Projected expansion of cropland and pasture to lands poorly suited to rainfed agriculture, 2000-2010
2009
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Overview
Title
Projected expansion of cropland and pasture to lands poorly suited to rainfed agriculture, 2000-2010
Abstract
The map is a regional (Neotropics) raster data layer with a resolution of 5 arc-minutes. It gives an indication of areas of low agricultural suitability at risk of conversion to agriculture in parts of South America. Wassenaar et. al. (2006) identified the areas at highest risk of conversion to pasture and croplands, using a model that explicitly incorporates dimensions such as location, suitability and various factors affecting relative economic values of land uses. The map identifies deforestation hotspot areas (at risk of conversion to pasture and cropland) to lands poorly suited to rainfed agriculture. The data sources are from FAO.
Purpose
The State Of Food and Agriculture 2007 contains 4 global datasets, 2 South and Southeast Asia, 2 Neotropics datasets. The datasets are intended to provide an indication at the regional and global level of potential for farmers to provide environmental services.
Spatial extent
| East | West | North | South |
|---|---|---|---|
| -33.8 | -82.1 | 13 | -55.4 |
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Keywords
Keywords
| Keyword | Type |
|---|---|
| Projected expansion of cropland and pasture | theme |
| Low agricultural suitability | theme |
| 2000-2010 | theme |
| cropland | theme |
| South America | place |
Contacts
Contact
| Individual name | Organization | Position | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renato Cumani | FAO - ESAE | Consultant | renato.cumani@fao.org | Italy |
Point of contact
| Organization | Position | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAO - NRCE | FAO GIS UNIT | gis-manager@fao.org | Italy |
Distribution
Date
| Date |
|---|
| 2007-06-25 |
Metadata production
Language
eng