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Caracterización socioeconómica y tecnológica de los sistemas ganaderos en siete municipios del estado de Veracruz, México

2009; Volume: 27; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

2542-3436

Julio Vilaboa-Arròniz, Pablo Díaz‐Rivera,

Latin American rural development

The purpose of this study was to characterize the technological components used in cattle ranches and socioeconomic characteristics of the producers. The study was implemented in seven municipalities of the Region Papaloapan, Veracruz, Mexico: Alvarado, Azueta, Cosamaloapan, Ignacio de la Llave, Ixmatlahuacan, Playa Vicente and Tlacotalpan that represent the largest cattle inventory in the region (63,6%). We applied surveys and semi-structured interviews with producers Associations Local Livestock and cattle ranches. The variables were analyzed socially, technically and marketing. We used cluster analysis, descriptive statistics and contingency tables. The typology of the producer characterized as traditional, transitional and business. The age for these groups or farmers was 53±13; 52±17 y 42±3 years, and animal units per hectare 1,48±0,8; 1,2±0,8 y 1,35±0,4; respectively. In general, the aim was won zootechnical dual purpose (76,5%), with grazing for free grazing (96,8%) as the dominant system and a pattern of racial crosses Swiss x Cebu (75,4%) as the most representative.