.1)+("Major Ports Accessibility" * 0.1). This 500m resolution raster dataset is part of FAO’s Hand-in-Hand Initiative, Geographical Information Systems - Multicriteria Decision Analysis (GIS-MCDA) aimed at the identification of value chain infrastructure sites (optimal location). **Data publication:** 2023-05-21 **Contact points:** Metadata Contact: [FAO-Data](mailto:fao-data@fao.org) Resource Contact: [Dariia Nesterenko](mailto:dariia.nesterenko@fao.org) **Data lineage:** lineage statement Major data sources, FAO GIS platform Hand-in-Hand and OpenStreetMap (open data) including the following datasets 1. Human Population Density 2020 – WorldPop2020 - Estimated total number of people per grid-cell 1km. 2. Mapspam Production – IFPRI's Spatial Production Allocation Model (SPAM) estimates of crop distribution within disaggregated units. 3. OpenStreetMap. 4. Altas AI - Asset Wealth Index 2020. **Resource constraints:** This work is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC-BY 4.0) **Online resources:** Download: Crop Storage Location Score: Maize (Cameroon - ~ 500m)

The raster dataset consists of a 500m score grid for palm oil storage location achieved by processing sub-model outputs that characterize logistical factors for selected crop warehouse location: • Supply: Palm Oil. • Demand: Human population density, Major cities population (national and bordering countries). • Infrastructure/accessibility: main transportation infrastructure. It consists of an arithmetic weighted sum of normalized grids (0 to 100): ("Crop Production" * 0.4) + ("Human Population Density" * 0.2) + ("Major Cities Accessibility" * 0.1) + (“Asset Wealth” * 0.1) + (”Regional Cities Accessibility” * 0.1)+("Major Ports Accessibility" * 0.1). This 500m resolution raster dataset is part of FAO’s Hand-in-Hand Initiative, Geographical Information Systems - Multicriteria Decision Analysis (GIS-MCDA) aimed at the identification of value chain infrastructure sites (optimal location). **Data publication:** 2023-05-22 **Contact points:** Metadata Contact: [FAO-Data](mailto:fao-data@fao.org) Resource Contact: [Dariia Nesterenko](mailto:dariia.nesterenko@fao.org) **Data lineage:** lineage statement Major data sources, FAO GIS platform Hand-in-Hand and OpenStreetMap (open data) including the following datasets 1. Human Population Density 2020 – WorldPop2020 - Estimated total number of people per grid-cell 1km. 2. Mapspam Production – IFPRI's Spatial Production Allocation Model (SPAM) estimates of crop distribution within disaggregated units. 3. OpenStreetMap. 4. Altas AI - Asset Wealth Index 2020. **Resource constraints:** This work is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC-BY 4.0) **Online resources:** Crop Storage Location Score: Palm Oil (Cameroon - ~ 500m)

The raster dataset consists of a 500m score grid for rice storage location achieved by processing sub-model outputs that characterize logistical factors for selected crop warehouse location: • Supply: Rice. • Demand: Human population density, Major cities population (national and bordering countries). • Infrastructure/accessibility: main transportation infrastructure. It consists of an arithmetic weighted sum of normalized grids (0 to 100): ("Crop Production" * 0.4) + ("Human Population Density" * 0.2) + ("Major Cities Accessibility" * 0.1) + (“Asset Wealth” * 0.1) + (”Regional Cities Accessibility” * 0.1)+("Major Ports Accessibility" * 0.1). This 500m resolution raster dataset is part of FAO’s Hand-in-Hand Initiative, Geographical Information Systems - Multicriteria Decision Analysis (GIS-MCDA) aimed at the identification of value chain infrastructure sites (optimal location). **Data publication:** 2023-05-22 **Contact points:** Metadata Contact: [FAO-Data](mailto:fao-data@fao.org) Resource Contact: [Dariia Nesterenko](mailto:dariia.nesterenko@fao.org) **Data lineage:** lineage statement Major data sources, FAO GIS platform Hand-in-Hand and OpenStreetMap (open data) including the following datasets 1. Human Population Density 2020 – WorldPop2020 - Estimated total number of people per grid-cell 1km. 2. Mapspam Production – IFPRI's Spatial Production Allocation Model (SPAM) estimates of crop distribution within disaggregated units. 3. OpenStreetMap. 4. Altas AI - Asset Wealth Index 2020. **Resource constraints:** This work is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC-BY 4.0) **Online resources:** Download: Crop Storage Location Score: Rice (Cameroon - ~ 500m)

