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Major agricultural systems (Global)

This map builds upon work done by Dixon (Dixon et al., 2001) in an attempt to propose a general classification of major farming systems. Based on a combination of global dataset, the map proposes a harmonized classification of major agricultural systems used as the basis for the analysis of SOLAW's Systems at risk. The map is based on an interpretation of global land cover data, combined with thematic datasets showing irrigated land and paddy rice extent.

The map is published in SOLAW Report: The state of the world's land and water resources for food and agriculture - Managing systems at risk (2011) and SOLAW Thematic Report 15: Sustainable options for addressing land and water problems - a problem tree and case studies (links in the online resources section).

Data publication: 2010-11-02

Supplemental Information:

The spatial datasets used for the production of this map consist of:

Contact points:

Metadata Contact: AQUASTAT

Resource Contact: Jippe Hoogeveen

Resource Contact: Hubert George FAO-UN Land and Water Division

Resource constraints:

copyright

Online resources:

SOLAW website

Download - Agricultural systems (ESRI GRID)

Download - Agricultural systems - (ASCII grid with Vat table and class codes)

Download - Agricultural systems (GeoTiff)

The state of the world's land and water resources for food and agriculture - Managing systems at risk.

Sustainable options for addressing land and water problems - a problem tree and case studies.

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Created December 22, 2021, 15:31 (UTC)