Suitability analysis for agroforestry in District Hamirpur of Himachal Pradesh, India by using AHP method

IF 2 3区农林科学 Q2 AGRONOMY Agroforestry Systems Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI:10.1007/s10457-025-01139-2

Avinash Kumar Bhatia, Saakshi Chauhan, Kashmir Singh Pant, Maneesh Singh Bhandari, Prem Prakash Sharma, Parveen Kashyap

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Agroforestry presents a sustainable and effective approach to address land degradation and climate change while enhancing social and economic well-being. It is crucial to evaluate the current status of agroforestry and identify opportunities for its expansion. This includes mapping of existing agroforestry areas and conducting thorough analyses to pinpoint regions with favorable conditions for future adoption of agroforestry practices. In the present study conducted in Himachal Pradesh’s Hamirpur district, geospatial technology was employed to integrate various ecological, topographical, soil, climatic, and socio-economic criteria. The analysis utilized analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and indicated that 20.78% of the area was highly suitable, 20.51% moderately suitable, 9.76% marginally suitable, 2.80% currently not suitable, and about 46.15% of the area was permanently not suitable. The generated agroforestry suitability map was cross-referenced with high-resolution images from Google Earth by generating a total of 200 random points with an overall accuracy of 83% and a kappa coefficient of 0.79. These findings provide valuable insights for policymakers in allocating funds for agroforestry projects and advancing the goals of GROW report launched by NITI Aayog. Such assessments are therefore essential for guiding targeted interventions and supporting government departments and industries for greening and restoration projects.

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Agroforestry Systems 农林科学-林学

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5.30

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9.10%

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4.5 months

期刊介绍： Agroforestry Systems is an international scientific journal that publishes results of novel, high impact original research, critical reviews and short communications on any aspect of agroforestry. The journal particularly encourages contributions that demonstrate the role of agroforestry in providing commodity as well non-commodity benefits such as ecosystem services. Papers dealing with both biophysical and socioeconomic aspects are welcome. These include results of investigations of a fundamental or applied nature dealing with integrated systems involving trees and crops and/or livestock. Manuscripts that are purely descriptive in nature or confirmatory in nature of well-established findings, and with limited international scope are discouraged. To be acceptable for publication, the information presented must be relevant to a context wider than the specific location where the study was undertaken, and provide new insight or make a significant contribution to the agroforestry knowledge base