Advancing Rice Agriculture in Nigeria through GIS and AHP

James Oladimeji

Format
Paperback
Publisher
LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
Published
2 April 2024
Pages
60
ISBN
9786207477128

Advancing Rice Agriculture in Nigeria through GIS and AHP

James Oladimeji

This research focused on evaluating the sutability of land for rice farming within the Kabba/Bunu local government area, Nigeria, using an integrated approach that combines the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) within a Geographic Information System (GIS). The selection of key factors such as climate, soil, topography, and land use/land cover (LULC) was guided by the FAO's guidelines and expert recommendations. Through the integration of GIS-based Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) and the application of AHP for prioritizing these factors, we developed weighted suitability layers, culminating in the creation of a comprehensive map indicating areas optimal for rice cultivation. The land was categorized into five suitability levels: most suitable, more suitable, suitable, less suitable, and not suitable. The findings confirm the efficacy of AHP in conducting such analyses, provided the correct variables are chosen. Notably, approximately 38% of the region, primarily in the south, was identified as moderately suitable for rice cultivation.

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