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Crop yield

  • Glossary item | Last updated: 22 Mar 2024

The concept of crop yield is generally used to represent the average amount of produce obtained per unit of the crop area. In case of tree crops, the concept of yield covers the average amount of produce per tree.

FAO, 2017, Methodology for Estimation of Crop Area and Crop Yield under Mixed and Continuous Cropping, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy.

Source category: International Organisation

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