Eyes in the Sky, Boots on the Ground : Assessing Satellite- and Ground-Based Approaches to Crop Yield Measurement and Analysis in Uganda

Eyes in the Sky, Boots on the Ground : Assessing Satellite- and Ground-Based Approaches to Crop Yield Measurement and Analysis in Uganda

Crop yields in smallholder systems are traditionally assessed using farmer-reported information in surveys, occasionally by crop cuts for a sub-section of a farmer's plot, and rarely using full-plot harvests. Accuracy and cost vary dramaticall...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lobell, David B., Azzari, George, Marshall, Burke, Gourlay, Sydney, Jin, Zhenong, Kilic, Talip, Murray, Siobhan
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
Subjects:
MAIZE
CROP YIELD
CROP CUTTING
REMOTE SENSING
SMALLHOLDER FARMER
MAIZE YIELD
CROP MODEL
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/556261522069698373/Eyes-in-the-sky-boots-on-the-ground-assessing-satellite-and-ground-based-approaches-to-crop-yield-measurement-and-analysis-in-Uganda
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29554

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/556261522069698373/Eyes-in-the-sky-boots-on-the-ground-assessing-satellite-and-ground-based-approaches-to-crop-yield-measurement-and-analysis-in-Uganda
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29554

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