We are trying to calibrate/validate our predictive productivity/erosion model (APEX) against multi-year productivity data for Kenya and Namibia. Erosion measurements also needed. FAO datasets do not provide raw values, so are not good for us. We are looking for ground measurements in any location throughout either Kenya or Namibia. Can anyone help? Thanks.
We are trying to calibrate/validate our predictive productivity/erosion model (APEX) against multi-year productivity data for Kenya and Namibia. Erosion measurements also needed. FAO datasets do not provide raw values, therefore they are not good for us. We are looking for ground measurements in any location throughout either Kenya or Namibia. Can anyone help? Thanks.
Sorry for not delivering data; rainfed crop cultivation is scarce in Namibia and if present on level ground; in addition, crop fields are mostly small and sandy (Kalahari sands); crop-driven erosion is definitely not an issue in Namibia; neither is livestock production.
I thought FAO had stuff like that, but the level of aggregation in the publicly available data is much lower than it used to be. I think if you can define the terms according to the variables you find on their website, you should be able to place a request for something that would at least be a decent proxy, or maybe you'll get lucky and the person who reads your request can point you in the perfect direction. I don't see any reason that the FAO wouldn't provide you with the data, but you would have to make the case for why it is aligned with their work, for example, how it is aligned with their mission, etc.
