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The study presents a review of the use of remote sensors in agriculture, with an emphasis on their applications for banana cultivation (Musa AAA) in Costa Rica and other tropical regions. It evaluates three main areas: the delimitation of cultivated areas, the estimation of productivity, and the diagnosis of diseases. It analyzes the advantages of using satellite imagery, synthetic aperture radar (SAR), and drones (UAVs) in agricultural monitoring, highlighting their accuracy (up to 95%) in identifying plantations and detecting diseases such as black Sigatoka and Fusarium wilt. The study demonstrates the potential of these technologies to improve agricultural planning, environmental management, and phytosanitary prevention.
Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica; Corporación Bananera Nacional (CORBANA S.A.); Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica (ITCR)
Guzmán-Álvarez, J. A., González-Zuñiga, M., Fernandez, J. A. S., & Calvo-Alvarado, J. C. (2022). Uso de sensores remotos en la agricultura: aplicaciones en el cultivo del banano. Agronomía Mesoamericana, 33(3).
48% and 50% are the high and very high degradation levels in the Caribbean and Mesoamerica regions in LAC, respectively.
UNEP (2017)
UNEP (United Nations Environmental Programme, Kenia). 2016. GEO-6: Global assessment outlook: regional assessment for Latin America and the Caribbean (en línea).
05/06/2016
0.79 is the GINI coefficient for land in LAC, 0.85 for South America, and 0.75 for Central America (Oxfam, 2016).
0,79 es el coeficiente de GINI para la tierra en ALC, 0,85 para América del Sur y 0,75 para América Central (Oxfam, 2016)
Oxfam. 2016. “Unearthed: Land Power and Inequality in Latin America.” Policy Paper, Oxfam, London.
74% of farms in Belize are family farms (10,272 units), compared to 81.3% in LAC.
FAO (2014)
FAO (2014). Agricultura Familiar en América Latina y el Caribe: Recomendaciones de Política.
78.6% of the farms in Central America and Mexico are family farms (5,883,205 units) with an average area of 3.13 ha.
FAO (2014)
FAO (2014). Agricultura Familiar en América Latina y el Caribe: Recomendaciones de Política.
81.5% of the farms in Panama are family farms (202,499 units) with an average area of 1.35 ha.
FAO (2014)
FAO (2014). Agricultura Familiar en América Latina y el Caribe: Recomendaciones de Política.
83.2% of farms in Nicaragua are family farms (223,374 units), exceeding the LAC average of 81.3%.
FAO (2014)
FAO (2014). Agricultura Familiar en América Latina y el Caribe: Recomendaciones de Política.
97.2% of farms in Honduras are family farms (308,347 units), exceeding the LAC average of 81.3%.
FAO (2014)
FAO (2014). Agricultura Familiar en América Latina y el Caribe: Recomendaciones de Política.
86.5% of farms in Guatemala are family farms (718,585 units) with an average area of 1.2 ha.
FAO (2014)
FAO (2014). Agricultura Familiar en América Latina y el Caribe: Recomendaciones de Política.
USD 475 million in losses were estimated by ECLAC in Central America during the 1997–98 El Niño event, with all countries reporting significant impacts on the agricultural sector.
Jiménez Umaña, M. (2004). El niño y el sector agropecuario centroamericano : alerta, impacto y respuesta. Obtenido de: https://hdl.handle.net/11324/7593.
IICA (2004)
