The Value of Accurate Crop Production Forecasts.

Crop production forecasts are widely recognized as an important input into food balance sheets and for anticipating production shortfalls. However, the role of accurate crop production forecasting systems in mitigating food price instability and transitory food insecurity is often under-appreciated. This paper explains how crop production forecasting systems affect price instability and risks, and how they can be improved to stabilize the food system.

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Year of publication:	2010-10
Authors:	Jayne, Thomas S. ; Rashid, Shahidur
Institutions:	Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics, Michigan State University
Subject:	Africa \| Food security \| forecasts \| production \| Agricultural and Food Policy \| Community/Rural/Urban Development \| Crop Production/Industries \| Demand and Price Analysis \| Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety \| Food Security and Poverty \| International Development \| Productivity Analysis

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Food Security International Development Working Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	The text is part of a series Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics>Food Security International Development Working Papers Number 97032
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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