1. Agriculture in Nicaragua : Performance, Challenges, and Options
- Author
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Piccioni, Norman Bentley
- Subjects
INDICATORS ,INVESTMENT ,INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT ,MEAT PRODUCTION ,INFRASTRUCTURE ,DAIRY PRODUCERS ,HARVEST ,NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ,RURAL DEVELOPMENT ,SOLAR ENERGY ,COMMODITIES ,MILK ,BLACK SIGATOKA ,CIAT ,CGIAR RESEARCH ,CROP RESIDUES ,TROPICAL AGRICULTURE ,EXTERNALITIES ,AGRICULTURAL LAND ,BEEF ,AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES ,POPULATION GROWTH ,AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY ,AGROCHEMICALS ,POPULATION ,PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE ,AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION ,BREEDING ,PLANNING ,GROUND BEEF ,SCIENCE ,AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION ,PROGRAM REVIEWS ,POVERTY RATES ,DAIRY PRODUCTS ,MALNUTRITION ,NATIVE VEGETATION ,FOOD PRICES ,OVERGRAZING ,INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE ,AGRICULTURAL LANDS ,SOYBEANS ,AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY ,LEGUMES ,AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION ,LOSS OF CROPS ,PEANUTS ,MANURE MANAGEMENT ,NUTRIENT REQUIREMENTS ,COFFEE ,DISEASES ,FERTILIZERS ,SEEDS ,AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS ,AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS ,VIOLENCE ,FARMERS ,GREENHOUSE GAS ,BEEF EXPORTS ,RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE ,SUGAR ,BORDER PRICES ,PEANUT ,AGRICULTURAL PRICE ,MARKETS ,AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS ,FISH ,ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY ,FARMS ,RURAL POVERTY ,WATERSHED ,GLOBAL WARMING ,AGRICULTURAL WASTE ,YIELD LOSSES ,AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES ,AGRICULTURAL POLICIES ,LANDS ,ANIMALS ,SOIL CONSERVATION ,CROP ,POVERTY REDUCTION ,NEMATODES ,FAO ,OILSEED CROP ,RESISTANT FORAGE ,RICE CROPS ,PLANT HEALTH ,CROP PRODUCTION ,POULTRY ,SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ,BIODIVERSITY ,FOOD DEMAND ,CORN ,GENETIC VARIABILITY ,AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SYSTEM ,AGRICULTURE ,INNOVATION ,AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT ,RURAL POPULATION ,SOIL QUALITY ,CLIMATE CHANGE ,RURAL EMPLOYMENT ,CATTLE ,BEAN ,RESEARCH ,PASTURES ,PALM OIL ,TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION ,ARABLE LAND ,AGRICULTURAL CROPS ,MEXICO ,CGIAR ,METHANE ,FORESTS ,RICE CULTIVATION ,FEED ,ACCESS TO—FOOD ,RAW MATERIALS ,MEAT ,LIVESTOCK PRODUCER ,AGRICULTURAL BENEFIT ,FOOD SECURITY ,TARIFFS ,INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH ,FARMLAND ,SORGHUM ,LIVE CATTLE ,MEAT SUPPLY ,ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION ,CROPPING ,AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITIES ,AGRICULTURAL AREA ,LIVESTOCK SYSTEMS ,AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION ,TREES ,AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH ,FARMING ,CROP MANAGEMENT ,AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION ,UNITED NATIONS ,GREENHOUSE GASES ,SOIL DEGRADATION ,ACCESS TO FOOD ,TRAINING ,ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS ,WHEAT ,AGRIBUSINESS ,BEANS ,RURAL ROADS ,FF ,CERTIFIED SEED ,CREDIT ,ACCESS TO CREDIT ,SUGARCANE ,GRAIN ,BOVINE POPULATION ,USAID ,SEASONS ,TECHNOLOGY ,RICE ,OILSEED CROPS ,FARMING SYSTEMS ,AGRICULTURAL GROWTH ,FORESTRY ,CROPS ,CEREALS ,AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS ,MANURE ,PESTS ,AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS ,FOOD LEGUMES ,INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TROPICAL AGRICULTURE ,WATER EROSION ,LIVESTOCK ,SEED VARIETIES ,AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES ,FUNGI ,AGRICULTURE PROGRAMS ,AGRICULTURAL CENSUS ,AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION SYSTEMS ,LIVE ANIMALS ,NATURAL RESOURCES ,AGRICULTURAL CYCLES ,AGROFORESTRY ,SOILS ,CROP YIELDS ,WATER RESOURCES ,DEFORESTATION ,IFAD ,MAIZE ,OILSEED - Abstract
This work summarizes background papers prepared for the World Bank Group with significant input from government counterparts and other development partners. It takes stock of major recent developments and argues that a lot has been achieved in the last decade in terms of production of commodities for export and food consumption, with favorable impact on rural poverty reduction. It also argues that the two factors driving the recent agricultural performance, namely favorable international prices and expansion of the agricultural frontier, have reached their limits. So while trade policies are broadly on target, much can be done by focusing on the productivity of small family agriculture and improving competitiveness by reducing transaction costs (logistics) affecting small, medium, and large commercial farms. In the short to medium term, the household income of the rural poor will continue to depend largely on agriculture. Thus interventions will need to take into account the heterogeneity of smallholder agriculture while simultaneously increasing its resilience to climate risks through climate-smart agriculture.
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- 2015