Introduction and Summary

Jan P. Groot and Ruerd Ruben

Chapter 1 in Sustainable Agriculture in Central America, 1997, pp 1-6 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Processes of deforestation, erosion and resource depletion have been particularly severe in Central America during the last fifty years. Agricultural development in this region has been based mainly on extensive growth, supported by macroeconomic policies oriented towards the promotion of agricultural exports. Ongoing urbanization has been accompanied by peasant producers becoming involved in commercially oriented agriculture, and by intensifying pressure to increase the productivity of land and labour. However, access to improved inputs (seed, fertilizers, pesticides) has been limited to a small segment of middle class producers.

Keywords: Resource Depletion; Macroeconomic Policy; Sustainable Land; Humid Tropic; Tenure Security (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1997
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230378087_1

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