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Figure 9. Constraint maps of Abaya (upper) and Gelana Districts (lower) with town buffer zones
An adequate dataset for inferential testing was provided prioritize agro-ecologically suitable sites are necessary
by the analysis, which was carried out on a valid sample for sustainable coffee production in Abaya and Gelana
size of 398 cases. These results are consistent with Districts.
previous empirical research conducted in Ethiopia and
other coffee-producing locations, which highlights the 3.2. Ranking study areas by optimal suitability for
significant impact that topographic and climatic variation coffee production
has on land suitability for coffee production. To increase In the Abaya District, 9968.37 ha (95.73%) of the land
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yield and climatic resilience, it is implied that location- is highly suitable, 10504.79 ha (79.06%) is moderately
specific land management and zoning techniques that suitable, and 123.09 ha (21.87%) is marginally suitable
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