Average Number of Crops Grown in Croplands of Central and Western Kenya, 2001

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Abstract: This polygon shapefile represents the average number of crops grown in croplands of central and western Kenya, 1997. This map combines detailed crop information from 5,747 aerial photos for a growing season in 1997, each providing a sample point of detailed crop information. These samples are averaged to spatial units (polygons) of crop - lands from Kenya’s most recent land cover map (FAO 2000). These averages represent conservative estimates. The raw data indicate that in some sample points farmers grow up to eight different crop species simultaneously.
Purpose: This data was used in Map 5.5 in Nature's Benefits in Kenya: An Atlas of Ecosystems and Human Well-Being.

Type of resource	cartographic, software, multimedia
Form	Shapefile
Extent	6.982
Place	Washington, D.C., US
Publisher	World Resources Institute
Date valid	2001
Publication date	2007
Language	English
Digital origin	born digital
Map data	Scale not given. ; E 33°56ʹ49ʺ--E 38°26ʹ37ʺ/N 1°16ʹ47ʺ--S 2°44ʹ38ʺ, Scale not given ; EPSG::4326

Creator	World Resources Institute

Supplemental information	These data combine detailed crop information from 5,747 aerial photos for a growing season in 1997, each providing a sample point of detailed crop information. These samples were averaged to spatial units (polygons) of croplands from Kenya's most recent land-cover map (FAO 2000). These averages represent conservative estimates. The raw data indicate that in some sample points farmers grow up to eight different crop species simultaneously, especially in Kirinyaga, Meru Central, and Gucha Districts.
Use limitation	Data set is not for use in litigation. While efforts have been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the state of the art, WRI, cannot assume liability for any damages, or misrepresentations, caused by any inaccuracies in the data, or as a result of the data to be used on a particular system. WRI makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.
Referenced by	Title Nature's Benefits in Kenya: An Atlas of Ecosystems and Human Well-Being Associated with International Livestock Research Institute Kenya. Central Bureau of Statistics World Resources Institute Imprint World Resources Institute, 2007
Location	https://purl.stanford.edu/nj950zc2179

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Preferred citation: World Resources Institute. (2007). Average Number of Crops Grown in Croplands of Central and Western Kenya, 2001. World Resources Institute. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/nj950zc2179

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