DETERMINATION OF THE AGRICOLA SUSTAINABILITY IN THE MICROREGION OF MOSSORÓ - RN

Authors

  • Jurema Maria Silva Araújo
  • Herison Alves de Oliveira
  • Hélio Nogueira Bezerra
  • Paulo César Moura da Silva

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13083/reveng.v21i2.330

Keywords:

Avaliação das terras, uso racional, geoprocessamento

Abstract

This study sought to determine the agricultural sustainability of a region of great economic importance, located in the western Potiguar. The micro-region of Mossoró is composed of the municipalities of Tibau, Grossos, Areia Branca, Baraúna, Mossoró and Serra do Mel. The methodology proposed by the National Service of Surveying and Soil Conservation of the Brazilian Company of Agricultural Research (EMBRAPA) was used, which classifies the sustainability of the land related to water, mechanization and fertility linked to the soil classification verified in the area. In the development of this paper the technology of geographic information systems (GIS) was implemented via digital databases. The area of greatest predominance in relation to agricultural suitability was classified as restricted for different technologic levels, representing 71.67% of the study area. Also verified were areas of regular and limited agricultural potential for natural pasture, 16.35% and 1.35% respectively. It was found that 1.96% of its area was classified as sustainable for crops of different technology levels. Additionally, 8.68% of the area was classified as unfit for agriculture practices, suitable only for preservation of local fauna and flora.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Downloads

Published

2013-04-18

How to Cite

Araújo, J. M. S., Oliveira, H. A. de, Bezerra, H. N., & Silva, P. C. M. da. (2013). DETERMINATION OF THE AGRICOLA SUSTAINABILITY IN THE MICROREGION OF MOSSORÓ - RN. Engineering in Agriculture, 21(2), 148–158. https://doi.org/10.13083/reveng.v21i2.330

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 2 (2013)

Section

Agricultural mechanization

License

Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

The author(s) authorize(s) the publication of the text in the journal;

The author(s) ensure(s) that the contribution is original and unpublished and that it is not in the process of evaluation by another journal;

The journal is not responsible for the views, ideas and concepts presented in articles, and these are the sole responsibility of the author(s);

The publishers reserve the right to make textual adjustments and adapt texts to meet with publication standards.

From submission, the author is fully conceding the paper's patrimonial rights to the publication, but retaining the owner of its moral rights (authorship and paper's identification) according to Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial. 

Most read articles by the same author(s)