Drought Risk Assessment
for Africa

Estimate drought probability, crop loss, water deficit and mitigation actions for African farms using rainfall anomaly, crop, soil and irrigation inputs.

Farm planningLoss estimateAdaptation planFarm Resilience
Climate Risk

Use this to turn a dry-season concern into a practical planting, irrigation and insurance conversation.

Competitor-informed upgrade

What this app now checks

Added farm presets, a data-confidence prompt, drought-to-rainfall workflow links, and a PDF action pack for extension or insurance conversations.

Reference patternNASA Earthdata drought monitoring and Cool Farm Tool scenario workflows
Dashboard pathSave the result locally, then sync it to account workspace when signed in.
PDF gateDownload a drought action PDF for extension, irrigation or insurance planning.

DR Inputs

Quick-start scenarios

Load a realistic case, then edit the numbers to match your own site, farm, household or project.

Preset factors are planning defaults. Confirm local data before formal reporting.
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Use negative numbers for below-normal rainfall.
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Estimates are planning signals, not official monitoring, legal, engineering or verification advice.

Result
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Run the tool to see a tailored result.
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Decision Breakdown

Action Plan

Farm Resilience

Next step after this result

Added farm presets, a data-confidence prompt, drought-to-rainfall workflow links, and a PDF action pack for extension or insurance conversations.

Frequently Asked Questions

No. It is a planning screen that turns rainfall anomaly and farm conditions into a risk score. Confirm with local meteorological or extension data.
Rainfall alone does not explain loss. Water retention, crop sensitivity and irrigation access change the actual risk on the farm.
It can frame the conversation, but formal index insurance needs official rainfall stations or satellite triggers.