It is usual for the officially land price of agricultural field parcels to be determined by real estate appraiserss experienced knowledge and intuition without considering quantitatively physical factors that directly influence agricultural productivi...
It is usual for the officially land price of agricultural field parcels to be determined by real estate appraiserss experienced knowledge and intuition without considering quantitatively physical factors that directly influence agricultural productivity. Solar radiation is the most important predictor of agricultural productivity. GIS based simulation techniques were used to evaluate correlation between the officially land price and solar radiation for agricultural field parcels. The results show that officially land price shows random distribution patterns in relation to solar radiation, which proves that officially land price for agricultural field does not reflect agricultural productivity. It is anticipated that this research output could be used as a valuable reference to support more scientific and objective decision-making in the official pricing process of agricultural field parcels.