The development of a spatial decision support system to optimise agricultural resource use in the Western Cape
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This paper describes the development of a decision support model for regional agricultural
resource utilisation. The analysis was generated in a spatial context and the optimisation
technique was interactive with a geographical information system (GIS). Economic and
operational research methodologies were linked to the GIS in the process of determining the
appropriate resource uses for the region. The optimisation technique was applied for the
Western Cape Province for eight crops. The results of this research are discussed in this
paper, with specific reference to its application value for the public sector and agri-business.