Crop Yield Forecasting

3. Linking up with crop production forecasts: the practices followed
by Morocco’s official national sources 103
3.1. Which area data is used? The methodology applied 103
3.2. Release calendars: punctuality and timeliness 107
3.3. Human, financial, and technical infrastructure 108
3.4. Institutional structure and sustainability 109
Chapter 4
Crop Yield Forecasting in South Africa.............................................................................. 111
1. Crop yield forecast data for South Africa 111
1.1. Brief description 111
1.2. Inventory of forecasts available, by source 113
1.3. Release calendars: punctuality and timeliness 117
1.4. How do these different forecasts compare? Purpose, coverage,
scale and harmonization issues and accuracy 118
2. South Africa’s national official sources: methodology and practices 121
2.1. Description of the official yield forecasting methodology 121
2.2. Relevant practices for data collection 122
2.3. Relevant practices for data sharing and analysis, harmonization
and integration 137
2.4. Human, financial and technical infrastructure 137
2.5. Institutional structure and sustainability 137
2.6. Innovation and integration with regional/global level initiatives 138
3. Linking up with crop production forecast: the practices followed
by the South Africa’s official national sources 138
3.1. Which area data is used? Description of the methodology 138
3.2. Release calendars: punctuality and timeliness 148
3.3. Human, financial and technical infrastructure 149
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Crop Yield Forecasting: Methodological and Institutional Aspects