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There are 191 content items of different types and languages related to land suitability on the Land Portal.
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Establishment of site index curves and taper tables for sugi (Cryptomeria japonica) plantations in Nagasaki Prefecture

Journal Articles & Books
May, 2015
Japan

In order to develop the original long-term cutting age management standard of Sugi (Cryptomeria japonica) plantaions in Nagasaki prefecture, site index curves and taper tables of Sugi plantations were created. 1) Site idex curves were revised up after 40-50 years on stand age, and rate of height growth was not decreased remarkably. 2) On the average relative stem curve, the determination coefficient of polynomial expression was 0.9799. 3) The new taper tables could be applied to trees whose height from 15 to 31 m and DBH from 15 to 50 cm.

Assessing potential land suitable for surface irrigation using groundwater in Ethiopia

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2017
Ethiopia

Although Ethiopia has abundant land for irrigation, only a fraction of its potential land is being utilized. This study evaluates suitability of lands for irrigation using groundwater in Ethiopia using GIS-based Multi-Criteria Evaluation (MCE) techniques in order to enhance the country's agricultural industry. Key factors that significantly affect irrigation suitability evaluated in this study include physical land features (land use, soil, and slope), climate (rainfall and evapotranspiration), and market access (proximity to roads and access to market).

Assessing land suitability for aquifer storage and recharge in northern Ghana using remote sensing and GIS multi-criteria decision analysis technique

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2017
Ghana

Increasing climate variability and challenge in access to water pose major impediments to rainfed agricultural productivity. Extensive flooding of agricultural lands during the rainy season and lack of water during the 8-month long dry season affect the livelihood of the people in the northern Ghana, a situation that calls for better water management practices. The use of aquifer storage and recharge (ASR) based technique, helps to reduce flooding and improve access to water during the dry season; however such technology has specific requirements for successful implementation.

The assessment of Mali soil resources for the purposes of cotton cultivation

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2016
Russia
Mali

All of the available information about the soil cover of Mali at the level of the whole country is summarized. This information was updated according to the satellite data, and the analysis of optimality of the soil resources for the purposes of cotton cultivation was conducted. As the basis for the assessment served the Digital Soil Map of the World by FAO, which was preliminary corrected on the basis of visual analysis of Landsat images, obtained in 2009-2011.

Determination the asppropriateness of Tokat Kazova lands to peach cultivation using geographic information system

Policy Papers & Briefs
December, 2008
Turkey

The aims of this study are to determine the appropriate peach orchard locations among Tokat Kazova lands and to classify the lands according to the suitability for peach cultivation by means of Geographic Information System (GIS). The distances and elevation differences of possible orchard locations to/from the available water resources, soil profile depth, soil profile texture, frost risk, land aspect, and land slope were considered as criterions to classify the lands of Tokat Kazova to determine appropriate lands for peach cultivation under Tokat Kazova conditions.

Comparison of Different Irrigation Methods Based On the Parametric Evaluation Approach in Chikan and Mourzian Subbasin, Iran

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2018
Iran

Increasing world population has led to product more foods and crops, while agricultural lands have been decreased. Then, it is necessary to use the maximum potential of these lands which product maximum yield without any damage. To reach this objective, land suitability evaluation is the most important way that can reach-this objective.

Increasing Sugar Production in Indonesia through Land Suitability Analysis and Sugar Mill Restructuring

Peer-reviewed publication
April, 2019
Indonesia

Indonesia is the fourth most populated country in the world with an annual population growth rate of 1.3%. This growth is accompanied by an increase in sugar consumption, which is occurring at an annual rate of 4.3%. The huge demand for sugar has created a large gap between sugar production and demand. Indonesia became the world’s largest sugar importer in 2017–2018. Sugarcane farmers have an important role in sugar production. They are facing problems with declining sugarcane productivity and arable land decreasing.