Cote D Ivoire agriculture data

Vector dataset representing optimal and recommended locations for cage farming systems in the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, based on top suitability scores classified into two percentile ranges: 50th–70th and above the 70th percentile. Produced under FAO’s Hand-in-Hand Initiative using Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and Multi-Criteria Evaluation (MCE) suitability assessments. Intensive systems are characterized by high fish densities and the use of artificial feed. Considered locations for cage systems require permanent waters with a minimum surface of 5 acres. The score is determined by processing outputs from sub-models that describe biophysical, infrastructure, and demand factors: Criteria considered: a. Market accessibility - population and asset wealth index in urban areas. b. Crop input - availability of agricultural by-products. c. Livestock input - based on the weighted animal density aggregation. The score is calculated as a simple arithmetic weighted sum of normalized or scaled grids, theoretically ranging from 0 to 100: (“Accessibility MajorUrbanAreas” X 0.50) + (“CropsInput” X 0.25) + (“LivestockInput” X 0.25) **Data creation:** 2025-12-15 **Data publication:** 2026-01-13 **Contact points:** Metadata Contact: [FAO-Data](mailto:fao-data@fao.org) Resource Contact: [Nelson Ribeiro](mailto:Nelson.RosasRibeiroFilho@fao.org) **Data lineage:** Data sources, FAO Hand-in-Hand Geospatial Platform and OpenStreetMap (open data) including the following datasets: a. Market Accessibility (urban areas) - OpenStreetMap and Atlas AI - Population Density (Africa, 2020) - Estimated total number of people per grid-cell 1km. (Urban areas = pop density>1500 habitants/km² AND area>25km²) b. Input crops - IFPRI Global Spatially-Disaggregated Crop Production Statistics Data for 2017 (MAPSPAM) - https://data.apps.fao.org/map/catalog/srv/metadata/59f7a5ef-2be4-43ee-9600-a6a9e9ff562a c. Input livestock – GLW4 (https://data.apps.fao.org/catalog/iso/15f8c56c-5499-45d5-bd89-59ef6c026704) : weighted animal density aggregate d. Global Surface Water 1984-2021 (European Commission Joint Research Centre) https://global-surface-water.appspot.com/ **Resource constraints:** This work is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC-BY 4.0) **Online resources:**

This dataset delineates the three priority agropoles selected under the FAO Hand-in-Hand Initiative TCP/IVC/3908 in Côte d’Ivoire: Centre, Nord and Nord-Est. It supports territorialized investment planning for agricultural transformation, food security, poverty reduction and inclusive rural development. The dataset provides a spatial reference for analysing agropole-level priorities, including key value chains, infrastructure needs, stakeholder coordination and investment opportunities. Priority value chains include rice, cassava, cashew, aquaculture and poultry in the Centre; cashew, rice, maize, poultry and cattle in the Nord; and yam, cashew, rice, poultry and cattle in the Nord-Est. **Data creation:** 2026-07-03 **Data publication:** 2026-07-07 **Supplemental Information:** Produced under the TCP/IVC/3908 geospatial assessment, this dataset complements thematic layers related to infrastructure, production systems, and market dynamics used for planning in the Centre, Nord, and Nord‑Est agropoles. **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:** Metadata Contact: [FAO-Data](mailto:FAO-data@fao.org) Resource Contact: [Nelson Ribeiro](mailto:nelson.rosasribeirofilho@fao.org) **Data lineage:** The dataset was prepared under FAO TCP/IVC/3908, based on the institutional and value-chain analysis for the operationalization of agropoles through the Hand-in-Hand Initiative in Côte d’Ivoire. Source information was compiled from documentary review, stakeholder consultations, field-informed diagnostics, value-chain analysis, SWOT/FFOM assessment and participatory validation. The agropole boundaries and attributes were harmonized to reflect the three pilot territories, their priority value chains, institutional context and main investment-planning needs. **Resource constraints:** This work is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence (CC-BY-4.0) **Online resources:** Web map service for Agropoles within FAO Hand‑in‑Hand Agropoles – TCP/IVC/3908 (Côte d’Ivoire) Zip package containing vector dataset (shape file) for the Hand-in-Hand Priority Agropoles (Côte d'Ivoire)