Development of a parametric-based Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) utilizing Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for wheat land suitability evaluation
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Wheat is considered one of the most essential crops for Egypt. Nevertheless, it is also one of its largest imports. Therefore, it is important to develop an accurate wheat suitability model to define the most suitable areas for its production. This study aimed to develop a parametric-based Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for land suitability evaluation of wheat in a selected area in El-Beheira governorate, Egypt. The climatic and land parameters influencing wheat production in the studied area were selected and rated according to the parametric method. These parameters included slope, texture, calcium carbonate, sum of basic cations, pH, organic matter, salinity, exchangeable sodium percentage and mean temp. of the growing cycle. The rated parameters were processed according to the AHP. The results were compared with Storie and the Square root methods and field observations. When validated using field observations, the developed method had a higher accuracy suitability evaluation for wheat cultivation in the studied area than the other two methods. According to the developed method, almost all of the studied areas could be classified as very suitable (S1) for wheat cultivation. On the other hand, the wheat suitability evaluation according to the other two methods indicated that most of the studied area could be classified as moderately suitable (S2) and marginally suitable (S3), which contradicted the field survey.
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Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP), El-Beheira governorate, Geographic information system (GIS), Parametric land suitability evaluation, Wheat land suitability evaluation
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Gholizadeh, A., Bagherzadeh, A. & Keshavarzi, A. (2020). Model application in evaluating land suitability for OAK and PINE forest plantations in Northeast of Iran. Geology, Ecology, and Landscapes, 4(3), 236-250. https://doi.org/10.1080/24749508.2019.1633217.
Hamzeh, S., Mokarram, M. & Alavipanah, S. K. (2014). Combination of Fuzzy and AHP methods to assess land suitability for barley: Case Study of semi arid lands in the southwest of Iran. Desert, 19(2), 173-181. https://doi.org/10.22059/jdesert.2014.52346.
Jackson, M. L. (1973). Soil Chemical Analysis, Prentice Hall of India Private Limited, New Delhi, India.
Khallouf, A., Almesber, W. & Mohammed, S. (2019). AHP and GIS Based Land Suitability Analysis for Wheat Cultivation in Central Syria. Jordan Journal of Agricultural Sciences, · 15(2), 51-64.
Kumar, S., Parashar, N. & Haleem, A. (2009). Analytical Hierarchy Process Applied to Vendor Selection Problem: Small Scale, Medium Scale and Large Scale Industries. Business Intelligence Journal, 2(2), 355-362.
Kunda, J., Nneoma, A. & Jajere, A. (2013). Land suitability analysis for agricultural planning using GIS and multi criteria decision analysis approach in Greater Karu Urban Area, Nasarawa State, Nigeria. African Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology (AJAST), 1(1) 14- 23.
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Makar, R. S., Shahin, S. A., El-Nazer, M. & Wheida, A. (2022). Development of a PCA-based land use/land cover classification utilizing Sentinel-2-time series. Middle East J. Agric. Res., 11, 630 - 637.
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Mohammadrezaei, N., Pazira, E., Sokoti, R. & Ahmadi, A. (2013). Comparing the Performance of Fuzzy AHP and Parametric Method to Evaluate of land Suitability of Wheat Production in the Southern Plain of Urmia. International Journal of Agronomy and Plant Production, 4(12), 3438-3443.
Mohammed, R. & Suliman, A. A. (2023) . Land Suitability Assessment for Wheat Production Using Analytical Hierarchy Process and Parametric Method in Babylon Province. Journal of Ecological Engineering, 24(7), 75-87. https://doi.org/10.12911/22998993/163349.
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Nungula, E. Z., Mugwe, J., Massawe, B. H. J., Seleiman, M. F., Ali, N. & Gitari, H. I. (2024) GIS-AHP based approach in land evaluation and suitability assessment for sunflower (Helianthus annus) production. Cogent. Food & Agriculture, 10,1. https://doi.org/10.1080/23311932.202 4.2309831.
