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The Power of Predictions and Probabilities
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http://oar.icrisat.org/3836/
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The Power of Predictions and Probabilities
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Ranga Rao, G V
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Agriculture-Farming, Production, Technology, Economics
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Monsoon rainfall in India varies every year, and distribution is uncertain. This poses a production risk for farmers in the semi-arid India. Farmers tend to ignore rainfall forecasts issued by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) while making crop decisions since they are made for the whole country, and could be unreliable regionally. Recent advances in forecasting techniques improve the usefulness of forecasting seasonal rainfall. Farmers in USA, Australia, Argentina and Brazil benefit from forecast-based cropping decision options to enhance agricultural productivity.............. |
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International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
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2006
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Article
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application/pdf
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en
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http://oar.icrisat.org/3836/1/SATrends_Issue_67_June_2006_The_power_of_predictions.pdf
Ranga Rao, G V (2006) The Power of Predictions and Probabilities. SATrends ICRISAT Monthly Newsletter, 67. p. 1. |
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