Downscaling Regional Crop Yields to Local Scale Using Remote Sensing

Local-scale crop yield datasets are not readily available in most of the developing world. Local-scale crop yield datasets are of great use for risk transfer and risk management in agriculture. In this article, we present a simple method for disaggregation of district-level production statistics ove...

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Main Authors: Shirsath, Paresh Bhaskar, Sehgal, Vinay K, Aggarwal, Pramod K.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: MDPI 2020
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/107424
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description Local-scale crop yield datasets are not readily available in most of the developing world. Local-scale crop yield datasets are of great use for risk transfer and risk management in agriculture. In this article, we present a simple method for disaggregation of district-level production statistics over crop pixels by using a remote sensing approach. We also quantified the error in the disaggregated statistics to ascertain its usefulness for crop insurance purposes. The methodology development was attempted in Parbhani district of Maharashtra state with wheat and sorghum crops in the winter season. The methodology uses the ratio of Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI) of pixel to total EVI of the crop pixels in that district corresponding to the growth phase of the crop. It resulted in the generation of crop yield maps at the 500 m resolution pixel (grid) level. The methodology was repeated to generate time-series maps of crop yield. In general, there was a good correspondence between disaggregated crop yield and sub-district level crop yields with a correlation coe cient of 0.9.
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spelling CGSpace1074242025-12-08T09:54:28Z Downscaling Regional Crop Yields to Local Scale Using Remote Sensing Shirsath, Paresh Bhaskar Sehgal, Vinay K Aggarwal, Pramod K. climate change agriculture food security crop yield Local-scale crop yield datasets are not readily available in most of the developing world. Local-scale crop yield datasets are of great use for risk transfer and risk management in agriculture. In this article, we present a simple method for disaggregation of district-level production statistics over crop pixels by using a remote sensing approach. We also quantified the error in the disaggregated statistics to ascertain its usefulness for crop insurance purposes. The methodology development was attempted in Parbhani district of Maharashtra state with wheat and sorghum crops in the winter season. The methodology uses the ratio of Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI) of pixel to total EVI of the crop pixels in that district corresponding to the growth phase of the crop. It resulted in the generation of crop yield maps at the 500 m resolution pixel (grid) level. The methodology was repeated to generate time-series maps of crop yield. In general, there was a good correspondence between disaggregated crop yield and sub-district level crop yields with a correlation coe cient of 0.9. 2020-03-02 2020-03-09T14:49:05Z 2020-03-09T14:49:05Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/107424 en Open Access MDPI Shirsath PB, Sehgal VK, Aggarwal PK. 2020. Downscaling Regional Crop Yields to Local Scale Using Remote Sensing. Agriculture 10(3):58.
spellingShingle climate change
agriculture
food security
crop yield
Shirsath, Paresh Bhaskar
Sehgal, Vinay K
Aggarwal, Pramod K.
Downscaling Regional Crop Yields to Local Scale Using Remote Sensing
title Downscaling Regional Crop Yields to Local Scale Using Remote Sensing
title_full Downscaling Regional Crop Yields to Local Scale Using Remote Sensing
title_fullStr Downscaling Regional Crop Yields to Local Scale Using Remote Sensing
title_full_unstemmed Downscaling Regional Crop Yields to Local Scale Using Remote Sensing
title_short Downscaling Regional Crop Yields to Local Scale Using Remote Sensing
title_sort downscaling regional crop yields to local scale using remote sensing
topic climate change
agriculture
food security
crop yield
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/107424
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