ADOPCIÓN DE TECNOLOGÍAS AGRARIAS COMO ESTRATEGIA PARA EL DESARROLLO DE LAS COMUNIDADES RURALES LA TRINIDAD Y SAN FRANCISCO LIBRE, NICARAGUA

Abstract

This paper analyses the Adoption of Soil and Water Conservation in (ASWC). Tomabú Community in the Municipalities of Trinidad Estelí, and San Francisco Libre. The study focuses in four variables: Training and Technical Assistance, Land Tenure, Family Income, and Organization. Results of the study showed that the different methodological strategies had a high contribution in the process of adoption of ASWC in both municipalities because the producers had a personal assistance facilitating a better communication between technicians and producers. Land tenure happened to be an essential determinant in the predisposition of adopting ASWCFamily incomes didn’t result a determinant factor in the adoption of ASWC. Regarding organization, organized producers showed a higher degree of adoption. Keywords: soil conservation; water conservation; land tenure