Soil suitability and genetic algorithms for spatial organization of agrarian reform projects

Abstract

The definition of family settlement plots in land reform projects involves technical and social issues. These aspects are mainly related to differences in the agricultural suitability of the soil in these projects. The objective of this study was to introduce a procedure for an optimal subdivision of the land by cross-linking projects by a Genetic Algorithm (GA). The GA was tested in the rural settlement Veredas, located in Padre Paraíso, in the region of the Vale do Jequitinhonha, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. It was implemented based on the soil suitability and productivity index.

Territorial Order; Rural Settlements; Heuristic Algorithms