2023-2-11
2023-1-28
- The first version of gcamfaostat is still being processed/reviewed
at JOSS
- We now create a release version to have a snapshot of this version
(replicating the processing for GCAM v7.0 AgLU in data)
- Next stages of development:
- BYU: GCAM base year update to 2021 and
- PCE: primary commodity equivalent processing and method
documentation
- Possibly adding IFPRI SPAM data in the processing chain
JOSS submission
2023-11-10
- gcamfaostat is now submitted to JOSS for review and publication
- gcamfaostat v1.0.0 includes the data generated for the Global Change
Analysis Model v7.0 GCAM
v7.0.
- We will make an official release after the JOSS review.
2023-11-09 # FAOSTAT (in the recent Oct release) provide 2021 data #
We will now update gcamfaostat to include the latest data and for GCAM
BYU # A new BYU branch is created for this task
2023-11-08
- All Github Action test passed. Badges added!
2023-11-07
- All documentations down, including paper.md
- Coauthor comments resolved.
- Creating a release version and submitting to JOSS.
October 2023 updates
2023-10-30
* Vignettes completed
2023-10-25
ToDo before JOSS submission
- Check package license (PNNL)
- Check Zenodo license for FAOSTAT data [Done:
CC BY-NC-SA]
- Test & Check; Adding GitHub tests/badges
2023-10-24
- Visualization Page is live now
-
gcamfaostat moved to the JGCRI GitHub account
FAOSTAT Commodity Balance (CB) updates
2023-09-25 * Good news: It seems FAOSTAT just made the updated
Commodity Balance (CB) dataset available. Previously, it only includes
data up to 2013, i.e., consistent with FBSH. It is now adding a new
dataset that include data from 2010-2020, consistent with FBH. *
However: + The update history on FAOSTAT might not be the
history of data availability. It says last update was 2022-12-23. But
per 2023-08-20 archive, the data was still not available. + Bulk
download seems not enabled yet. + Dataset code will likely change. CB
seems reserved for the new data and the old one might be CBH. * Stay
tuned.
Goals for the next version include:
2023-09-25
- Improve the documentation and the visualization of the
module_aglu_L100.FAO_SUA_PrimaryEquivalent module
- The module developed a new method of primary commodity equivalent
aggregation to aggregate supply-utilization-accounting (SUA) data for
items along the supply chain (e.g., wheat flour, bran, and germ to
wheat-primary-equivalent).
- The method preserves balance across space (trade balance), time
(storage carryover), supply-utilization, and the combination of these
dimensions with minimal adjustments.
- We have applies the new method of primary equivalent aggregation to
aggregating FAO ~500 SUA (SCL) items to ~100 primary equivalent items in
FAO Food Balance Sheet (FBS).
- Compare the results from the new primary commodity equivalent method
with the FBS data compiled using FAOSTAT method (never disclosed).
Raw data archive
2023-08-19
The source data downloaded from FAOSTAT is archived at a Zenodo repository.