Measuring coffee yields: A comparison of one-time harvest and allometric methods
Measuring yields accurately is critical for evaluating the impact of interventions that aim to increase ag-ricultural productivity. Self-reported survey data may be subject to social desirability bias, especially in the context of intervention-based studies. Further, farmers participating in trainin...
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| author | Hoffmann, Vivian Kagezi, Godfrey Rwakazooba, Ezra Zane, Giulia |
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| description | Measuring yields accurately is critical for evaluating the impact of interventions that aim to increase ag-ricultural productivity. Self-reported survey data may be subject to social desirability bias, especially in the context of intervention-based studies. Further, farmers participating in training programs may put more effort into measuring their yield because they are interested in learning whether the new practices are effective, which could systematically bias their self-reports, compared to those of farmer not offered training. Therefore, it is often argued that field measurements such as crop cuttings and weighing are required for accurate measurement. In this note, we assess the suitability of allometric measurement for use in the context of large-scale data collection on coffee yields. We compare allometric yield estimates of Robusta coffee grown by smallholder farmers in Uganda with those obtained through a one-time harvest of both ripe and unripe cherries of a specified minimum size at the beginning of the fruiting season. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1454072025-11-06T06:51:47Z Measuring coffee yields: A comparison of one-time harvest and allometric methods Hoffmann, Vivian Kagezi, Godfrey Rwakazooba, Ezra Zane, Giulia farmers fruiting measurement crop yield smallholders allometry harvesting coffee yields agricultural productivity Measuring yields accurately is critical for evaluating the impact of interventions that aim to increase ag-ricultural productivity. Self-reported survey data may be subject to social desirability bias, especially in the context of intervention-based studies. Further, farmers participating in training programs may put more effort into measuring their yield because they are interested in learning whether the new practices are effective, which could systematically bias their self-reports, compared to those of farmer not offered training. Therefore, it is often argued that field measurements such as crop cuttings and weighing are required for accurate measurement. In this note, we assess the suitability of allometric measurement for use in the context of large-scale data collection on coffee yields. We compare allometric yield estimates of Robusta coffee grown by smallholder farmers in Uganda with those obtained through a one-time harvest of both ripe and unripe cherries of a specified minimum size at the beginning of the fruiting season. 2019-12-31 2024-06-21T09:04:27Z 2024-06-21T09:04:27Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145407 en https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134844 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Hoffmann, Vivian; Kagezi, Godfrey; Rwakazooba, Ezra; and Zane, Giulia. 2019. Measuring coffee yields: A comparison of one-time harvest and allometric methods. Project Note. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133570. |
| spellingShingle | farmers fruiting measurement crop yield smallholders allometry harvesting coffee yields agricultural productivity Hoffmann, Vivian Kagezi, Godfrey Rwakazooba, Ezra Zane, Giulia Measuring coffee yields: A comparison of one-time harvest and allometric methods |
| title | Measuring coffee yields: A comparison of one-time harvest and allometric methods |
| title_full | Measuring coffee yields: A comparison of one-time harvest and allometric methods |
| title_fullStr | Measuring coffee yields: A comparison of one-time harvest and allometric methods |
| title_full_unstemmed | Measuring coffee yields: A comparison of one-time harvest and allometric methods |
| title_short | Measuring coffee yields: A comparison of one-time harvest and allometric methods |
| title_sort | measuring coffee yields a comparison of one time harvest and allometric methods |
| topic | farmers fruiting measurement crop yield smallholders allometry harvesting coffee yields agricultural productivity |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145407 |
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