2024
DOI: 10.1186/s40068-024-00333-y
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Assessment of agricultural land suitability for cereal crops based on the analysis of soil physico-chemical characteristics

Simeneh Gedefaw Abate,
Mihret Bizuye Anteneh

Abstract: This research aimed at evaluation of a given land resource suitable for selected rain fed crops production (malt barley, wheat and teff) in Ambesh watershed. It also quantified suitable land and classified into the land mapping units (LMUs), and presents a land suitability map. Land suitability assessment (LSA) made using climatic condition, topography, soil physical and chemical properties as a major factor integrated with a multi criteria decision making (MCDM) analysis in Ambesh watershed. Fourteen composit… Show more

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“…For example, to access land suitability site for cereal crop several studies have been classified suitability rank of individual factor and combined them. These factors having potential to control land capability for cereal crops include; temperature, rainfall, altitude, slope, soil texture, soil depth, organic matter, soil pH, soil drainage, land use/land cover and proximity to road [ 19 , 20 ]. Therefore, assessing land capability for agriculture is a complex, multi-criteria process that examines topography, climate, soil capabilities, and other socioeconomic factors such as roads [ 21 ].…”
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confidence: 99%
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“…For example, to access land suitability site for cereal crop several studies have been classified suitability rank of individual factor and combined them. These factors having potential to control land capability for cereal crops include; temperature, rainfall, altitude, slope, soil texture, soil depth, organic matter, soil pH, soil drainage, land use/land cover and proximity to road [ 19 , 20 ]. Therefore, assessing land capability for agriculture is a complex, multi-criteria process that examines topography, climate, soil capabilities, and other socioeconomic factors such as roads [ 21 ].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…These multi-dimensional factors call for appropriate decision support tools, such as the multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) approaches. GIS and MCDA are the best methods of overcoming the problems in defining the relative weights of several criteria involved in decision-making on land suitability and getting precise results, thereby developing a plan on how agricultural land is used in a sustainable way [ 19 , 22 , 23 ]. Numerous MCDA methods, like the ordered weighted average, outranking method, simple additive scoring, logic scoring of preferences, and analytical hierarchical processes, have been used to access land suitability for farming practices [ [24] , [25] , [26] ].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%