The raster dataset consists of a 500m score grid for soybean storage location achieved by processing sub-model outputs that characterize logistical factors for selected crop warehouse location: • Supply: Soybeans. • Demand: Human population density, Major cities population (national and bordering countries). • Infrastructure/accessibility: main transportation infrastructure. It consists of an arithmetic weighted sum of normalized grids (0 to 100): ("Crop Production" * 0.4) + ("Human Population Density" * 0.2) + ("Major Cities Accessibility" * 0.1) + (“Asset Wealth” * 0.1) + (”Regional Cities Accessibility” * 0.1)+("Major Ports Accessibility" * 0.1). This 500m resolution raster dataset is part of FAO’s Hand-in-Hand Initiative, Geographical Information Systems - Multicriteria Decision Analysis (GIS-MCDA) aimed at the identification of value chain infrastructure sites (optimal location). **Data publication:** 2023-05-22 **Contact points:** Metadata Contact: [FAO-Data](mailto:fao-data@fao.org) Resource Contact: [Dariia Nesterenko](mailto:dariia.nesterenko@fao.org) **Data lineage:** lineage statement Major data sources, FAO GIS platform Hand-in-Hand and OpenStreetMap (open data) including the following datasets 1. Human Population Density 2020 – WorldPop2020 - Estimated total number of people per grid-cell 1km. 2. Mapspam Production – IFPRI's Spatial Production Allocation Model (SPAM) estimates of crop distribution within disaggregated units. 3. OpenStreetMap. 4. Altas AI - Asset Wealth Index 2020. **Resource constraints:** This work is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC-BY 4.0) **Online resources:** Download: Crop Storage Location Score: Soybeans (Cameroon - ~ 500m)

The raster dataset consists of a 500m score grid for irrigated rice storage and processing location, achieved by processing sub-model outputs that characterize logistical factors: • Supply: Irrigated rice production. • Demand: Large cities/markets. • Infrastructure/accessibility: Main transportation infrastructure. It consists of an arithmetic weighted sum of normalized grids (0 to 100): ("Crop Production" * 0.5) + ("Major Cities Accessibility" * 0.3) + (“Asset Wealth” * 0.2) This 500m resolution raster dataset is part of FAO’s Hand-in-Hand Initiative, Geographical Information Systems - Multicriteria Decision Analysis (GIS-MCDA) aimed at the identification of value chain infrastructure sites (optimal location). **Data publication:** 2023-05-20 **Contact points:** Metadata Contact: [FAO-Data](mailto:fao-data@fao.org) Resource Contact: [Dariia Nesterenko](mailto:dariia.nesterenko@fao.org) **Data lineage:** lineage statement Major data sources, FAO GIS platform Hand-in-Hand and OpenStreetMap (open data) including the following datasets 1. Mapspam Production – IFPRI's Spatial Production Allocation Model (SPAM) estimates of crop distribution within disaggregated units. 2. OpenStreetMap. 3. Atlas AI - Asset Wealth Index 2020 **Resource constraints:** This work is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC-BY 4.0) **Online resources:** Download: Large-Scale Rice Production Location Score (Cameroon - ~ 500m)

The raster dataset consists of a 500m score grid for rainfed rice small-scale storage and processing location, achieved by processing sub-model outputs that characterize logistical factors: • Supply: Rainfed Rice production. • Demand: Local markets, farm-gate sales. • Infrastructure/accessibility: Main transportation infrastructure. It consists of an arithmetic weighted sum of normalized grids (0 to 100): ("Rainfed Rice Production" * 0.4) + ("55k hab Cities Accessibility" * 0.3) + (“Asset Wealth” * 0.1) + (“Farm gate sales” * 0.2) The dataset is part of FAO’s Hand-in-Hand Initiative, Geographical Information Systems - Multicriteria Decision Analysis (GIS-MCDA) aimed at the identification of value chain infrastructure sites (optimal location). **Data publication:** 2023-05-20 **Contact points:** Metadata Contact: [FAO-Data](mailto:fao-data@fao.org) Resource Contact: [Dariia Nesterenko](mailto:dariia.nesterenko@fao.org) **Data lineage:** lineage statement Major data sources, FAO GIS platform Hand-in-Hand and OpenStreetMap (open data) including the following datasets 1. Human Population Density 2020 – WorldPop2020 - Estimated total number of people per grid-cell 1km. 2. Mapspam Production – IFPRI's Spatial Production Allocation Model (SPAM) estimates of crop distribution within disaggregated units. 3. OpenStreetMap. 4. Altas AI - Asset Wealth Index 2020. **Resource constraints:** This work is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC-BY 4.0) **Online resources:** Download: Small-Scale Rice Production Location Score (Cameroon - ~ 500m)

