Rural development policies and sustainable land use in the hillside areas of Honduras survey, 2001-2002

The survey was a research collaboration between International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Wageningen University and Research Center (WUR), and the National Program for Sustainable Rural Development (PRONADERS) of the Honduran Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (SAG).The data were collected at three levels: farm household, parcel (distinguished by tenure status), and plot (distinguished by land use type). The survey contains a total of 376 farms, 1066 parcels, and 2143 plots. The survey collected information about household composition, education, asset ownership, labor use, sources of income, sales of crop and livestock products, participation in credit markets, membership of organizations, participation in training and extension, collective action and others at the farm level. The survey also collected information about cropping patterns, crop yields, and technology use including use of inputs at the plot level and land tenure, conservation practices, and conservation investments at the parcel level. In order to better understand the performance of the farm enterprise, the survey also collected detailed biophysical data for a sample of two plots on each farm including landscape attributes, size, type of soil parent material, erosion status, and presence of physical conservation structures. Soil samples were also taken and analyzed in a local soil laboratory resulting in data regarding pH, nutrient content, organic matter content, and soil texture. These data were mainly used for the calculation of water availability, soil fertility, and erosion risk which together served as a basis for soil suitability ratings. Finally, the survey data were supplemented by adding secondary information regarding rainfall, population density, and road density. The raw data are available in Access format and in SPSS format.

Source: The Rural Development Policies and Sustainable Land Use in the Hillside Areas of Honduras Survey, 2001-2002 have been made available by the Environment and Production Technology Division (EPTD) of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). The IFPRI Funding for the survey was provided by the European Union (IFPRI-EU) and Wageningen University and Research Center (WUR).; Related Publication(s):; Jansen, Hans G.P., A. Damon, J. Pender, W. Wielemaker, R. Schipper. 2006. Policies for sustainable development in the hillsides of Honduras: a quantitative livelihoods approach. Agricultural Economics 34: 141-153.; Jansen, Hans G.P., A. Rodriguez, A. Damon, J. Pender, J. Chenier, R. Schipper. 2006. Determinants of income-earning strategies and adoption of conservation practices in hillside communities in Honduras. Agricultural Systems 88(1): 92-110.; Jansen, Hans G.P. 2005. Resúmenes de los talleres del Proyecto "Políticas de desarrollo rural y uso sostenible de tierras en áreas de ladera en Honduras (IFPRI-WUR-PRONADERS)”. Environment and Production Technology Division (EPTD) Workshop Summary Paper No. 16. Washington, D.C.: International Food Policy Research Institute. (PDF 1.04MB); Jansen, Hans G.P., A. Rodríguez, A. Damon, and J. Pender. 2003. Determinantes de estrategias comunitarias de subsistencia y el uso de prácticas conservacionistas de producción agrícola en las zonas de ladera en Honduras. Environment and Production Technology Division (EPTD) Discussion Paper No. 104. Washington, D.C.: International Food Policy Research Institute. (PDF 821K); Jansen, Hans G.P., J. Pender, A. Damon, and R. Schipper. 2006. Agricultural policies and sustainable land use for poverty reduction in the hillside areas of Honduras: a quantitative livelihoods approach. International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) Research Report (In Print).; Data file format(s): Access and SPSS; Size: 26.9MB (Uncompressed), 5.73MB (Compressed)

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