Extrapolation suitability index for sustainable vegetable cultivation in Babati district, Tanzania
Land suitability assessment matches crop requirements with available resources to promote sustainable production. Scaling out of sustainable agricultural intensification practices to suitable biophysical and socio-economic conditions reduces the risk of failure and increases their adoption rate. Thi...
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| author | Muthoni, F.K. Delore, J.M. Lukumay, P.J. Ochieng, J. |
| author_browse | Delore, J.M. Lukumay, P.J. Muthoni, F.K. Ochieng, J. |
| author_facet | Muthoni, F.K. Delore, J.M. Lukumay, P.J. Ochieng, J. |
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| description | Land suitability assessment matches crop requirements with available resources to promote sustainable production. Scaling out of sustainable agricultural intensification practices to suitable biophysical and socio-economic conditions reduces the risk of failure and increases their adoption rate. This study applies a geospatial framework to identify potentially suitable sites for extrapolating two improved vegetable cultivars grown under integrated management practices (IMP’s) in Babati District of Tanzania. On-farm trial data on the yield and income of two cultivars were used as a reference. Extrapolation was based on the gridded
biophysical and socio-economic layers that limit the production of the two improved vegetable cultivars’. The extrapolation suitability index (ESI) showed the areas where cultivation of the two improved vegetable cultivars under IMP’s can be scaled-out with a potentially low risk of failure. We generate maps of the most important limiting factor for each cultivar in every pixel to guide the spatial targeting of appropriate remedial measures. Application of these maps will promote evidence-based scaling out of improved vegetable technologies by the extension and development agencies. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1299452025-12-08T10:29:22Z Extrapolation suitability index for sustainable vegetable cultivation in Babati district, Tanzania Muthoni, F.K. Delore, J.M. Lukumay, P.J. Ochieng, J. agronomy geographic information systems sustainable intensification vegetables cultivars horticulture ecology food science Land suitability assessment matches crop requirements with available resources to promote sustainable production. Scaling out of sustainable agricultural intensification practices to suitable biophysical and socio-economic conditions reduces the risk of failure and increases their adoption rate. This study applies a geospatial framework to identify potentially suitable sites for extrapolating two improved vegetable cultivars grown under integrated management practices (IMP’s) in Babati District of Tanzania. On-farm trial data on the yield and income of two cultivars were used as a reference. Extrapolation was based on the gridded biophysical and socio-economic layers that limit the production of the two improved vegetable cultivars’. The extrapolation suitability index (ESI) showed the areas where cultivation of the two improved vegetable cultivars under IMP’s can be scaled-out with a potentially low risk of failure. We generate maps of the most important limiting factor for each cultivar in every pixel to guide the spatial targeting of appropriate remedial measures. Application of these maps will promote evidence-based scaling out of improved vegetable technologies by the extension and development agencies. 2023 2023-04-11T10:08:40Z 2023-04-11T10:08:40Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/129945 en Open Access application/pdf Frontiers Media Muthoni, F.K., Delore, J.M., Lukumay, P.J. & Justus, O. (2023). Extrapolation suitability index (ESI) for sustainable vegetable cultivation in Babati district, Tanzania. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 7: 1047505, 1-12. |
| spellingShingle | agronomy geographic information systems sustainable intensification vegetables cultivars horticulture ecology food science Muthoni, F.K. Delore, J.M. Lukumay, P.J. Ochieng, J. Extrapolation suitability index for sustainable vegetable cultivation in Babati district, Tanzania |
| title | Extrapolation suitability index for sustainable vegetable cultivation in Babati district, Tanzania |
| title_full | Extrapolation suitability index for sustainable vegetable cultivation in Babati district, Tanzania |
| title_fullStr | Extrapolation suitability index for sustainable vegetable cultivation in Babati district, Tanzania |
| title_full_unstemmed | Extrapolation suitability index for sustainable vegetable cultivation in Babati district, Tanzania |
| title_short | Extrapolation suitability index for sustainable vegetable cultivation in Babati district, Tanzania |
| title_sort | extrapolation suitability index for sustainable vegetable cultivation in babati district tanzania |
| topic | agronomy geographic information systems sustainable intensification vegetables cultivars horticulture ecology food science |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/129945 |
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