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A Hidden Markov Chain Approach to Crop Yield Forecasting

Jean Samarone de Almeida Ferreira *
Ana Paula Lüdtke Ferreira *
Naylor Bastiani Perez *
* 1Universidade Federal do Pampa, Brazil 2Embrapa Pecuária Sul, Brazil (Portugal)
* 1Universidade Federal do Pampa, Brazil 2Embrapa Pecuária Sul, Brazil (Portugal)
* 1Universidade Federal do Pampa, Brazil 2Embrapa Pecuária Sul, Brazil (Portugal)

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
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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