Mapping Natural Resource (weather, soil, water, crop vegetation) to Identify Hotspots in Morocco
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Krishna Devkota, Layal Atassi, Mina Devkota Wasti. (30/12/2022). Mapping Natural Resource (weather, soil, water, crop vegetation) to Identify Hotspots in Morocco. Lebanon: International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA).
Abstract
Hotspot mapping using real-time geospatial information of climate, soil, water, and vegetation
indices provides a guideline for developing appropriate agricultural practices and policies and
strategies for sustainably utilizing natural resources, implementing adaptation strategies, and
optimization of the production resources in agriculture. OneCGIAR Initiative F2R-CWANA WP3
mapped natural resources (climatic parameters, water, soil, and vegetation indices) in Central and
West Asia and North Africa (CWANA) region country, Morocco. Climatic variables used for mapping
include long-term rainfall, rainfall variability, drought-prone areas, temperature (average, maximum
and minimum), and the trend of rainfall and temperature over time and space. Similarly, soil quality
parameters such as texture, soil organic carbon, slope/elevation, soil salinity, and soil displacement
by water are mapped. Further, water resources and vegetation indices are mapped. Considering the
major parameters of climate, soil, and water, a hotspot/suitability map of Morocco for wheat
cultivation is developed. Remote sensing data such as Sentinel-2, Landsat-8, and MODIS satellites
and the data sources such as FAO (soil salinity and soil organic carbon), ISRIC (soil parameters), and
ESRI (10-m land use land cover) were used for mapping specific natural resources to identify hotspots
of climatic parameters. This mapping work has provided a consolidated resource map which
was scattered in different form and literature and also has identified a number of hotspots that
requires due consideration for sustainable agriculture production.
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Devkota, Krishna https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2179-8395
Atassi, Layal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7271-7591
Devkota Wasti, Mina https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2348-4816
Atassi, Layal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7271-7591
Devkota Wasti, Mina https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2348-4816