Potato yield forecasting from satellites

Abstract

Remote sensing has for long been used to assist producers in precision farming. It allows the monitoring of crop vegetation over large areas and enables the assessment of crop health and vegetation vigour, which facilitate timely management interventions, such as pest and disease control, fertiliser application, weed control, and irrigation. Satellite images can, for example, be linked to geographic information system (GIS) yield maps or soil nutrient status maps to identify and manage problematic areas in crop fields. Such interventions can improve crop growth and and ultimately increase final yields.