Site Suitability analysis for fruit crop production using satellite remote sensing and GIS based multi-criteria evaluation approach
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2024-05-20
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College of Horticulture and Forestry Dr YSP UHF, Neri, Hamirpur(H.P.)
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The present study entitled “Site Suitability analysis for fruit crop production using satellite remote sensing and GIS based multi-criteria evaluation approach” was carried out during 2022-2023. In the current study, analysis of soil data, weather data and satellite data along with physiographic mapping was conducted using Arc-GIS 10.6 software. For the future analysis reclassification of maps was done. The analytical hierarchy process approach was adopted to derive the site suitability map, supplemented by data obtained from a survey based on questionnaire. The study has delineated the potential suitable area for fruit production of Mango, Guava, Pomegranate, Citrus and Litchi in Una. The final suitability map was categorized into two classes: Agriculture and Barren land. It showed that agriculture class had maximum area under the moderately suitable class (110.10sq.km.). Whereas barren land class exhibited maximum area under moderately suitable (222.29 sq.km.), followed by highly suitable (112.99sq.km), while the not suitable class had the smallest area (106.29 sq.km.). The Study highlights the necessity for developing suitable land use planning to optimize the productivity of fruits in highly suitable areas. It identifies potentialities and suggests further policy support to boost fruit production in Una district.