A Hybrid Spatio-Temporal Transformer-LSTM Network for Explainable Crop Yield Prediction Using Multi-Source Remote Sensing in Arid African Regions
The escalating food security crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa, driven by population growth and climate volatility, necessitates robust agricultural monitoring and prediction systems. However, existing approaches often rely on historical trends and struggle to capture the nonlinear effects of erratic rainfall and thermal sh...