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Suitable site selection by using full consistency method (FUCOM): a case study for maize cultivation in northwest
Timuçin Everest1, Gönül Selin Savaşkan2, Aykut Or3
1Lapseki Vocational School, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, 17800 Çanakkale, Turkey.
Environment, Development and Sustainability
|December 12, 2022
Summary
The Full Consistency Method (FUCOM) effectively evaluates agricultural land suitability for maize cultivation, showing high compatibility with other methods. This approach simplifies land evaluation for experts and planners, aiding food security efforts.
Area of Science:
- Agricultural Science
- Environmental Science
- Geographic Information Systems
Background:
- Agricultural land evaluation is crucial for sustainable food security.
- Multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) methods are widely used in land suitability analysis.
- The Full Consistency Method (FUCOM) is a novel MCDM technique.
Purpose of the Study:
- To introduce and assess the Full Consistency Method (FUCOM) for agricultural land suitability analysis.
- To determine the suitability of land for maize cultivation in NW Turkey using FUCOM.
- To compare FUCOM with established MCDM methods like AHP and BWM.
Main Methods:
- Land suitability analysis was conducted in the Karamenderes plain, NW Turkey.
- Nine land characteristics were evaluated: soil texture, depth, organic matter, electrical conductivity, pH, slope, drainage, CaCO3%, and cation exchange capacity.
- The Full Consistency Method (FUCOM) was employed for weighting land characteristics, with comparisons to Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Best-Worst Method (BWM).
Main Results:
- FUCOM successfully weighted land characteristics for suitability analysis.
- Results indicated that 6.26% of the area was highly suitable, 74.40% moderately suitable, 14.26% marginally suitable, and 5.08% unsuitable for maize cultivation.
- FUCOM demonstrated high compatibility with AHP and BWM, showing a positive relationship between the methods.
Conclusions:
- FUCOM is a reliable and advantageous method for agricultural land suitability analysis.
- The method's simplicity in parameter weighting and reduced processing intensity benefit land evaluation experts and planners.
- FUCOM contributes significantly to sustainable agricultural planning and food security initiatives.
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