Welcome to Kenya Crops and Agroecological Zone App

Introduction

This app will enable you to identify the right crop for the right place. It is based on Farm Management Handbook of Kenya

How to Use

If you want to know the right crop for a particular geographic region depending on rainfall amount, temperature, altitude and soil type etc, then you can tap on the map or if you have GPS enabled on your phone, then you can tap on the "FIND CROPS AT MY LOCATION" button at the bottom right corner.

App Developer

Erick Omwandho Opiyo

Resources and Data

Maps and Crop Database was provided by Dr. Mike Teucher of Trier University Biogeography Department

Reference

JAETZOLD, R., HORNETZ, B., SHISANYA, C.A. & SCHMIDT, H. (Eds., 2005- 2012): Farm Management Handbook of Kenya.- Vol. I-IV (Western, Central, Eastern, Nyanza, Southern Rift Valley, Northern Rift Valley, Coast), Nairobi

Hengl J. et al., 2017. Soil nutrient maps of Sub-Saharan Africa: assessment of soil nutrient content at 250 m spatial resolution using machine learning. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, 109, pp.77–102

Pictures

Crop pictures used in the app have been download from Wikipedia Creative Commons.

Icons

Icons used have been made by Roundicons . Licensed by CC 3.0 BY