1. Soil, topographic, and climatic requirements of the crop. Consistent with the rule know your crop first then select the farm, the first part in the planning stage before site selection is to learn everything about the crop to be grown. This involves a thorough identification of the environmental adaptation of the crop, particularly its soil, topographic, and climatic requirements.
2. Biotic factors and the prevalence of pests and diseases. Site selection may consider the natural population of certain organisms like bees and other pollinators. Where the agriculture venture involves the production of civet coffee or kape alamid, farmlands adjacent to forested areas may be preferred. But places with a long history of the presence of serious pests and diseases may be avoided. Likewise, caution should be exercised in choosing farm sites dominated by weeds which are difficult to eradicate.
3. Cost of acquisition or lease and in preparing the land. Where financial feasibility or affordability is a consideration, the cost of procuring or leasing the farmland is a limiting factor. This may take into consideration also the cost of modifying the physical features of the land such as in flattenning or modifying the landscape if so desired, the removal of barriers like unwanted trees, clumps, stumps and boulders, diversion of floodways, construction of drainage, roads and fire lanes; and in preparing the land for crop growing including the eradication of major weeds and disease-causing organisms, soil amendment, and provision of irrigation water.
4. Frequency of typhoon and other calamities. The frequency of typhoon and the possible occurence of other calamities like flood, drought and volcanic eruption are always considered in both location and site selection because they can cause severe loss in investment or total crop failure. In particular, some crops like banana are prone to injury due to strong winds.
5. Accessibility. A farm that is managed as a business must have access to supplies, equipment, and the market. It must be provided with infrastructures (e.g. roads) and, if the product is intended to be marketed elsewhere, shipping facilities or airports. Moreover, there is a general preference for farms in familiar locations and which are easily accessible to owner-managers.
6. Labor supply and cost. Skilled labor must be available at reasonable cost. Otherwise, laborers from other parts of the country may have to be imported.
Meghna Thapar 5 years, 3 months ago
1. Soil, topographic, and climatic requirements of the crop. Consistent with the rule know your crop first then select the farm, the first part in the planning stage before site selection is to learn everything about the crop to be grown. This involves a thorough identification of the environmental adaptation of the crop, particularly its soil, topographic, and climatic requirements.
2. Biotic factors and the prevalence of pests and diseases. Site selection may consider the natural population of certain organisms like bees and other pollinators. Where the agriculture venture involves the production of civet coffee or kape alamid, farmlands adjacent to forested areas may be preferred. But places with a long history of the presence of serious pests and diseases may be avoided. Likewise, caution should be exercised in choosing farm sites dominated by weeds which are difficult to eradicate.
3. Cost of acquisition or lease and in preparing the land. Where financial feasibility or affordability is a consideration, the cost of procuring or leasing the farmland is a limiting factor. This may take into consideration also the cost of modifying the physical features of the land such as in flattenning or modifying the landscape if so desired, the removal of barriers like unwanted trees, clumps, stumps and boulders, diversion of floodways, construction of drainage, roads and fire lanes; and in preparing the land for crop growing including the eradication of major weeds and disease-causing organisms, soil amendment, and provision of irrigation water.
4. Frequency of typhoon and other calamities. The frequency of typhoon and the possible occurence of other calamities like flood, drought and volcanic eruption are always considered in both location and site selection because they can cause severe loss in investment or total crop failure. In particular, some crops like banana are prone to injury due to strong winds.
5. Accessibility. A farm that is managed as a business must have access to supplies, equipment, and the market. It must be provided with infrastructures (e.g. roads) and, if the product is intended to be marketed elsewhere, shipping facilities or airports. Moreover, there is a general preference for farms in familiar locations and which are easily accessible to owner-managers.
6. Labor supply and cost. Skilled labor must be available at reasonable cost. Otherwise, laborers from other parts of the country may have to be imported.
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