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# DAAfrica 2024
Data Science for Agriculture in Africa 2024

### Proceedings of the Workshop on Data Science for Agriculture in Africa (DAAfrica 2024)
co-located with African Conference on Research in Computer Science and Applied Mathematics (CARI 2024)

### Bejaia, Algeria, November 23, 2024.

Edited by

### Paulin Melatagia Yonta 1
Mathieu Roche 2

1 University of Yaoundé I, Cameroun / IRD, UMMISCO, F-93143, Bondy, France
2 CIRAD, UMR TETIS, F-34398 Montpellier, France / TETIS, Université de Montpellier, AgroParisTech, CIRAD, INRAE, Montpellier, France

## Table of Contents

- Preface 1-2
  Summary: There were 9 papers submitted for peer-review to this workshop. Out of these, 7 papers were accepted for this volume.
- Lightweight Deep Learning for Weather Prediction and Forecasting in Africa 3-7
  Kinyua Gikunda, Nicolas Jouandeau
- Advanced Binary Classification for Disease Detection in Trees Using a novel Machine-Deep Learning method 8-12
  Marouane Kihal, Lamia Hamza, Mohammed Charif Kihal
- Lightweight segmentation of UAV images for early detection of maize leaf diseases 13-22
  Arnaud S. R. M. Ahouandjinou, Ambroise D. K. Houedjissin, Manhougbé Probus A. F. Kiki, François Xavier Amétépé, Kokou M. Assogba
- Explainable and Interpretable Dry Beans Classification using Soft Voting Classifier 24-36
  Belayneh Dejene, Gizachew Setegn, Selamawit Belay
- The effect of planning horizon length and green manure on net income in Crop Rotation Problem 39-50
  Akouyo Yvette Gbedevi, Kossi Atchonouglo, Sid Ahmed Lamrous, Marie-Ange Manier
- Towards the digitalization of Cameroonian agriculture: current situation, challenges and prospects 51-57
  André Mbairanodji, Founadoudou, Daquin Cédric Awouafack, Garba Bouba Boïga
- Bibliometric and economic analysis in precision agriculture 58-67
  Vinablo K. Dominique Dagbelou, Souleymane Bah, Souleymane A. Adekambi, Jacob A. Yabi

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