Variant 1 · One-glance color-coded master matrix
Sort, search, and scan the entire crop portfolio. Hover any score to see the planning value/range behind it.
Scoring logic beside the matrix
The matrix is not a commercial yield table. It is a famine/drought/low-resource screening model.
Food Resilience Score =
(Protein Yield × W1)
+ (Calorie Yield × W2)
+ (Water Productivity × W3)
+ (Heat/Drought Tolerance × W4)
+ (Indoor/Low-Light Feasibility × W5)
+ (Time-to-Food × W6)
+ (Storage/Self-Seeding × W7)
− (Input/Labour/Failure Penalty)
(Protein Yield × W1)
+ (Calorie Yield × W2)
+ (Water Productivity × W3)
+ (Heat/Drought Tolerance × W4)
+ (Indoor/Low-Light Feasibility × W5)
+ (Time-to-Food × W6)
+ (Storage/Self-Seeding × W7)
− (Input/Labour/Failure Penalty)
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What the 8 visible scores represent
Protein: edible protein valueCalorie: famine energy valueDrought: dry-stress survival/yieldHeat: scorching-season toleranceIndoor: low-light feasibilityWater: output per water burdenSpeed: days to first useful foodStorage: dry-store/reserve value
Full Annex A–E is added as a separate tab for traceability and future interactive weighting.
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Variant 2 · Radar comparison lab
Check any number of crops and compare their resilience shape. Spiky radar = specialist. Round radar = balanced survival crop.
Compare insight
Sources linked to selected crops
Each radar polygon is drawn from the same 8 scored data points shown in the Matrix.
Variant 3 · Heatmap wall: “where does each crop shine?”
This is built for exhibition panels and investor/committee reviews: a beautiful matrix that reveals hidden specialists.
Heatmap source rule
Each colored cell carries numbered source markers; hover shows the planning value/range and source IDs. Markers link to the Annex reference library.
Variant 4 · Risk-return bubble atlas
Choose any two metrics for X/Y. Bubble size = total resilience score. Color = section.
Discovery prompts
Click bubbles to identify candidate crops. Look for top-right bubbles for protein + water resilience. Low-right crops can still be calorie backbones.
Sources for selected bubble axes
Bubble X/Y positions use the currently selected metrics; bubble size uses total score.
Variant 5 · Click-to-discover crop cards
Designed for public engagement: each card invites curiosity before revealing the trade-offs.
Crop card source rule
Each crop card opens a full metric-by-metric source table.
Variant 6 · Scenario simulator
Change the weights to simulate drought famine, indoor shelter, scorching dry season, or micronutrient gardens.
Weighted ranking
Scenario simulator source rule
Weighted ranking recombines the same sourced metric scores; changing weights changes importance, not the underlying referenced values.
Survival portfolio layers
Annex · Scoring details and evaluation requirements
This annex documents the scoring logic behind the visual dashboards. B1–B7 are structured so they can become fully adjustable ranking controls.
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A. Core scoring formula
Food Resilience Score =
(Protein Yield × W1)
+ (Calorie Yield × W2)
+ (Water Productivity × W3)
+ (Heat/Drought Tolerance × W4)
+ (Indoor/Low-Light Feasibility × W5)
+ (Time-to-Food × W6)
+ (Storage/Self-Seeding × W7)
− (Input/Labour/Failure Penalty)
(Protein Yield × W1)
+ (Calorie Yield × W2)
+ (Water Productivity × W3)
+ (Heat/Drought Tolerance × W4)
+ (Indoor/Low-Light Feasibility × W5)
+ (Time-to-Food × W6)
+ (Storage/Self-Seeding × W7)
− (Input/Labour/Failure Penalty)
Interpretation: a crop can score well by being a protein source, calorie reserve, indoor emergency food, drought survivor, or storage-safe staple.
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A. Metric-to-dashboard mapping
| Protein Yield | Protein score |
| Calorie Yield | Calorie score |
| Water Productivity | Water score |
| Heat/Drought Tolerance | Heat + Drought scores |
| Indoor/Low-Light Feasibility | Indoor score |
| Time-to-Food | Speed score |
| Storage/Self-Seeding | Storage score |
| Penalty | Captured indirectly by low water, speed, storage, indoor, or drought scores |
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B. Comprehensive evaluation requirements
B1. Nutrition and food value
Protein per 100 g, calories per 100 g, amino-acid balance, edible parts, micronutrients, anti-nutrients, processing safety, cultural acceptability.
Adjustable later: Protein / CalorieSources:
B2. Water requirement and drought resilience
Total crop water need, irrigation need, critical water stages, drought survival, waterlogging tolerance, root depth, water productivity.
Adjustable later: Drought / WaterSources:
B3. Heat, scorching-season, and climate stress
Optimum temperature, reproductive heat threshold, night heat, heatwave survival, photoperiod sensitivity, pollen/flower failure, shade/heat tradeoff.
Adjustable later: HeatSources:
B4. Light and indoor-growing requirement
Full sun, partial shade, DLI, grow-light energy, window-growing, sprouting, microgreens, mushroom/no-light systems.
Adjustable later: IndoorSources:
B5. Land, space, and structure requirement
Planting density, vertical support, growth habit, container depth, harvest index, intercropping ability.
Future penalty: Space / trellisSources:
B6. Time-to-food and repeatability
Days to sprouts, leaves, green pods, dry seed, seed-saving reliability, germination after storage, multiple harvests.
Adjustable later: Speed / StorageSources:
B7. Soil, fertility, and input burden
Soil pH, poor-soil tolerance, nitrogen fixation, phosphorus demand, salinity, organic matter need, inoculant dependency.
Future penalty: Input burdenSources:
C. Scenario weighting structure
| Category | Drought/famine | Indoor emergency |
|---|---|---|
| Protein yield | 15% | 10% |
| Calorie yield | 15% | 5% |
| Water productivity | 20% | 10% |
| Heat tolerance | 15% | 5% |
| Low-light / indoor feasibility | 5% | 30% |
| Time to first food | 10% | 20% |
| Storage and seed saving | 10% | 10% |
| Low input / low labour | 10% | 10% |
B1–B7 interactive weighting prototype
Prototype only: updates the Annex ranking without overwriting the master matrix.
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Annex weighted ranking
D. Practical interpretation
| Indoor emergency | Mung bean sprouts + oyster mushroom |
| Outdoor drought protein | Cowpea + lablab + pigeonpea |
| Famine calories | Cassava + sweet potato |
| Scorching dry grain | Pearl millet + sorghum |
| Micronutrients | Moringa + amaranth |
| Wet/shaded backup | Taro/tannia + sago where ecology fits |
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E. Portfolio rule
Do not select one winner crop. Build a survival portfolio covering indoor food, drought protein, calorie reserve, dry grain, micronutrients, wet/shaded backup, and controlled systems.
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Indoor
Mung beanOyster mushroomProtein
CowpeaLablabPigeonpeaCalories
CassavaSweet potatoDry grain
Pearl milletSorghumMicros
MoringaAmaranthWet shade
TaroSagoControlled
DuckweedAzollaReference library
Each numbered marker in the dashboard links here. Values are planning ranges derived from cited source families; local cultivar trials should override generic ranges.