USE OF EARTH OBSERVATION BASED HYBRID MODEL TO SUPPORT NATIONAL MAIZE YIELD FORECASTS IN EAST AND SOUTHERN AFRICA

Benson KIPKEMBOI Kenduiywo, Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development, Nairobi, Kenya; Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Geomatic Engineering & Geospatial Information Systems, Juja, Kenya and Sara Miller, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL, United States