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A Hidden Markov Chain Approach to Crop Yield Forecasting
Abstract
Prediction of harvest yield is an important and challenging problem . Attempts to solve this problem rely usually rely on regression techniques highly dependent on local factors. This paper presents a hidden Markov model a pproach for forecasting weight production . The model can deal with any culture or provided data. Results show that the model can capture both spatial and temporal harvest variability. Model analysis can help determine causes of variability, differently from regression or more straightforward Markov chain approaches. The resulting structure can benefit from statistical techniques for model tuning and model fitting.
Keywords
Precision Agriculture
Stochastic Processes
Probabilistic Inference
Declarations & Ethics
Funding:
This research received academic dissemination support through ESCAP / JournalsHub publishing programs.
Conflicts of Interest:
The authors declare no competing financial or institutional interests.
Peer Review:
Double-blind peer reviewed by international subject specialists.
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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).
How to Cite This Article
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Ferreira, et al. (2020). A Hidden Markov Chain Approach to Crop Yield Forecasting. IADIS International Journal on Computer Science and Information Systems, 15(2). https://doi.org/10.33965/ijcsis_2020_v15i2_12
Ferreira, et al. "A Hidden Markov Chain Approach to Crop Yield Forecasting." IADIS International Journal on Computer Science and Information Systems, vol. 15, no. 2, 2020. https://doi.org/10.33965/ijcsis_2020_v15i2_12
Ferreira, et al. "A Hidden Markov Chain Approach to Crop Yield Forecasting." IADIS International Journal on Computer Science and Information Systems 15, no. 2 (2020). https://doi.org/10.33965/ijcsis_2020_v15i2_12