Nicaragua - Agricultural Technology and Land Management Project

Gg~~:; 2- L, -E /I<v/ Document of The World Bank FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Report No. 11802-NI STAFF APPRAISAL REPORT NICARAG AGRICULTURAL TECNOLOGY AND LAND NANAGMENNT PROJECT JUNE 29, 1993 MICROFICHE COPY Report No.:11802-NI Type: (SAR' Title: AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY AND LA Author: ABRAMOVICH, A. Ext.:31870 Room:I 7100 Dept.:LA2AG Agriculture and Natural Resources Operations Division Country Department II Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Office This document has a resticted distnrton and may be used by ncipients only in the perfonnsQce of their officiul duties. Its contents may vot otherse be disclosed vithout World Bank authoizao.  CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS US$1 =6 Nicaragua C6rdoba (C$) SDR1.0 US$1.451 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Metric System FiSCAL YEAR Januwy 1 - Decomber 31 ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ACRN CMI Association of the Nicaraguan Resistanoe (Asolaci6n Cfvica do 16 Resistencia Nicarag(ense) AGSAL. IDB Agrioultural Sector Adjustment Loan AOP Annual Operating Plan APENN Non-Traditional Producers and Exporte Ass_oaon (Asocaci6n de Productores y Exportadores de Productos No- Tradloionale APP Area of People's Propety (Area de Propledad del Pueblo) 8ANADES National Developmern Bank (Banco Naclonal d Desarrolo) BCN Central Bank of Nicaragua (Banoo Central do Nicaragu) GAS Sandiniete Agrarian Cooperatives (Coopertvas Agrfcolas Sandinistas) CONAGRO National Agricultural Council (Consejo Agropeouario Naciona4 cORNAP National Pubic Sector Corporations (Corporaciones Nalonale del Sector Pdbioo) cNIGB National Ceoner for Basic Grains Research (Centro Nacionai de lnvedigacion de Granos Bdeicos) DGTA General Directorate for Agricultural Technology (DirecoIdn Nacional de Tecnologfa Agropecuaria EAP Environmental Action Plan EMPROSEM National Seed Corporation ENABAS NVo"nai Enterprise for Basic Saples (Empresa Nacional de Alimentos Bsicos) ERG Economic RecoverY Credit FAO Food and Agriculture Organization FDT Technology Developmen Fund QFondo de Deairollo Tecnolgico) FENACOOP National Federation of Agrnoultural and Agroindustrial Coopraie (Federaci6n Nacional do Cooperatives Agropecuarias Agroindustriales) FNI Nicaraguan Investment Fund (Fondo Narg(lense do Inverlsones) GDP Gross Domestic Product GON Governmrent of Nicaragua GPS Global Posilioning System IBRD International Bank for Reconstruction and Development 1B Inrnemational Competitive Bidding IDA nlemnatonal Development Psoclaton IDB InterAmercan Development Bank IFC Intenational Finance Corporation INETER Nicaraguan Institute of Territorial Studies (instituto NiaragOense de Estudios Territoriales) INRA Nicaraguan Institute of Agrarian Reforrn (nsttuto NicaragOense de Reforma Agrare) INTA Nicaraguan Institute of Agricura Technology (nstLiuto Nicaragense de Tecnologfa Agropecuaria) IPM Integrated Pet Managemnt IRENA Nicaraguan Instite of Natual Re urces and Environmenn (itniut NwcaragOense de Recursos Naturales y el Amnblente) LCB Local Compeitive Bidding UB Umited Internatonal Bidding MAG Minisiry of Agriculture and Lvestock (hiniderio de Agricultura y Ganaderfa) MIDA MInisty of Agricultural Develpment (inisterlo de Desarollo Agropeouario) MIDINRA MInistry of Agricultural Development and Agrarian Reform (Ministerio de Dsarrollo Agropecuarlo y Reforma Agrarl) MIFIN Ministry of Finance (Miniderlo de Finanza.) MINSA Ministy of Health (Miniserio de Saluc) MIS Management Information System NFPS Non-FInancial Public Sector NGO Non-Government Organizalton 'IIF Not IDA Financed PCR Projct Competion Report PCU Project Coordinating Unit  1O1 OFFCIAL USE ONLY PNOfR NtWI PrWot dci Oadsul lg c Rgblpu_ f4opm tolsa de CduIr TIt y Rg19 _ PPAR P Pe_Wdo*Rop POCAMPO Po - - *Pw mo P8C Pso" wIII Ommase PFTA PdbT*oalAdamu d_Pmp Agstro Pllo PubMb PSgl de NSreumn Supe... Cwon o 1 /,... (u PloMPCdk do P md Abb Y MUwaN RUAA RegionAUlIw*tTewdud Aubs (forg qds_us dsdhp O"Almbne SMR sw Nopt " - SOE W.... ci Ezpmndlbam TFAL M TvDI end Fianc Ajusmt Lon Tor TedmoIw OGWelom en Tr _ THF Tropal Humid Fot TOR T.m Of RPA%"= IPC T.eIaI C oopemn Poet TT TohndotoW waflon e Tew TVY T.oIb Vidaton aNW Trawr UNAG FPumarndCib.roisNaTiona N(hU endm " y dsAVdcutwy Geaue UNAPA NaoAl Unl.o dAodid Pro_dce ( NeciA _pesuade PrduotureAeds UNOP U Nbd om Dendpmt Prg1 sr UPANIC Us of Aglu roducel cirgu (ldo deroduolre AUopo. de d o/ qu WO W...n lh DeV Mnt* Thi documont has a astcted distributon and may be ued by ra pients only In the pedbma of thak oirW diduties Its contents may not othedw be d_osd without Wodd Dank authorlton.  NICARAGUA AGQRLCUTAUL TECHNOL(OY AND LAND MANAGEMENT PRO ATUT}P?RAISUAL RS3NDR TS;BIE3OF C)13I Page No. rrAND PRO CrSUCARY ............... ..* I L Country and Secktobcr vxrd Macr kai Backgrund .......................................... I Agricnueim itheEconomy ..... ........... 2 Land Resource Use . 4 I-and Temu.e.......... 4 A4gricdtuaSectorInstitutism ......... ........ 6 Mme Role of