%0 Journal Article
%@ 0019-5022
%A Panwar, S
%A Singh, K N
%A Kumar, A
%A Gurung, B
%A Sarkar, S K
%A Sivaramane, N
%A Rathore, A
%D 2017
%F icrisat:10045
%I ICAR
%J Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences
%K Detrended yield, Forecasting, Nonlinear model, Weather Indices Approach, Weather variables, crop yield, non-linear regression modelling, Pre harvesting
%N 5
%P 685-689
%T Pre harvest forecasting of crop yield using non-linear regression modelling: A concept
%U http://oar.icrisat.org/10045/
%V 87
%X A reliable and timely forecast of crop production helps  in planning, formulation and implementation of policies  relating to food procurement, its distribution, price, import  and export and for exercising several administrative measures  for storage and marketing of agricultural commodities. Thus  pre-harvest forecasting of production is required when crop  is still standing in the field. An efficient forecasting is thus a  pre-requisite for food supply information system at district  and state level. The final crop production estimates, though  based on objective crop-cutting experiments, are of limited  utility as these become available much later after the crop  harvest. In view of this, there is a need for developing an  objective methodology for pre-harvest forecasting of crop  yield...