Agriculture in Nicaragua

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.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Piccioni, Norman Bentley
Format:	Report biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015-11
Subjects:	CGIAR, TARIFFS, TROPICAL AGRICULTURE, PEANUT, OVERGRAZING, MANURE MANAGEMENT, AGRICULTURAL POLICIES, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS, AGRICULTURAL WASTE, POULTRY, MANURE, OILSEED CROP, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, LIVE ANIMALS, AGRICULTURAL GROWTH, FISH, PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE, AGRICULTURAL CENSUS, ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION, TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION, LIVESTOCK PRODUCER, SORGHUM, LIVESTOCK SYSTEMS, PROGRAM REVIEWS, NEMATODES, FF, MILK, BEANS, SOIL CONSERVATION, POVERTY RATES, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, LEGUMES, UNITED NATIONS, AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, ANIMALS, AGRICULTURAL LANDS, ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, PLANNING, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURAL CYCLES, TREES, RURAL POPULATION, GREENHOUSE GAS, WATER RESOURCES, AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION, LANDS, INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, POVERTY REDUCTION, FERTILIZERS, AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES, MAIZE, BEEF EXPORTS, ARABLE LAND, CROP PRODUCTION, CEREALS, DISEASES, AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES, AGROFORESTRY, TRAINING, POPULATION GROWTH, OILSEED, AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY, AGRICULTURAL BENEFIT, RAW MATERIALS, SEEDS, SOYBEANS, LIVE CATTLE, GLOBAL WARMING, EXTERNALITIES, BIODIVERSITY, VIOLENCE, PALM OIL, BEAN, CERTIFIED SEED, NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, MARKETS, BOVINE POPULATION, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SYSTEM, FORESTRY, INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR TROPICAL AGRICULTURE, NUTRIENT REQUIREMENTS, INDICATORS, RESEARCH, FARMING, SOLAR ENERGY, LIVESTOCK, MEAT PRODUCTION, FARMERS, RURAL ROADS, NATURAL RESOURCES, CROPS, GREENHOUSE GASES, AGRICULTURAL AREA, INFRASTRUCTURE, BLACK SIGATOKA, GENETIC VARIABILITY, ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS, USAID, SEED VARIETIES, TECHNOLOGY, DAIRY PRODUCTS, CROP YIELDS, BEEF, CIAT, FARMLAND, INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD SECURITY, AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS, ACCESS TO—FOOD, AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION, CLIMATE CHANGE, CROP, SCIENCE, AGRICULTURAL CROPS, AGRIBUSINESS, PESTS, LOSS OF CROPS, AGROCHEMICALS, AGRICULTURAL PRICE, AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS, RICE CROPS, CREDIT, DEFORESTATION, RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE, FORESTS, PEANUTS, AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION, RURAL POVERTY, GROUND BEEF, CROPPING, MEXICO, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION SYSTEMS, COFFEE, AGRICULTURE, WATER EROSION, AGRICULTURAL LAND, FAO, CATTLE, MALNUTRITION, AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS, ACCESS TO FOOD, SOIL DEGRADATION, RURAL EMPLOYMENT, YIELD LOSSES, AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES, FOOD DEMAND, INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, NATIVE VEGETATION, ACCESS TO CREDIT, CGIAR RESEARCH, FOOD LEGUMES, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, PLANT HEALTH, AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITIES, IFAD, DAIRY PRODUCERS, SUGARCANE, INVESTMENT, CORN, WATERSHED, OILSEED CROPS, FUNGI, BREEDING, FARMS, MEAT, RICE CULTIVATION, FEED, BORDER PRICES, AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION, INNOVATION, POPULATION, WHEAT, SOILS, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY, RICE, METHANE, CROP RESIDUES, AGRICULTURE PROGRAMS, RESISTANT FORAGE, CROP MANAGEMENT, PASTURES, COMMODITIES, FARMING SYSTEMS, FOOD PRICES, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, SEASONS, MEAT SUPPLY, GRAIN, SOIL QUALITY, HARVEST, SUGAR,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/532131485440242670/Agriculture-in-Nicaragua-performance-challenges-and-options https://hdl.handle.net/10986/25978
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