Assessing the Suitability and Availability of Land for Agriculture in Tuban Regency, East Java, Indonesia
Joint Authors
Widiatmaka,
Ambarwulan, Wiwin
Setiawan, Yudi
Walter, Christian
Source
Applied and Environmental Soil Science
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-13, 13 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-08-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
13
Main Subjects
Earth Science , Water and Environment
Abstract EN
Indonesian food production depends highly on Java Island, which holds the most fertile soils in the country but had limited area.
The objective of the research was to analyse the availability of suitable land for agriculture in Tuban Regency, an agricultural regency in Java Island.
Land suitability was evaluated with spatial multicriteria analysis, integrating soil order, land capability, elevation, slope, slope direction, land use/land cover, accessibility, and climate.
Land availability was analysed, integrating the forest area status designation and the spatial pattern of regional official land use plan.
The results indicated that suitable land for agriculture corresponds to 91% of the total study area, confirming the high soil fertility.
Analysis of land availability then indicated that 18% of the area was both suitable and available for agriculture.
Considering the actual land utilization, the future development of agriculture in the region has less than 7% of the land area left for agricultural expansion.
The overall results showed the importance of looking for land allocated for agriculture outside Java Island to anticipate the need for food of a country with a high population growth rate and also developing planning for food production.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Widiatmaka, & Ambarwulan, Wiwin& Setiawan, Yudi& Walter, Christian. 2016. Assessing the Suitability and Availability of Land for Agriculture in Tuban Regency, East Java, Indonesia. Applied and Environmental Soil Science،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-13.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Widiatmaka,…[et al.]. Assessing the Suitability and Availability of Land for Agriculture in Tuban Regency, East Java, Indonesia. Applied and Environmental Soil Science No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-13.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Widiatmaka, & Ambarwulan, Wiwin& Setiawan, Yudi& Walter, Christian. Assessing the Suitability and Availability of Land for Agriculture in Tuban Regency, East Java, Indonesia. Applied and Environmental Soil Science. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1095012
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1095012