IMPORTANCE OF AEZ IN SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL
DEVELOPMENT PLANNING
The ability of the world’s natural resources to provide for the needs of its
growing population is a fundamental issue for the international community.
World’s population is increasing rapidly and at the same time, essential natural
resources, such as land and water, are declining both in quantity and quality
due to such factors as competition with industrial and urban demands. The
basic problem is that limits to the productive capacity of land resources are
set by climate, soil and land forms condition. In this context AEZ can be
regarded as a set of applications, leading to an assessment of land suitability
and potential productivity in terms of climate, soil and land forms condition.