Real-time agrometeorological crop yield monitoring in Eastern Africa

Agronomie

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 63-77

  Rojas, O ^a   Rembold, F ^a   Royer, A ^a   Negre, T ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Crop monitoring; Early warning; Food security; MARS project; Yield forecast

Indexed keywords

AGROMETEOROLOGY; CROP YIELD; FORECASTING METHOD; GIS; INFORMATION SYSTEM; AGRICULTURAL MODELING; EARLY WARNING SYSTEM; FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION; FOOD SECURITY; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; REAL TIME; SATELLITE DATA;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

APOGON BRACHYGRAMMUS;

EID: 15944365538     PISSN: 02495627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/agro:2004056     Document Type: Article

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