4.3 Agricultural land use plan
The agricultural land use plan, based on the combination of crops, is shown in Fig. 4. The areas
occupied by each unit are illustrated in Table 3.
This study provides information about the areas suitable for crops, not only individual crop
types but also crop combinations. This provides opportunities for analyzing alternatives in agricultural land uses in order to lower marketing risks. Land suitable for rice was found extensively in the floodplains of the watershed. The legal reserve areas are restricted to the mountainous areas with steep slopes that are normally covered with dipterocarp and evergreen forests. The land use plan as identified in this study can be applied at the large watershed scale. At this scale we need a broad planning strategy,policies, priorities and operational planning to effectively implement a land use plan.