Land evaluation for development
© Food and Agriculture Organization of
the United Nations
Table of contents
Foreword
The need
for land evaluation
The nature of land
How land is
evaluated
1. Defining
objectives
2.
Collecting the data
3.
Identifying land uses
4.
Identifying land units
5.
Assessing suitability
6. Identifying environmental and socio-economic issues
7.
Identifying the most suitable land use
8. Planning
land use
Tanzania:
Land-use planning in practice
Applications
of land evaluation
Choice
in rainfed agriculture
Mauritius:
Mapping agricultural suitability
What price
irrigation?
Ethiopia:
A cautionary tale
What
future for extensive grazing?
Kenya:
Land suitability for nomadic grazing
Choosing
land for forestry
Land
planning in the Philippines
New land for
settlers
Indonesia: Phased land-use planning for transmigration
Quantification
and computers
Indonesia:
Computerized land evaluation
Getting help
from FAO
Technical
assistance
Publications