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Agricultural land of island Rab and how to preserve it?

The objective of this paper was perfomed evaluating the quality of agricultural land of the island of Rab in order to contribute to better use and prevent from conversion to nonagricultural purposes. Land quality is defined by the parameters of soil, climate and terrain and was determined by the standards of Croatian legislation (N.N. 53/10). Based on the results of soil research, climatological data and terrain parameters generated from the 3 D terrain model, and using the GIS system has made Map of the land quality categories of island Rab. The above mentioned analysis showed that the largest area, 239 ha of total 543 ha, occupying P2 categories (valuable arable land), the P3 (other arable land) 123 ha, complex categorie (P2/P3) 150 ha and other agricultural land only 31 ha. Agricultural land is characterized by fragmentation, depravation of property (overgrown by weeds and forestry) and lack of irrigation systems. Studies have shown that the land of the island of Rab with its quality, diversity and area is great potential for agricultural development, but in organizational and technological terms it is necessary to remove these constraints and to protect it from key risk – the conversion to non-production purposes. The project has created an expert basis for the protection of agricultural land and the results can be used to support local farmers and decision makers in managing the resources of the island of Rab.

agriculture; land quality; Rab; GIS

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