Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>Crop suitability areas in Viti Levu and Vanua Levu islands in the Republic of Fiji. Crop suitability areas are summarized by Land Resources Division, Secretariat of the Pacific Community based on data from Ministry of Agriculture.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Service Item Id: 41823377519d44bd929236b41fc3ee77
Copyright Text: Land Resources Division, Secretariat of the Pacific Community based on data from Ministry of Agriculture.
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Value: IIe Label: IIe - Good arable land with moderate slopes. Slightly susceptible to erosion slightly infertility that is easy to correct Description: N/A Symbol:
Value: IIw Label: IIw - Good arable land, slight to moderate wetness with drainage improvement. Suitable for a wide range of cropping Description: N/A Symbol:
Value: IIs Label: IIs - Good arable land with slightly stoniness(fine gravel) slightly infertility that can be easily corrected for a wide range of cropping Description: N/A Symbol:
Value: IIIw Label: IIIw - Fair arable land with moderate to severe wetness and susceptible to frequent damaging flood suitable for wet land dalo and rice after drainage improvement Description: N/A Symbol:
Value: IIIs Label: IIIs - Arable land with moderate stony that can easily collected for arable suitable for arable of crops with the use of conservation measures Description: N/A Symbol:
Value: IVe Label: IVe - Rolling land (12 - 15º) deep to moderate shallow soils of moderate fertility and well drained. Rather steep for arable cultivation. When used for cropping, conservation measures have to be used in terms of contour cultivation Description: N/A Symbol:
Value: IVw Label: IVw - Marginal land, very poorly drained areas with very severe wetness and with high risk of damaging flooding Description: N/A Symbol:
Value: IVs Label: IVs - Rolling land with shallow and infertile soils, severe stoniness. Areas of moderately shallow peat which can be developed for cropping Description: N/A Symbol:
Value: IVes Label: IVes - Marginal arable land relatively slope and high susceptible to erosion, very unsuitable for arable cropping unless conservation measures are used, severe stoniness with infertile soil and very shallow Description: N/A Symbol:
Value: Ve Label: Ve - Non arable land, unsuitable for arable cultivation. Strongly rolling land (16 - 20º) with deep to moderate deep shallow soil with moderately fertility and highly susceptible to erosion. Suitable for grazing and commercial forestry Description: N/A Symbol:
Value: Vs Label: Vs - Slightly rolling (8 -11º) slope susceptible to erosion, stoniness and unsuitable for cropping. Suitable for grazing and commercial forestry Description: N/A Symbol:
Value: Ves Label: Ves - Slightly rolling slope, susceptible to erosion, stoniness and unsuitable for cropping. Suitable for grazing and commercialization Description: N/A Symbol:
Value: VIe Label: VIe - Marginal pastoral land with moderate to severe cultivation. Areas of steep slope (21 - 25º) with moderate to severe susceptibility to erosion. Suitable for grazing special land cultivation measures. To be protected if put under crops or best left for commercial forestry Description: N/A Symbol:
Value: VIw Label: VIw - Peat land very frequent to damaging flooding, wet throughout the year. Very hard to be used for cropping but can be drained for grazing purposes Description: N/A Symbol:
Value: VIes Label: VIes - Steep slope (21 - 25º) with severe susceptible to erosion, very shallow soil, very stony to boulder with very infertile soil. Suitable for grazing and commercial purposes Description: N/A Symbol:
Value: VIIe Label: VIIe - Very steep slope (26 - 35º) with susceptible to erosion, shallow soils. Unsuitable for cropping. Best reserved for protective purposes Description: N/A Symbol:
Value: VIIes Label: VIIes - Very steep slope (26 - 35º) with very shallow soils, very stony and boulder highly susceptible to erosion can be reserved for forestry Description: N/A Symbol:
Value: VIIIs Label: VIIIs - Extremely steep slope (+ 35º) with very shallow soils. Extremely stony and bouldery. Best protected or reserved for watershed and wild life protection purposes Description: N/A Symbol:
Value: VIIIes Label: VIIIes - Extremely steep slope (+ 35º) with highly susceptible to erosion and extremely stony and bouldery, very difficult to develop. Best left as it is in its original state Description: N/A Symbol:
ID: IIs
Name: IIs - Good arable land with slightly stoniness(fine gravel) slightly infertility that can be easily corrected for a wide range of cropping
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ID: IIIw
Name: IIIw - Fair arable land with moderate to severe wetness and susceptible to frequent damaging flood suitable for wet land dalo and rice after drainage improvement
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ID: IIIs
Name: IIIs - Arable land with moderate stony that can easily collected for arable suitable for arable of crops with the use of conservation measures
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ID: IVe
Name: IVe - Rolling land (12 - 15º) deep to moderate shallow soils of moderate fertility and well drained. Rather steep for arable cultivation. When used for cropping, conservation measures have to be used in terms of contour cultivation
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ID: IVs
Name: IVs - Rolling land with shallow and infertile soils, severe stoniness. Areas of moderately shallow peat which can be developed for cropping
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ID: IVes
Name: IVes - Marginal arable land relatively slope and high susceptible to erosion, very unsuitable for arable cropping unless conservation measures are used, severe stoniness with infertile soil and very shallow
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ID: Ve
Name: Ve - Non arable land, unsuitable for arable cultivation. Strongly rolling land (16 - 20º) with deep to moderate deep shallow soil with moderately fertility and highly susceptible to erosion. Suitable for grazing and commercial forestry
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ID: Vs
Name: Vs - Slightly rolling (8 -11º) slope susceptible to erosion, stoniness and unsuitable for cropping. Suitable for grazing and commercial forestry
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ID: Ves
Name: Ves - Slightly rolling slope, susceptible to erosion, stoniness and unsuitable for cropping. Suitable for grazing and commercialization
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ID: VIe
Name: VIe - Marginal pastoral land with moderate to severe cultivation. Areas of steep slope (21 - 25º) with moderate to severe susceptibility to erosion. Suitable for grazing special land cultivation measures. To be protected if put under crops or best left for commercial forestry
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ID: VIw
Name: VIw - Peat land very frequent to damaging flooding, wet throughout the year. Very hard to be used for cropping but can be drained for grazing purposes
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ID: VIes
Name: VIes - Steep slope (21 - 25º) with severe susceptible to erosion, very shallow soil, very stony to boulder with very infertile soil. Suitable for grazing and commercial purposes
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ID: VIIe
Name: VIIe - Very steep slope (26 - 35º) with susceptible to erosion, shallow soils. Unsuitable for cropping. Best reserved for protective purposes
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ID: VIIes
Name: VIIes - Very steep slope (26 - 35º) with very shallow soils, very stony and boulder highly susceptible to erosion can be reserved for forestry
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ID: VIIIs
Name: VIIIs - Extremely steep slope (+ 35º) with very shallow soils. Extremely stony and bouldery. Best protected or reserved for watershed and wild life protection purposes
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ID: VIIIes
Name: VIIIes - Extremely steep slope (+ 35º) with highly susceptible to erosion and extremely stony and bouldery, very difficult to develop. Best left as it is in its original state
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