The raster dataset represents top location score areas, suitable for irrigated rice storage and processing, filtered by exclusive criteria: access to finance, distance to major roads, and access to electricity. Access to finance and roads is defined using a linear distance threshold: • Banks - approx. 20km (0.18 degree) buffer radius. • Major roads - approx. 2km (0.018 degrees) buffer radius. • Access to electricity is characterized by applying the Atlas AI Electrification map. The location score is achieved by processing sub-model outputs that characterize logistical factors for warehouse and processing sites: Supply, demand, Infrastructure/accessibility. The location score from 0 to 100 is obtained through a simple arithmetic weighted sum of normalized/scaled grids. The top location score is selected/clipped using the exclusive criteria. This 500m resolution raster dataset is part of FAO’s Hand-in-Hand Initiative, Geographical Information Systems - Multicriteria Decision Analysis (GIS-MCDA) aimed at the identification of value chain infrastructure sites (optimal location). **Data publication:** 2023-05-22 **Contact points:** Metadata Contact: [FAO-Data](mailto:fao-data@fao.org) Resource Contact: [Dariia Nesterenko](mailto:dariia.nesterenko@fao.org) **Data lineage:** lineage statement Major data sources, FAO GIS platform Hand-in-Hand and OpenStreetMap (open data) including the following datasets 1. Human Population Density 2020 – WorldPop2020 - Estimated total number of people per grid-cell 1km. 2. Mapspam Production – IFPRI's Spatial Production Allocation Model (SPAM) estimates of crop distribution within disaggregated units. 3. OpenStreetMap. 4. Atlas AI - Asset Wealth Index 2020 and Electrification 2021 **Resource constraints:** This work is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC-BY 4.0) **Online resources:** Download: Large-Scale Rice Production Final Location Score (Cameroon - ~ 500m)

The 500m raster dataset represents selected top location score areas filtered by exclusive criteria: access to finance, distance to major roads, access to IT and distance to urban areas. The layer was produced under the scope of FAO’s Hand-in-Hand Initiative, Geographical Information Systems - Multicriteria Decision Analysis for value chain infrastructure location. The location score is achieved by processing sub-model outputs characterizing logistical factors dairy processing (UHT/milk powder) facilities siting: Supply, demand, Infrastructure/accessibility. The top 99th percentile is selected/clipped using the exclusive criteria. Access to finance, distance to roads and urban areas are defined using a linear distance threshold: • Banks - approx. 20km (0.18 degree) buffer radius. • Major roads - approx. 2km (0.018 degree) buffer radius. Access to IT is characterized applying the mobile broadband coverage map. **Data publication:** 2021-10-18 **Contact points:** Metadata Contact: [FAO-Data](mailto:fao-data@fao.org) Resource Contact: [Dariia Nesterenko](mailto:dariia.nesterenko@fao.org) **Data lineage:** lineage statement Major data sources, FAO GIS platform Hand-in-Hand and OpenStreetMap (open data) including the following datasets 1. Human Population Density 2020 – WorldPop2020 - Estimated total number of people per grid-cell 1km. 2. Mapspam Production – IFPRI's Spatial Production Allocation Model (SPAM) estimates of crop distribution within disaggregated units. 3. GLW Gridded Livestock of the World - Gridded Livestock of the World (GLW 3 and GLW 2 4. Global Livestock Production Systems v.5 2011. 5. OpenStreetMap. 6. Altas AI - Asset Wealth Index 2020 7. Mobile Broadband Coverage produced based on: Coverage Data © Collins Bartholomew and GSMA 2021 **Resource constraints:** This work is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC-BY 4.0) **Online resources:** Dairy Processing Final Location: Cattle (Cameroon - ~ 500m)

The 500m raster dataset represents selected top location score areas filtered by exclusive criteria: access to finance, distance to major roads, access to IT and distance to urban areas. The layer was produced under the scope of FAO’s Hand-in-Hand Initiative, Geographical Information Systems - Multicriteria Decision Analysis for value chain infrastructure location. The location score is achieved by processing sub-model outputs characterizing logistical factors dairy processing facilities siting: Supply, demand, Infrastructure/accessibility. The top 99th percentile is selected/clipped using the exclusive criteria. Access to finance, distance to roads and urban areas are defined using a linear distance threshold: • Banks - approx. 20km (0.18 degree) buffer radius. • Major roads - approx. 2km (0.018 degree) buffer radius. Access to IT is characterized applying the mobile broadband coverage map. **Data publication:** 2021-10-18 **Contact points:** Metadata Contact: [FAO-Data](mailto:fao-data@fao.org) Resource Contact: [Dariia Nesterenko](mailto:dariia.nesterenko@fao.org) **Data lineage:** lineage statement Major data sources, FAO GIS platform Hand-in-Hand and OpenStreetMap (open data) including the following datasets 1. Human Population Density 2020 – WorldPop2020 - Estimated total number of people per grid-cell 1km. 2. Mapspam Production – IFPRI's Spatial Production Allocation Model (SPAM) estimates of crop distribution within disaggregated units. 3. GLW Gridded Livestock of the World - Gridded Livestock of the World (GLW 3 and GLW 2 4. Global Livestock Production Systems v.5 2011. 5. OpenStreetMap. 6. Altas AI - Asset Wealth Index 2020 7. Mobile Broadband Coverage produced based on: Coverage Data © Collins Bartholomew and GSMA 2021 **Resource constraints:** This work is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC-BY 4.0) **Online resources:** Zipped raster TIF file for Cameroon Dairy Processing Final Location: Goat and Sheep (Cameroon - ~ 500m)