Use and exploitation of land in Nicaragua

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to present the use and exploitation of land in the Nicaraguan agricultural sector. The method used is descriptive. The data come from the Census of Agriculture INIDE IV, and to greater understanding will be a rapprochement of variables used in the survey results. The results of the analysis indicate as has been the exploitation and use of land and include: The poultry, cattle; agriculture farms, apples planted with permanent and semi-permanent crops, basic grains, etc. It is concluded that the survey provides information on the agricultural sector and investigates new variables of interest for the country such as: Main activity of the farm, tenure plots in aquaculture farms, characteristic of household members producer (a) and food security.