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INTEGRATING LAND EVALUATION AND FARMERS’ SOIL SUITABILITY
ASSESSMENT IN NORTHWESTERN SYRIA
This section is based on Cools et al. 2003. It illustrates
a double-track approach to
compare land suitability as perceived by farmers and through scientific judgment. The
approach is outlined in Figure A4-3, which shows the main steps in both the farmer-
led land suitability assessment and the researcher-led land suitability assessment. Two
tools proved their value in linking the farmer-led and researcher-led assessments:
integrated transect analysis on a field scale and integrated soil/land unit mapping on a
semi-detailed scale.
FIELD SURVEY SCALE:
VILLAGE TO CATCHMENT SCALE:
Participatory rural appraisal
(transect walk)
- Land use
- Cropping systems
- Farmers'appraisal
of soil
character and production
Biophysical toposequence survey
(along toposequences)
- Physiography
-
Land cover and vegetation
- Soil chemical and physical
characterization
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