This article is the first working paper of the Researching Center for Agricultural Sciences and Applied Economic. It is a contribution for the INTA Nicaragua.

The paper was submitted on the VII Central American University Congress that was hold on the National Autonomous University of Nicaragua, Le�n as a greetings toward the Unan Le�n Bicentenary 1812-2012.

This paper is a serie work as Researching Centre for Agrarian Sciences and Applied Economic contribution to rural development.

Contribution to Second Congress Rural Development.

CENTRAL AMERICAN UNIVERSITY, CAU V INTERNATIONAL MEETING OF THE ENCUENTRO JOURNAL

This paper don�t was submitted on the conference, however the author participated on the event. He member of the European Association of Agricultual Ecnomist (EAAE)

The present works is part of my doctoral dissertation for getting title of Doctor of Philosophy with major in Science and Specialization in the Economics of Agriculture and Local Development. The research hypothesis was: ܉f agricultural and forest activities apply agricultural economics, then...

Scientific paper for dissertation in the Ph.D. program in Natural Sciences for Development Emphasis: Environmental and Culture Management

Pesticides are used as the primary method of pest control in Asian rice production. Conditions in China have led to demand for high and increasing rice yields, resulting in intensive cultivation and adoption of fertilizer responsive varieties. The consequence has been widespread pest...

The purpose of the paper is to explain the determinants of technological adoption and demonstrate the importance of technological change in rice yield growth during China's reform period. Using a unique data set on the nation's rice economy, in the first part of a two stage econometric model,...