A GIS-based multi-criteria analysis on cropland suitability in Bornuur Soum, Mongolia
Agriculture is one of the most critical sectors of the Mongolian economy. In Mongolia, land degradation is increasing in the cropland region, especially in a cultivated area. The country has challenges to identify new croplands with sufficient capacity for cultivation, especially for local decision-...
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ftunivgent:oai:archive.ugent.be:8708809 2024-02-11T10:07:56+01:00 A GIS-based multi-criteria analysis on cropland suitability in Bornuur Soum, Mongolia Natsagdorj, Enkhjargal Renchin, T. De Maeyer, Philippe Goossens, Rudi Van de Voorde, Tim Darkhijav, B. 2020 application/pdf https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/8708809 http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-8708809 https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLIII-B4-2020-149-2020 https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/8708809/file/8712642 eng eng https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/8708809 http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-8708809 http://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLIII-B4-2020-149-2020 https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/8708809/file/8712642 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0) info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences ISSN: 1682-1750 Agriculture and Food Sciences cropland suitability GIS multi-criteria AHP Bornuur soum Mongolia conference info:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceObject info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2020 ftunivgent https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLIII-B4-2020-149-2020 2024-01-24T23:10:02Z Agriculture is one of the most critical sectors of the Mongolian economy. In Mongolia, land degradation is increasing in the cropland region, especially in a cultivated area. The country has challenges to identify new croplands with sufficient capacity for cultivation, especially for local decision-makers. GIS applications tremendously help science in making land assessments. This study was carried out in Bornuur soum, Mongolia. The goal of this study to estimate that best suitable area for supporting crop production in Bornuur soum, using a GIS-based multi-criteria analysis (MCA) and remote sensing. GIS-based multi-criteria analysis (MCA) has been widely used in land suitability analyses in many countries. In this research, the GIS-based spatial MCA among the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) method has employed. The approach was enhanced for each criterion which as soil, topography and vegetation. The opinions of agronomist experts and a literature review helped in identifying criteria (soil data, topography, water and vegetation data) that are necessary to determine areas suitable for crops. The detailed cropland suitability maps indicate that 46.12 % is highly suitable for cropland, 34.68 % is moderate suitable, 13.64 % is marginal suitable and 5.56 % is not suitable. The MCA and AHP tools play an essential role in the multi-criteria analysis. Therefore, the results of these methods allow us to estimate an appropriate area for cultivation in Bornuur soum, Tuv province. The crop suitability method implies significant decisions on different levels and the result will be used for cropland management plan to make a decision. It is an integral role in agricultural management and land evaluation. Future research should further develop this method by including socio-economic (potential citizens for agriculture, current crop growth, water resource, etc.) and environmental variables (rainfall, vegetation types, permafrost distribution, etc.) to obtain specific results. However, it could be also be applied for a ... Conference Object permafrost Ghent University Academic Bibliography The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences XLIII-B4-2020 149 156 |
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Agriculture is one of the most critical sectors of the Mongolian economy. In Mongolia, land degradation is increasing in the cropland region, especially in a cultivated area. The country has challenges to identify new croplands with sufficient capacity for cultivation, especially for local decision-makers. GIS applications tremendously help science in making land assessments. This study was carried out in Bornuur soum, Mongolia. The goal of this study to estimate that best suitable area for supporting crop production in Bornuur soum, using a GIS-based multi-criteria analysis (MCA) and remote sensing. GIS-based multi-criteria analysis (MCA) has been widely used in land suitability analyses in many countries. In this research, the GIS-based spatial MCA among the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) method has employed. The approach was enhanced for each criterion which as soil, topography and vegetation. The opinions of agronomist experts and a literature review helped in identifying criteria (soil data, topography, water and vegetation data) that are necessary to determine areas suitable for crops. The detailed cropland suitability maps indicate that 46.12 % is highly suitable for cropland, 34.68 % is moderate suitable, 13.64 % is marginal suitable and 5.56 % is not suitable. The MCA and AHP tools play an essential role in the multi-criteria analysis. Therefore, the results of these methods allow us to estimate an appropriate area for cultivation in Bornuur soum, Tuv province. The crop suitability method implies significant decisions on different levels and the result will be used for cropland management plan to make a decision. It is an integral role in agricultural management and land evaluation. Future research should further develop this method by including socio-economic (potential citizens for agriculture, current crop growth, water resource, etc.) and environmental variables (rainfall, vegetation types, permafrost distribution, etc.) to obtain specific results. However, it could be also be applied for a ... |
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