Othman, A. Z., Solieman, N. Y. & Hassan, A. A. (2014).Study of the most important factors affecting the production of wheat crop in the new) lands in Egypt (Nubaria Area). Middle East Journal of Agriculture Research, 3(1), 20-26. https://www.curresweb.com/mejar/mejar/2014/20-26.pdf.
Page, A. L., Miller, R. H. & Keeney, D. R. (1982). Methods of Soil Analysis. Part 2. Chemical and Microbiological Properties. American Society of Agronomy, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Makar, R.S., Shahin, S. A., El-Nazer, M. & Wheida, A. (2022a). Development of a PCA-based land use/land cover classification utilizing Sentinel-2-time series. Middle East J. Agric. Res., 11, 630–637. 10.36632/mejar/2022.11.2.42
Makar, R. S., Shahin, S. A., El-Nazer, M., Wheida, A. & Abd El-Hady, M. (2022b). Evaluating the Impacts of Climate Change on Irrigation Water Requirements. Sustainability, 14(22), 14833. https://doi.org/10.3390/su142214833.
Rabia, A. H. & Terribilem, F. (2013). Introducing a New Parametric Concept for Land Suitability Assessment. International Journal of Environmental Science and Development, 4(1), 15-19.
Rodcha, R., Tripathi, N. K. & Shrestha, R. P. (2019).Comparison of Cash Crop Suitability AssessmentUsing Parametric, AHP, and FAHP Methods. Land, 8(5), 79. https://doi.org/10.3390/land8050079.
Saaty, T. L. (2008). Decision Making with the Analytic Hierarchy Process. International Journal of Services Sciences, 1, 83. https: // doi.org/ 10.1504/ IJSSCI. 2008. 017590.
Sathiyamurthi, S., Saravanan, S., Sankriti, R., Aluru, M., Sivaranjani, S. & Srivel, R. (2024). Integrated GIS and AHP techniques for land suitability assessment of cotton crop in Perambalur District, South India. Int. J. Syst. Assur. Eng. Manag., 15, 267-278. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13198-022-01705-2.
Siam, G. M. & Croppenstedt, A. (2007). An Assessment of the Impact of Wheat Market Liberalization in Egypt: A MultiMarket Model Approach ESA Working Paper, Agricultural Development Economics Division The Food and Agriculture -Organization of the United Nations (May 2007). www.fao.org/es/esa.
Sys, C., Van Ranst, E. & Debaveye, J. (1993). Land Suitability, part Ш: crop requirements. General administration for development cooperation, Agric. Pub. No. 7, Brussels, Belgium.
Sys, C., Van Rant, E. & Debaveye, J (1991). Land evaluation, part II: methods in land evaluation. General Administration for Development Cooperation, Agric. Pub. No. 7, Brussels, Belgium.
Taherdoost, H. (2017). Decision Making Using the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP); A Step by Step Approach. International Journal of Economics and Management System, 2, 243-246. ffhal-02557320. https://hal.science/hal-02557320/document.
Topuz, M. & Deniz, M. (2023). Application of GIS and AHP for land use suitability analysis: case of Demirci district (Turkey). Humanities and social sciences communications, 10, 115. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-023-01609-x.
United States Salinity Laboratory staff (Richards, L. A.; Editor) (1954). Diagnosis and Improvement of Saline and Alkaline Soils. USDA Agriculture Handbook 60. Washington, D.C., USA.
USDA (2023). Grain and Feed Update, Report Number: EG2023-0025, USDA, Forgin agriculture service, USA.
Vargahan, B., Shahbazi, F. & Hajrasouli, M. (2011). Quantitative And Qualitative Land Suitability Evaluation For Maize Cultivation In Ghobadlou Region, Iran. Ozean Journal Of Applied Sciences, 4(1), 91-104.
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Development of a parametric-based Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) utilizing Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for wheat land suitability evaluation. (2024). Journal of Applied and Natural Science, 16(1), 390-399. https://doi.org/10.31018/jans.v16i1.5405
