GIS-based multi-criteria evaluation to land suitability modelling for giant prawn farming in Companigonj Upazila of Noakhali, Bangladesh

Hossain,M.S.; Das,N.G.

Computers And Electronics In Agriculture: 1, 172-186

2010


ISSN/ISBN: 0168-1699
Document Number: 496698
Site selection is a key factor in any aquaculture operation, affecting both success and sustainability as well as solving conflicts between different activities and making rational use of the land. The study was conducted to identify appropriate site for the farming of giant prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii, in Companigonj of Noakhali, Bangladesh using GIS-based multi-criteria evaluation taking 20 base layers of water quality, soil characteristics and infrastructure facilities.

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