Agriculture in the atlantic zone of Costa Rica: summarizing report of an exploratory survey

Abstract

The objective of the exploratory survey was a rapid identification of: 1) the most important land use systems; 2) the physiographic land units, and 3) agricultural problems of the Atlantic Zone so as to enable selection of subareas for the baseline study. The results of the baseline study will be used for the formulation of possible multidisciplinary research projects. For the purpose of the exploratory survey the Atlantic Zone was defined as the planning region Huetar Atlantica which consists of the province of Limón plus the district Horquetas of the province of Heredia. The present report is a summary of the main findings as laid down in a number of working documents prepared by the participants of the survey.