Prospects for geoinformatics-based precision farming in the Savanna River basin, Nigeria
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Date of publication
december 2011
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ISBN / Resource ID
AGRIS:US201400106677
Pages
3539-3549
A geoinformatics-based land suitability assessment approach was used to examine the prospects for precision farming in the Savanna River basin in Nigeria. The procedure involved the overlay analysis of land use, land cover characteristics interpreted on Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) imagery and physico-chemical soil properties and nutrient attributes in line with FAO suitability guidelines and models. The empirical analysis revealed areas of high, moderate and marginal suitability for the cultivation of maize, yam, cassava and oil palm in the basin. The critical advantages of geoinformation science technology for precision farming in a developing economy such as Nigeria were highlighted.