Analysis of land suitability for agriculture in Haveri district

The objectives of this paper are to examine the land suitability for agriculture by taking the very important physical variables which are influencing on the agriculture like slope, soil type, rainfall and ground water potentials. Different weights are assigned to the variables depending up on its importance in the agriculture. Finally five suitability classes are identified in the Haveri district like areas very highly suitable for agriculture, highly suitable for agriculture, Moderately suitable for agriculture, Moderate to poor Suitable for Agriculture, Poor suitable for Agriculture and poor to nil suitable for agriculture.