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Country Profile: Nicaragua |
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Agriculture and Food
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AGRICOLA (AGRICultural OnLine Access) |
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Web Site |
| Resource Language(s): |
English |
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AGRICOLA is a bibliographic database of citations to the agricultural literature created by the NAL and its cooperators. The records describe publications and resources encompassing all aspects of agriculture and allied disciplines, including animal and veterinary sciences, entomology, plant sciences, forestry, aquaculture and fisheries, farming and farming systems, agricultural economics, extension and education, food and human nutrition, and earth and environmental sciences. Describes the books, serials, audiovisuals, journal articles, book chapters, short reports, reprints, and other resources held by NAL and its Cooperators. AGRICOLA can be searched for a specific country.
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| Affiliation: |
U.S. National Agricultural Library |
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ELDIS - Electronic Development and Environment Information Database |
| Resource Type: |
Web Site |
| Resource Language(s): |
English |
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Electronic Development and Environment Information System (ELDIS) is a gateway to online information on development in Latin America and the Caribbean. Coverage includes social, economic, political and environmental issues. Internet resources on agriculture statistics, reports, and issue profiles for Latin America. Search for Nicaragua page to locate country-specific data.
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ELDIS |
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Sustainable Development Information Service |
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Database |
| Resource Language(s): |
English |
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SDIS is a guide to statistical resources which can be searched for Nicaragua-specific information. Includes information and connections on:
Agrometeorological Data: Agrometeorological Data (FAO) Animal Health: Animal Health (OIE)
Fertilizer: Fertilizer Statistics (FAO)
Production: Production Statistics (FAO) & World Agricultural Production Projections (USDA)
Rice Production and Consumption: World Rice Statistics (IRRI) Soil Resources: Soil Resources (ISRIC)
Trade: Trade Statistics (FAO)
World Census: World Census of Agriculture (FAO)
World Projections: Global Food Aid Needs (USDA)
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World Resources Institute |
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Sustainable Harvest International |
| Resource Type: |
Web Site |
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English |
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"Sustainable Harvest International(SHI) provides farmers and communities in the tropics with long-term assistance implementing environmentally and economically sustainable technologies.
Our mission is to reverse environmental degradation by helping rural inhabitants restore ecological stability and sustainable economic productivity to overexploited lands."
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Tropical agroforestry homegardens in Nicaragua |
| Resource Type: |
Web Site |
| Resource Language(s): |
English Spanish |
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A case sudy in sustainable agriculture in Nicaragua. "Tropical agroforestry homegardens "huertos caseros" are traditional agricultural systems characterized by the complexity of their structure and their multiple functions. In this study, socioeconomic importance and some key ecological characteristics related to sustainability were studied in 20 Nicaraguan homegardens." |
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The center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems |
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United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization Databases |
| Resource Type: |
Web Site |
| Resource Language(s): |
English |
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Two databases maintained by the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization provide world wide information on food and agriculture and can be searched for data and resources on Nicaragua:
AGRIS is the international information system for the agricultural sciences and technology. The system identifies worldwide literature (both conventional and non-conventional; the so-called "grey" literature), dealing with all aspects of agriculture.Can be searched by key words including 'Nicaragua'
CARIS is the Current Agricultural Research
Information System, which identifies projects dealing
with information on agriculture. The basic unit in CARIS is a set of data describing all the components of each single project. Can be searched by key word including 'Nicaragua'
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| Affiliation: |
United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization |
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