Maize yield forecasting for Zimbabwe farming sectors using satellite rainfall estimates

Natural Hazards

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 447-463

  Manatsa, Desmond ^a,b   Nyakudya, Innocent W ^b   Mukwada, Geoffry ^c   Matsikwa, Herbet ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b BINDURA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE EDUCATION   (Zimbabwe)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^d World Food Program (WFP)   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Maize yield forecasting; Regression model; Satellite rainfall estimates; Water Requirement Satisfaction Index; Zimbabwe farming sectors

Indexed keywords

CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CROP YIELD; ESTIMATION METHOD; FARMING SYSTEM; FOOD PRODUCTION; FORECASTING METHOD; GROWING SEASON; MAIZE; MODEL VALIDATION; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RAINFALL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; WATER BUDGET;

ZIMBABWE;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 80052286921     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-011-9765-0     Document Type: Article

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