How can land resource information assist in sustainable land management?
Land resource information enables a potential purchaser of a particular land parcel to identify its capability. The buyer may have a plan of what they want to achieve but unless the land capability is able to match this type of land use then land degradation may occur. In terms of rural living and hobby farming in the Greater Darwin area it maybe that a purchaser wants to grow horticultural crops all year round but if a significant part of the block is seasonally waterlogged or inundated then it will be difficult to achieve. If land has already been purchased then land capability information can help the landholder to identify what uses match its capability so that the land is not degraded over time. When purchasing farming land, for example in the Katherine/Douglas Daly Region it is vital that crop selection and pasture management matches land capability. Land capability information can assist in estimating returns for a given area based on its land capability class. Land resource inf
