Environmental variables and livestock activities crucial to the Strategic Environmental Assessment of cattle in Nicaragua

Abstract

As a result of this research, environmental variables and cattle raising were determined by the strategic environmental evaluation of cattle raising in Nicaragua. The study allowed for the definition and determination of environmental variables and the current relationship between cattle raising and anthropic. The principal components of the factors in the physical and socio-economic environments, these being: The production and integration of cattle raising with crop production and grazing land (pasture). At the same time, cattle raising is directly related to the techniques used in the cattle industry as well as social and economic aspects resulting in improved cattle feed. The variables and cattle raising determined allow for definition at the beginning of the evaluation process and constitute a tool for planning and action for the development of the country's cattle industry. At the same time it represents a balance of the sustainable relationship between environmental factors and the industry itself. The creation of panels of experts and the use of mathematical methods will be necessary for the selection of variables and activities.

Keywords: environmental variables, strategic environmental assessment, cattle raising.

DOI: 10.5377/nexo.v23i1.33

Nexo: Revista Científica Vol. 23, No. 01, pp.02-08/May 2010