2.19 RELATIVE SUITABILITY OF SOILS FOR CROP CULTIVATION

Data ID

Description:

Broad-scale assessment of the potential of soils in Namibia for crop growth

Chapter:

2 Physical geography

File name:

Relative suitability of soils for crop cultivation

File type:

ArcView shapefile

Geographical area:

Namibia

Keywords:

soils

fertility

crop

potential

Notes on data, analysis and

The soil potential map was derived from the original soil map provided by Marina Coetzee of the AEZ project of

compilation:

Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Rural Development. It is based on the assumption that polygons where the dominant

soils are chromic Cambisols, haplic Calcisols or eutric Cambisols have no constraints for agronomy. Polygons with

associated soils which are chromic Cambisols or haplic Calcisols are given an intermediate classification. All other polygons are excluded.

Data quality and organisation

Positional Accuracy:

1:1000 000 scale

Vector/Raster:

Vector

Spatial reference

Projection:

Geographic

Fields

Field name

Field description

SOIL_POTEN

Relative soil fertility: 1 = medium; 2 = high

Source/Distribution

Data Source:

Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Rural Development

Contact:

Marina Coetzee

Online/Offline Address:

Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Rural Development

Private Bag 13184

Windhoek

Distribution notes:

Unrestricted