Land Use and Soil Capacity

            Agriculture is very important to the Dominican Republic. Over a quarter of the country’s land is used for agriculture.  Unfortunately, less than half of that land is good for agriculture in terms of soil capacity.  This lack of fertile land contributes to the generally low productivity of Dominican agriculture, makes earning a living difficult 

for small farmers with marginal land, and leads to soil degradation.

(Adapted from information provided by Prof. César Céspedes, Universidad ISA, 2011)
~Alexa