Estimating Yields of Household Fields in Rural Subsistence Farming Systems to Study Food Security in Burkina Faso

Estimating Yields of Household Fields in Rural Subsistence Farming Systems to Study Food Security in Burkina Faso

Climate change has an increasing impact on food security and child nutrition, particularly among rural smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa. Their limited resources and rainfall dependent farming practices make them sensitive to climate change-related effects. Data and research linking yield, h...

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Main Authors: Isabel G. Karst, Isabel Mank, Issouf Traoré, Raissa Sorgho, Kim-Jana Stückemann, Séraphin Simboro, Ali Sié, Jonas Franke, Rainer Sauerborn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-05-01
Series:Remote Sensing
Subjects:
food crops
child nutrition
remote sensing
Sentinel-2
vegetation index metrics
West Africa
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/12/11/1717

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