Statistical analysis of the weather impact on robusta coffee yield in Vietnam

Weather and climate strongly impact coffee; however, few studies have measured this impact on robusta coffee yield. This is because the yield record is not long enough, and/or the data are only available at a local farm level. A data-driven approach is developed here to 1) identify how sensitive Vie...

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Autores principales: Dinh, Thi Lan Anh, Aires, Filipe, Rahn, Eric
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Frontiers Media 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/119886
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author Dinh, Thi Lan Anh
Aires, Filipe
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description Weather and climate strongly impact coffee; however, few studies have measured this impact on robusta coffee yield. This is because the yield record is not long enough, and/or the data are only available at a local farm level. A data-driven approach is developed here to 1) identify how sensitive Vietnamese robusta coffee is to weather on district and provincial levels, 2) during which key moments weather is most influential for yield, and 3) how long before harvest, yield could potentially be forecasted. Robusta coffee yield time series were available from 2000 to 2018 for the Central Highlands, where 40% of global robusta coffee is produced. Multiple linear regression has been used to assess the effect of weather on coffee yield, with regularization techniques such as PCA and leave-one-out to avoid over-fitting the regression models. The data suggest that robusta coffee in Vietnam is most sensitive to two key moments: a prolonged rainy season of the previous year favoring vegetative growth, thereby increasing the potential yield (i.e., number of fruiting nodes), while low rainfall during bean formation decreases yield. Depending on location, these moments could be used to forecast the yield anomaly with 3–6 months’ anticipation. The sensitivity of yield anomalies to weather varied substantially between provinces and even districts. In Dak Lak and some Lam Dong districts, weather explained up to 36% of the robusta coffee yield anomalies variation, while low sensitivities were identified in Dak Nong and Gia Lai districts. Our statistical model can be used as a seasonal forecasting tool for the management of coffee production. It can also be applied to climate change studies, i.e., using this statistical model in climate simulations to see the tendency of coffee in the following decades.
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spelling CGSpace1198862025-12-08T10:29:22Z Statistical analysis of the weather impact on robusta coffee yield in Vietnam Dinh, Thi Lan Anh Aires, Filipe Rahn, Eric weather data climate change statistical methods crop production datos meteorológicos cambio climático métodos estadísticos Weather and climate strongly impact coffee; however, few studies have measured this impact on robusta coffee yield. This is because the yield record is not long enough, and/or the data are only available at a local farm level. A data-driven approach is developed here to 1) identify how sensitive Vietnamese robusta coffee is to weather on district and provincial levels, 2) during which key moments weather is most influential for yield, and 3) how long before harvest, yield could potentially be forecasted. Robusta coffee yield time series were available from 2000 to 2018 for the Central Highlands, where 40% of global robusta coffee is produced. Multiple linear regression has been used to assess the effect of weather on coffee yield, with regularization techniques such as PCA and leave-one-out to avoid over-fitting the regression models. The data suggest that robusta coffee in Vietnam is most sensitive to two key moments: a prolonged rainy season of the previous year favoring vegetative growth, thereby increasing the potential yield (i.e., number of fruiting nodes), while low rainfall during bean formation decreases yield. Depending on location, these moments could be used to forecast the yield anomaly with 3–6 months’ anticipation. The sensitivity of yield anomalies to weather varied substantially between provinces and even districts. In Dak Lak and some Lam Dong districts, weather explained up to 36% of the robusta coffee yield anomalies variation, while low sensitivities were identified in Dak Nong and Gia Lai districts. Our statistical model can be used as a seasonal forecasting tool for the management of coffee production. It can also be applied to climate change studies, i.e., using this statistical model in climate simulations to see the tendency of coffee in the following decades. 2022-06-20 2022-06-21T12:55:55Z 2022-06-21T12:55:55Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/119886 en Open Access application/pdf Frontiers Media Dinh, T.L.A. ; Aires, F.; Rahn, E. (2022) Statistical analysis of the weather impact on robusta coffee yield in Vietnam. Frontiers in Environmental Science 10: 820916. ISSN: 2296-665X
spellingShingle weather data
climate change
statistical methods
crop production
datos meteorológicos
cambio climático
métodos estadísticos
Dinh, Thi Lan Anh
Aires, Filipe
Rahn, Eric
Statistical analysis of the weather impact on robusta coffee yield in Vietnam
title Statistical analysis of the weather impact on robusta coffee yield in Vietnam
title_full Statistical analysis of the weather impact on robusta coffee yield in Vietnam
title_fullStr Statistical analysis of the weather impact on robusta coffee yield in Vietnam
title_full_unstemmed Statistical analysis of the weather impact on robusta coffee yield in Vietnam
title_short Statistical analysis of the weather impact on robusta coffee yield in Vietnam
title_sort statistical analysis of the weather impact on robusta coffee yield in vietnam
topic weather data
climate change
statistical methods
crop production
datos meteorológicos
cambio climático
métodos estadísticos
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/119886
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