Collective and Individual Cattle Raising in the Cow-Calf System in Common Use Pastures in the Mexican Altiplano
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The individual and collective production of the cow-calf system in common-use pastures was analyzed with the objective of identifying factors that influence its sustainability. Semi-structured interviews were used to obtain information from 24 ejidos (communal land), and economic and productive information from two Representative Production Units -both individual and collective- was collected using the technique of panels of ejidatarios. The results indicate that 79% of the ejidos produce collectively, thanks to a designed scheme that, in turn, is operated by ejidatarios ranchers. When analyzing collective cattle raising, the key variables with statistical differences p<0.1 corresponded to the percentage of common use land with respect to the total ejido together with the average number of common use hectares per ejidatario (communal land); contrary to the size of the ejido, the number of ejidatarios (owners) as well as the number of paddocks. The high dependence on common use resources as a livelihood for cattle ranchers refers to the main incentive to manage the pastures collectively, which is reflected in higher productivity and income. This is a consequence of the restricted access to common use, the economies of scale generated and the division of labor. The results suggest that the study area as well as organized management, based on collective use norms and that assigns an economic value to the use of the common pasture, potentially generates higher and sustainable benefits as long as it is carried out within an environment of restricted use for common resources in order not to compromise their permanence.
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ganadería colectiva, recursos comunes, ganadería extensiva, uso de agostaderoscommon resources, extensive cattle ranching, pasture use, collective cattle ranching
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Registro Agrario Nacional [RAN]. (2020). Estadística Agraria. http://www.ran.gob.mx/ran/index.php/sistemas-de-consulta/estadistica-agraria
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Elizalde López, G. G., Sagarnaga Villegas, L. M., Salas González, J. M. ., Aguilar Ávila, J., & Barrera Perales, O. T. . (2022). Collective and Individual Cattle Raising in the Cow-Calf System in Common Use Pastures in the Mexican Altiplano. International Journal of Rural Development, 19. https://doi.org/10.11144/Javeriana.cdr19.gcis
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