Mapping biophysical factors that influence agricultural production and rural vulnerability

	ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES SERIES 11
	Mapping biophysical factors that influence agricultural production and rural vulnerability Harrij van Velthuizen Barbara Huddleston Günther Fischer Mirella Salvatore Ergin Ataman Freddy O. Nachtergaele Marina Zanetti Mario Bloise and FAO GIS specialists: Antonello Antonicelli Judith Bel Anna De Liddo Paola De Salvo Gianluca Franceschini
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS and the International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis Rome, 2007
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Part I (292 KB)

Foreword
Abstract
Acknowledgements
Acronyms

Part II (397 KB)

1. INTRODUCTION

2. POPULATION AND HUMAN SETTLEMENTS

2.1 Distinguishing urban and rural area
2.2 Estimating the distribution of rural population
2.3 Size of excluded area and population

3. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS AND CONSTRAINTS

3.1 Climate
3.2 Soils
3.3 Terrain slope
3.4 Environmental constraints to rainfed agriculture

Part III

(329 KB)

4. LAND PRODUCTIVITY POTENTIALS

4.1 Procedure for estimating productivity potential of land for rainfed
crops and pasture
4.2 Suitability of currently available land for rainfed crops and pasture
4.3 Productivity potential of currently available land for rainfed crops
and pasture
4.4 Distribution of rural population on currently available agricultural land

5. PRODUCTIVITY POTENTIALS IN MAJOR FARMING SYSTEMS OF
DEVELOPING AND TRANSITION COUNTRIES

5.1 Farming system zones of developing and transition countries
5.2 Distribution of suitable area, current land cover and rural population
by major farming system class in developing and transition countries

REFERENCES

Part IV

(247 KB)

ANNEX I

The agro-ecological zones (AEZ) methodology

ANNEX II

Global land cover and availability of land for rainfed agriculture
A.2.1 Method used to estimate the distribution of global land cover
A.2.2 Method used to estimate land currently available for rainfed agriculture

Part V

(454 KB)

ANNEX III

Suitability of currently available land for crop groups

Part VI

(432 KB)

ANNEX IV

Main characteristics of farming systems