ANAGROCLIM 2 - National implementation of the cashew nut crop forecasting model
Partners
Main goals
Implementing an agroclimatic crop forecasting model on a national scale for cashew nuts in Côte d'Ivoire
Specific objectives
OS1. Determine the surface area and typology of the national orchard (potential - tree)
OS2. Estimate the overall nut load (number and size of nuts to be harvested)
OS3. Develop and evaluate a forecasting model for national cashew nut production trends (expected increase or decrease in production compared with its interannual average)
Results
R1. Mapping the national orchard
R2. Development of an automatic cashew detection tool based on artificial intelligence
R3. Model for forecasting national production trends
R4. Transfer of skills to an agent of the Conseil du Coton et de l'Anacarde (CCA) with a doctoral thesis
Activities
A1. Inventories of the surface area and typology of 30,000 orchards spread throughout the production area
A2. Collection of nut growth data for modelling purposes
A3. Mapping of cashew orchards and spatial analysis
A4. Analysis of agroclimatic data and production forecasts
Related people
Ulrich Allé
PhD in hydrology from the University Abomey-Calavi (Benin), with experience in agroclimatic modeling and the creation of community areas of biodiversity conservation, he brings his expertise in agroclimatology in the framework of the development of a crop forecasting model applied to cashew trees in Ivory Coast
Marc Bouvier
PhD from AgroParisTech in environmental sciences, he brings his expertise in remote sensing and vegetation modeling. His thesis, carried out between INRAE and the University of Sherbrooke in Canada, allowed him to develop skills in mapping forest ecosystems. With experience in a design office and at the IRD, he joined N'lab' in 2024 to put his skills at the service of innovative projects, notably Anagroclim with the mapping and yield forecasting of cashew trees orchards
Kouawosseu Jean-Marie Irekan
Holder of a Master 2 in remote sensing and GIS with a specialty in Land Management and Ecosystem Management and an engineering diploma in forestry from the National Polytechnic Institute of Yamoussoukro (INP-HB), he works on the ANAGROCLIM project to quality control of data collected in the field and photo-interpretation on satellite images in order to achieve precise mapping of cashew orchards in Côte d'Ivoire. He has already worked on forest inventory, agriculture and precision agriculture projects using drones.
Elvira Dje Lou
Based in Abidjan, she holds a BTS in Finance Accounting and Business Management from the private University IVESTP
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