Özet:

Agricultural production means activities that have been taken since the past to meet the nutritional needs of people. The agricultural production process is interacting with the soil in many stages. The relationship between land and agriculture is in the forefront, especially in terms of production. Therefore, the continuity of agricultural production is closely related to the proper use of the land. Sustainability in agriculture depends on the proper use of land. The aim of this study is to determine the levels of adequacy for agricultural activities of land crowned in the Gulf of Edremit and its surroundings, and to compare the results obtained with the current land uses. The analytical hierarchy process (AHS) has been used from the analysis of multi-criteria decision making based on geographical information systems to determine the areas suitable for agriculture. The findings obtained show that many settlements have been established on productive agricultural land in the determined area that is very suitable for agriculture within the work area boundaries. It is also found that between the forest area and the area that was found to be favorable to agriculture, there was a transition area consisting of damaged conservation and planted areas. When the environmental parameters are taken into account in the determination of the level of land conformity, it is seen that the work area reaches the upper limits of planted agricultural areas. Thus, it is clear that if it is taken into account that the increasing need for food is inevitable, the forest land risks to be converted into agricultural land. The use of agricultural areas in the Gulf of Edremit in accordance with the potential has a positive impact on the increase in agricultural efficiency. Furthermore, the use of agricultural land within the scope of the conformity levels plays a key role in preventing damage to the forest cover that hosts many ecosystems.

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