TY - JOUR AU - Philipp, Dirk AU - Gamboa, William PY - 2003/09/19 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Observations about the mucuna - corn system in the slopes of Waslala, Atlantic Region of Nicaragua. JF - Agronomía Mesoamericana JA - Agron. Mesoam. VL - 14 IS - 2 SE - Analyzes and Comments DO - 10.15517/am.v14i2.11951 UR - https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/agromeso/article/view/11951 SP - 215-221 AB - <p>A velvet</p><p>bean-corn system utilized in hillside farming in Waslala,</p><p>Nicaragua, was described and analyzed regarding farmer.s</p><p>approaches to conservational practices in agriculture. Data</p><p>suggested that the fresh biomass yield for velvet bean ranged</p><p>from 11.4 to 60 t/ha, while the corn yield varied from 1.1 to</p><p>5.4 t/ha. Apparently, the economic efficiency of the velvet</p><p>bean-corn system depended on the origin of the velvet bean</p><p>seeds and at what level additional labor was employed. Data</p><p>indicated that farmers who used own velvet bean seeds</p><p>increased their gross income by $185.80/ha. Additionally,</p><p>when only family labor was employed, the gross income</p><p>increased by $265.11/ha compared to farmers who utilized</p><p>hired labor and obtained bean seeds off-farm. Suggestions on</p><p>how the described system may be improved regarding its</p><p>sustainability are included by the authors.</p> ER -