(g) To improve and strengthen current distribution networks and implement the global plan for combating speculation, hoarding and trade distortions; (h) To alter the trend towards deterioration in the terms of trade for the countryside by broadening product supply and controlling agricultural and industrial production prices; (i) To develop organizational and methodological bases for the organizing of labour, with a view to increasing economic efficiency and productivity; (j) To provide more incentives for fulfilling and exceeding economic standards and plans of enterprises; (k) To safeguard the value of real wages against inflation, by periodically reviewing the minimum wage scale. 4. Measures taken to develop or reform existing agrarian systems, in order to achieve the most efficient development and utilization of natural resources 56. One of the most direct measures taken by the Revolutionary Government has been the reform of existing agrarian systems and has led to a more rationalE/1986/3/Add.l5 page 11 use and more efficient development of natural resources (especially land), thanks to the "Reform of the Agrarian Reform Act”, in which item V states: "That the large estate system and other inefficient forms of land priority and utilization, which are an obstacle to development and progress, and the iniquitous exploitation of peasant labour by share-cropping, tenant farming and similar systems, must be overcome." 57. This is a matter of changing the social relations in the production process relations that have existed in Nicaragua for many years, for the peasantry, the true producers and workers of the land, were exploited by a small group of landowners who left the country when the revolution triumphed. The State has used these idle and ownerless lands to form the People's Property Area, where peasant co-operatives have been established. These are lands that have been confiscated and are a first step in the Agrarian Reform, 
**Analysis**
The text primarily focuses on the economic development of Nicaragua, specifically in the agricultural sector, with the goal of improving the terms of trade for the countryside and increasing efficiency and productivity. The measures mentioned aim to reform the agrarian system, redistribute land, and promote the development of natural resources. Additionally, the text touches on labor and employment, highlighting the importance of safeguarding real wages against inflation.

**Category**
Economic development, Agriculture, forestry and fishing, Employment