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...
Main Authors: | Lobell, David B., Azzari, George, Marshall, Burke, Gourlay, Sydney, Jin, Zhenong, Kilic, Talip, Murray, Siobhan |
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Format: | Working Paper |
Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2018
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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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