Improving district-level forecasts of maize yields

Improving district-level forecasts of maize yields

1. Host Institution:
   ICRISAT | agCelerant-Mali, Bamako, Mali
2. Supervisors:
   Steven Ndung’u | Vakhtang Shelia | Pierre C. Sibiry Traore
3. Project Description:
   The CCAFS Regional Agricultural Forecasting Tool (CRAFT) allows multi-model forecasting of crop yields on a spatial grid and based on various predictors such as sea surface temperature (SSTs) and model output statistics (MOS). Building on 2020 MS4CR scholars’ work, this internship will support the implementation of CRAFT in Northern Ghana, contributing to the CASCAID (CCAFS), EU-IFAD and HEURISTICS (Habitus) projects.
4. Expected outcome:
   Automated, gridded workflows improve yield forecasting by institutions involved in subnational food security monitoring and early warning.

Applications for this internship should be submitted via the online application system, stating clearly the title of the internship.

Deadline for applications: February 28th, 2021 at 11:59 PM Central Africa Time (CAT)

Any inquiries about these internships should be sent to:
aims-ms4cr.internship@nexteinstein.org.