Land suitability evaluation for sustainable development planning major perennial industrial crops in the Central Highlands

Abstract

The Central Highlands is a major agricultural production region of Vietnam with essential agricultural products such as coffee, pepper, and rubber. However, the agricultural development of the region is currently facing many challenges from the massive development of these industrial crops. The cause is the decline of natural resources (land, water, forest) due to over-exploitation to expand production area and the increase in negative impacts of climate change on agricultural cultivation...