Near Real-Time Biophysical Rice (<i>Oryza sativa</i> L.) Yield Estimation to Support Crop Insurance Implementation in India

Immediate yield loss information is required to trigger crop insurance payouts, which are important to secure agricultural income stability for millions of smallholder farmers. Techniques for monitoring crop growth in real-time and at 5 km spatial resolution may also aid in designing price intervent...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ponraj Arumugam, Abel Chemura, Bernhard Schauberger, Christoph Gornott
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-10-01
Series:Agronomy
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/10/11/1674