Agro-ecological land Resources Assessment for agricultural Development Planning - A case Study of Kenya- Technical Annex 7
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Technical Annex 7
Systems Documentation Guide to Computer Programs for Land Productivity Assessments
A.H. Kassam, H.T. van Velthuizen, G.W. Fischer and M.M. Shah
Any part of this set of computer programs and the corresponding data sets may be modified in the light of new knowledge and/or new objectives. The model is part of a larger district and national planning tool and is expected to be expanded and refined with use.
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ISBN 92-5103435-4
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1.1 About This Technical Annex
1.2 Overview of the AEZ-CCS Software Package
1.3 Program Flow and Sub-Program Definitions
2.1 Program Logic and Overview
2.2 Input/Output File Sizes and Connections
2.4 Program Control Data, File CTRL01
2.5 AEZ Productivity Assessment Parameters, File RULES
2.5.1 CC - Card: Cash Crop LGP Allocation Rule
2.5.2 CN - Card: Crop Cycle Requirement Rules
2.5.3 CR - Card: Coarse Material Rating Rules
2.5.4 CY - Card: Crop Yield by LGP
2.5.5 FR - Card: Fallow Land Requirement Rules
2.5.6 FY - Card: Fluvisol LGP Suitability Rules
2.5.7 PL - Card: Pattern LGP Rules
2.5.8 PP - Card: Pattern Proportion Rules
2.5.10 SR - Card: Soil Unit Rules
2.5.11 TR - Card: Thermal Zone Suitability Rules
3.1 Program Logic and Overview
3.2 Input/Output File Sizes and Connections
3.4 Program Control Data, File CTRL02
4.1 Program Logic and Overview
4.2 Input/Output File Sizes and Connections
4.4 Program Control Data, File CTRL03
4.5 Computerized Land Inventory Data, File LINV.$$$
4.6 Additional Crop Factors, File COMMDAT
4.7 Crop Productivity Assessment Results, File BIN.$$$
5. PROGRAM AEZCCS04: LP MATRIX GENERATOR
5.1 Program Logic and Overview
5.2 Input/Output File Sizes and Connections
5.4 Program Control Data, File CTRL$$$
5.5 Commodity Aggregation Data, File COMMDAT
5.5.1 FC-Card: Conversion from Crop -> Agricultural Production List
5.5.2 FQ-Card: Conversion from Agricultural Production -> Food List
5.5.3 AG-Card: Food List Cards
5.6 Livestock Systems Definition Data, File LVSDAT
5.6.1 LZ-Card: Livestock Zone Definition Records
5.6.2 LS-Card: Livestock System Definition Record
5.6.3 LQ-Card: Livestock Product Definition Record
5.7 Technology Matrix, File TECHMAT
6 PROGRAM AEZCCS05 LP REPORT WRITER
6.1 Program Logic and Overview
6.2 Input/Output File Sizes and Connections
6.4 Program Control Data, File CTRL$$$
6.5 Commodity Aggregation Data, File COMMDAT
6.6 Livestock System Definition Data, File LVSDAT
6.7 Technology Matrix, File TECHMAT
6.8 Scenario Summary Tables, File OUT$$$
Appendix A: Kenya Country Case Study Coding Schemes
Appendix B: Parameter Constants used in AEZ-CCS Programs
Appendix C: AEZ Productivity Assessment Rule Definition Cards
Appendix D: Miscellaneous Record Formats used in AEZ-CCS Programs
Figures
1.1 Overview of AEZ-CCS Software Package
3.1 Program Structure AEZCCS02
4.1 Information Flow in Program AEZCCS03
4.2 Information Flow in Crop Combination Sub-component of Program AEZCCS03
4.3 AEZ Productivity Assessment, Crops
4.4 AEZ Productivity Assessment, Pastures
4.5 AEZ Productivity Assessment, Fuelwood Species
5.1 Information Flow in Program AEZCCS04
6.1 Information Flow in Program AEZCCS05
Tables
2.1 Control Input Data for Program AEZCCS01
3.1 Control Input Data for Program AEZCCS02
4.1 Control Input Data for Program AEZCCS03
5.1 Variables read from Scenario Control Input File, File CTRL$$$
REPORTS AND TECHNICAL ANNEXES
This work is recorded in a main report and technical annexes.
Main Report:
Agro-ecological Land Resources Assessment for Agricultural Development Planning - A Case Study of Kenya
Resources Data Base and Land Productivity
Technical Annexes:
Land Resources
Soil Erosion and Productivity
Agro-climatic and Agro-edaphic Suitabilities for Barley, Oat, Cowpea, Green gram and Pigeonpea
Crop Productivity
Livestock Productivity
Fuelwood Productivity
Systems Documentation Guide to Computer Programs for Land Productivity Assessments
Crop Productivity Assessment: Results at District Level