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Land suitability for coffee Abaya and Gelana

Figure 10. Final coffee suitability map of the Abaya (upper) and Gelana Districts (lower)

for coffee production (Figure 12). The top five kebeles include Meteri with 6371.73 ha (53.64%), Odo Derba
include Dibichala Luniche with 5587.84 ha (53.23%), with 2597.95 ha (22.28%), Shamole with 1098.25 ha
Gelo with 1595.41 ha (15.48%), Semero Gambela with (9.42%), Kersa with 995.49 ha (9.42%), and Bore with
1316.25 ha (12.77%), Ledo with 870.15 ha (8.44%), and 428.90 ha (3.68%) of land (Table 14). According to the
Wedeyiture with 598.72 ha (5.81%) of land (Table 14). suitability ranking, more than 95% of the evaluated lands
In the Gelana District, 11492.32 ha (97.5%) of the land are deemed to be highly suitable for coffee production,
is highly suitable, 66334.19 ha (64.6%) is moderately highlighting the vast territories that both the Abaya and
suitable, and 9624.4 ha (51.25%) is marginally suitable Gelana Districts possess. Land suitability is particularly
for coffee production (Figure 12). The top five kebeles concentrated in kebeles such as Dibichala Luniche and

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