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Boon for Policy makers
• This type of analysis is also very useful for showing the
sustainability of different agricultural systems. Policy
makers can only promote sustainable land use systems
if they know which ones they are. GIS facilitates the
classification of land into different land use classes, and
can monitor the long-term impact of different kinds of
land use.
• In this way, policy makers can be helped to distinguish
land where agriculture can be intensified or expanded,
from land where rehabilitation and diversification are
needed. The information from GIS is now becoming
detailed enough to show which areas are suitable for
specific crops.