Predicting land use/cover changes and its association to agricultural production on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorSaid, Mateso
dc.contributor.authorHyandye, Canute
dc.contributor.authorKomakech, Hans C.
dc.contributor.authorMjemah, Ibrahimu C.
dc.contributor.authorMunishi, Linus K.
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-16T09:23:35Z
dc.date.available2022-12-16T09:23:35Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionJournal articleen_US
dc.description.abstractIncreasing demand for food production results in Land use and land cover (LULC) changes, which afflicts the provision of ecosystem services in high mountain areas. This work used time-series LULC and selected spatial metrics to predict the LULC changes for Kikafu-Weruweru-Karanga (KWK) watershed (on the southern slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro) for the next decade. LULC maps were generated by classifying time-series satellite images. We further predicted the implications for selected staple crop production over the next decade. The simulated LULC shows expansion in built-up (by 32.55%/27.04 km2) and agriculture (by 39.52%/52.0 km2) areas from 2018 to 2030. These results suggest that urbanization is likely the next biggest threat to water availability and food production. Grasslands and wetlands are expected to decrease by 57.24% and 39.29%, respectively. The forest area is likely to shrink by 6.37%, about 9.82 km2, and 1.26 km2 being converted to agriculture and built-up areas, respectively. However, expansion in agricultural land shows very little increase in staple food crop production records, suggesting that farm size plays a minor role in increasing crop production. Predicting the near future LULC around KWK is useful for evaluating the likelihood of achieving development and conservation targets that are set locally, nationally and internationally.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMateso Said , Canute Hyandye , Hans C. Komakech , Ibrahimu C. Mjemah & Linus K. Munishi (2021): Predicting land use/cover changes and its association to agricultural production on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, Annals of GISen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/4832
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis Groupen_US
dc.subjectLand use/coveren_US
dc.subjectChange and distributionen_US
dc.subjectAnthropogenic activitiesen_US
dc.subjectRemote sensingen_US
dc.subjectMount Kilimanjaroen_US
dc.titlePredicting land use/cover changes and its association to agricultural production on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.urlhttps://doi.org/10.1080/19475683.2020.1871406en_US

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