Land suitability mapping for groundnut production in southern region of Borno state, Nigeria

Kamila Abba Tukur 1, *, Jasini Ali Alwadood 2, Michael Nnaemeka Ihenacho 1, Amina Abubakar Nasir 1, Epsar Philip Kopteer 1, Augustine Abah Odeh 1, Nkechinyere Gift Nwagwu 1, Sumaiyat Abdullahi kpanja 1, Vivian Aaron Ibrahim 1, Binta Ahmad 1, Elizabeth Rizga Jackson 1, James Adah John 1, Philip Okoh Amodu 1, Rukkaya Musa 1, Chikodili Evans Ezurike 1 and Sunday Adah Ikwue 3

1 National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), Abuja, Nigeria
2 African Regional Centre for Space Science and Technology Education- English (Arcsste-E), Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria.
3 Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nigeria.
 
Review Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2024, 23(01), 1961–1971
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2024.23.1.2163
 
Publication history: 
Received on 08 June 2024; revised on 18 July 2024; accepted on 21 July 2024
 
Abstract: 
Groundnut (Arachis hypogea) is a leguminous oilseed crop cultivated in the semi-arid and subtropical region of the world. In West Africa, groundnut plays an important role. This includes food production for household consumption, cash crops, sources of employment, and incomes for smallholders in rural households. In Nigeria, it was among the major sources of income before the oil boom. Some of the activities surrounding its production are the development of commerce, employment, and foreign exchange. This study aims to identify the most suitable sites for groundnut production in the Southern Borno Region, Nigeria with the objectives to identify areas of groundnut cultivation within the southern Borno region and to conduct a suitability analysis for groundnut production within the study area. Primary and secondary data and questionnaires were used in this study. Climatic data such as Temperature, Rainfall, Precipitation, Wind speed, Relative Humidity, Soil, and Topographic data were also used. The parameters were overlaid using the weighted overlaid operation in ArcGIS 10.3 and ranked from the most suitable to the least suitable for wheat production within the study region. The result of the study revealed that groundnut is cultivated in all parts of Southern Borno Region. It revealed that areas around Askira/Uba, Chibok and Damboa are the most suitable site for groundnut cultivation. This study demonstrates the capabilities of Remote Sensing and GIS Systems for multi-criteria analysis in Land Suitability Mapping. It is recommended that farmers around Askira/Uba, Chibok and Damboa be encouraged to cultivate more groundnuts.
 
Keywords: 
Groundnut-production; Multi-criteria; Land suitability; Parameters; Climatic; Overlay
 
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