• Population: 7,204,723
• GDP (millions): $8,291

• Percent rural: 52.1
• GDP/capita (for 2004): $1,046

Bean Subsector Overview

• Importance of Beans in the Economy
• Bean Farming Systems
• Trends in Bean Production, Harvested Area and Yields
• Bean Market Classes
• Domestic Bean Marketing Channels
• Trends in Bean Prices
• Value Added Bean Products
• International Trade in Beans
• Bean Research
• Bean Seed Production and Marketing
• Government Policies affecting Bean Production

Bean-Growing Environments (GIS-based dot maps)

• Rainfall Distribution
• Harvested Area Distribution by Municipality:
• Bean Market Classes
• Harvested Area Distribution by Season (Primera, Postrera)
• Harvested Area by Rainfall (Primera, Postrera)
• Harvested Area by Production System (Intercropped, Monocropped)
• Harvested Area by Elevation
• Harvested Area by Slope

Constraints to Bean Production (GIS-based dot maps)

• Abiotic Stresses (drought, flooding, soil limitations)
• Biotic Stresses (whitefly)