Machine Learning Approaches for Evaluating Statistical Information in the Agricultural Sector

This book presents machine learning approaches to identify the most important predictors of crucial variables for dealing with the challenges of managing production units and designing agriculture policies. The book focuses on the agricultural sector in the European Union and considers statistical information from the Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN).

Presently, statistical databases present a lot of information for many indicators and, in these contexts, one of the main tasks is to identify the most important predictors of certain indicators. In this way, the book presents approaches to identifying the most relevant variables that best support the design of adjusted farming policies and management plans. These subjects are currently important for students, public institutions and farmers. To achieve these objectives, the book considers the IBM SPSS Modeler procedures as well as the respective models suggested by this software.

The book is read by students in production engineering, economics and agricultural studies, public bodies and managers in the farming sector.

本書介紹了應用機器學習方法來識別管理生產單位和設計農業政策所需的關鍵變數的方法。本書專注於歐洲聯盟的農業部門，並考慮了農場會計數據網絡（FADN）的統計信息。

目前，統計數據庫提供了許多指標的大量信息，在這些情況下，其中一個主要任務是識別某些指標的最重要的預測變數。因此，本書介紹了識別最相關變數的方法，以最佳支持調整農業政策和管理計劃的設計。這些主題目前對學生、公共機構和農民非常重要。為了實現這些目標，本書考慮了IBM SPSS Modeler程序以及該軟件提出的相應模型。

本書適合生產工程、經濟學和農業研究的學生、公共機構和農業部門的管理人員閱讀。

Vítor João Pereira Domingues Martinho is Coordinator Professor with Habilitation at the Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, Portugal. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Coimbra, Portugal. With a profound academic background, he has also served as Invited Professor at the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (Portugal) and currently holds the position of Invited Professor at the Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra (Portugal). From 2006 to 2012, Professor Martinho served as President of the Scientific Council, President of the Directive Council, and President of the Agricultural School belonging to the Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, Portugal. Additionally, he was President of the Direction of the Association of Forest Producers of Viseu, Portugal. Martinho has published several technical and scientific papers and serves as Referee for various scientific and technical journals. He actively participates in the evaluation of national and international projects.

Vítor João Pereira Domingues Martinho是葡萄牙維塞大學理工學院的協調教授，並擁有資格證明。他在葡萄牙的科英布拉大學獲得經濟學博士學位。擁有深厚的學術背景，他還曾擔任葡萄牙特拉斯-奧斯蒙特斯和阿爾托杜羅大學的客座教授，目前擔任葡萄牙科英布拉理工學院的客座教授。從2006年到2012年，Martinho教授擔任維塞大學理工學院科學委員會主席、指導委員會主席和農業學院院長。此外，他還擔任維塞大學林業生產者協會的主席。Martinho教授發表了多篇技術和科學論文，並擔任多個科學和技術期刊的審稿人。他積極參與國內外項目的評估。