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Mapping Threats to Agriculture in East Africa: Performance of MODIS Derived LST for Frost Identification in Kenya's Tea Plantations

Authors :
Kotikot, Susan M
Flores, Africa
Griffin, Robert E
Sedah, Absae
Nyaga, James
Mugo, Robinson
Limaye, Ashutosh
Irwin, Dan
Publication Year :
2017
Publisher :
United States: NASA Center for Aerospace Information (CASI), 2017.

Abstract

Increased prevalence of weather related hazards in eastern Africa including drought, floods, hail and frost threatening agricultural productivity. Kenya is heavily dependent on agriculture for economic growth (FAO 2013); (1) Agriculture contributed 23.5% and 21.5% of GDP in 2009 and 2010 respectively, (2) Employment to half a million households of smallholders and 150,000 on large tea estates. Tea growing in Kenya depends on stability of the weather; (1) Weather is unpredictable, (2) Frost has contributed 30% of tea leaf losses, (3) Drought has contributed 14-30%, (4) The losses are experienced between January and march - frost and dry season.

Details

Language :
English
Database :
NASA Technical Reports
Notes :
WBS 970315.0201.01.14
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
edsnas.20180006729
Document Type :
Report