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Luis Manuel Chávez Pérez, Ph.D. in Agricultural Sciences. Metropolitan Autonomous University, Xochimilco Unit. Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics (2009), Master in Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) (2013). Subject Professor (FMVZ-UNAM). Agroecology and sustainability.
The objective of this study was to identify the technological level used by dairy farmers in the northeastern region of Michoacán, Mexico, through a characterisation of small-scale dairy production units, as well as to learn about the socioeconomic conditions that have enabled them to survive in the current context. A semi-structured interview was applied to 114 production units, chosen by stratified random sampling. The interview included technological, production and socioeconomic aspects. Twenty-eight variables were initially explored and 12 were used for multivariate analysis, which included Principal Component Analysis, Hierarchical Cluster Analysis and K-means Cluster. The characterisation carried out showed that the production units that predominate in northeastern Michoacán have survived with a low technological level, having as strengths the diversification of their activities and the use of family labour. On the contrary, production units with a high technological level and high productivity are few and less diversified. This shows the need to generate differentiated public policies for each cluster, aimed at strengthening the aspects that have allowed them to survive and guaranteeing a market for their production, before promoting the use of technologies.
Luis Manuel Chávez-Pérez; Ramón Soriano-Robles; Valentín Efrén Espinosa-Ortiz; Mauricio Miguel-Estrada; María Camila Rendón-Rendón; Randy Alexis Jiménez-Jiménez. Does Small-Scale Livestock Production Use a High Technological Level to Survive? Evidence from Dairy Production in Northeast-ern Michoacán, Mexico. Animals 2021, 11, 2546 .
AMA StyleLuis Manuel Chávez-Pérez, Ramón Soriano-Robles, Valentín Efrén Espinosa-Ortiz, Mauricio Miguel-Estrada, María Camila Rendón-Rendón, Randy Alexis Jiménez-Jiménez. Does Small-Scale Livestock Production Use a High Technological Level to Survive? Evidence from Dairy Production in Northeast-ern Michoacán, Mexico. Animals. 2021; 11 (9):2546.
Chicago/Turabian StyleLuis Manuel Chávez-Pérez; Ramón Soriano-Robles; Valentín Efrén Espinosa-Ortiz; Mauricio Miguel-Estrada; María Camila Rendón-Rendón; Randy Alexis Jiménez-Jiménez. 2021. "Does Small-Scale Livestock Production Use a High Technological Level to Survive? Evidence from Dairy Production in Northeast-ern Michoacán, Mexico." Animals 11, no. 9: 2546.
Los concursos de la vaca lechera reconocen a la mejor vaca con base a la cantidad de leche producida, aunque, en el mercado también se considera la calidad. Con el fin de contribuir a reconocer a la mejor vaca lechera en la lechería familiar, el estudio tuvo como objetivo determinar la composición fisicoquímica y la cantidad de células somáticas (CCS) de la leche de las vacas participantes en el concurso de “La Vaca Lechera” de Maravatío, Michoacán, México. Se determinaron los principales componentes fisicoquímicos (grasa, proteína y solidos no grasos) y la CCS en la leche. Los resultados mostraron que la vaca ganadora obtuvo una producción promedio de 39±1.05 litros/día, sin embargo, no tuvo los mejores componentes y ni la menor CCS. La mejor vaca respecto a los componentes fisicoquímicos obtuvo en promedio 29.5±1.05 litros/día de leche, con 3.07% de proteína, 8.35% de SNF y 3.26% de grasa. La vaca que obtuvo menor CCS (34,500 CS/ml) fue la de menor producción. Se evidenció que las mejores características fisicoquímicas y de CCS en las vacas del concurso no se concentran en un solo animal; es importante que la mejor vaca, además de ser la de mayor producción debería cumplir con los mínimos requerimientos de calidad que el contexto indique.
Randy Jiménez-Jiménez; María Rendón-Rendón; Luis Chávez-Pérez; Valentín Espinosa-Ortiz. Calidad de la leche en los concursos de la vaca lechera en el sistema de producción familiar. Abanico Agroforestal 2020, 2, 1 .
AMA StyleRandy Jiménez-Jiménez, María Rendón-Rendón, Luis Chávez-Pérez, Valentín Espinosa-Ortiz. Calidad de la leche en los concursos de la vaca lechera en el sistema de producción familiar. Abanico Agroforestal. 2020; 2 (1):1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRandy Jiménez-Jiménez; María Rendón-Rendón; Luis Chávez-Pérez; Valentín Espinosa-Ortiz. 2020. "Calidad de la leche en los concursos de la vaca lechera en el sistema de producción familiar." Abanico Agroforestal 2, no. 1: 1.
The aim of this study was to analyze the relational social structure of the cheese factories based on an agribusiness territory of Mexico through social network analysis (SNA) in order to understand how different types of agroindustries coexist and endure. Participant observation and semi-structured interviews were carried out in 17 cheese agribusinesses located in the area of San José de Gracia, Michoacán (Mexico), in order to get insight into the family, inter-company, commercial and technical ties they have built. The SNA showed that in the community there is a meso-system where different cheese companies that produce either natural, imitation or both cheeses converge and coexist. These agroindustries make up a complex social structure composed of 1717 actors, comprising a dispersed network with low connectivity (density ˂0.5%) due to the commercial nature of the relationships (95.9%). Simultaneously, an underlying network with a higher density (1.73%) was also evident, enriched by kinship and friendship ties that create cooperation and trust among the parties through 136 reciprocal tangible and intangible exchanges. Despite the differences and asymmetries of cheese agribusinesses in this community, the social structure they form behaves like a ‘local neighborhood’ where everyone knows everyone, and everyone coexists, competes and shares with one another, allowing them to be sustainable in the marketplace. This study provides important lessons for institutions that promote competitiveness and local development, because it shows that in order to achieve sustainability of agroindustrial companies, it is important to recognize and promote long-term social structures based on trust, friendship and reciprocity.
María Camila Rendón-Rendón; Juan Felipe Núñez Espinoza; Ramón Soriano-Robles; Valentín Efrén Espinosa Ortiz; Luis Manuel Chávez Pérez; Randy Alexis Jiménez-Jiménez. The Social Fabric of Cheese Agroindustry: Cooperation and Competition Aspects. Sustainability 2019, 11, 2921 .
AMA StyleMaría Camila Rendón-Rendón, Juan Felipe Núñez Espinoza, Ramón Soriano-Robles, Valentín Efrén Espinosa Ortiz, Luis Manuel Chávez Pérez, Randy Alexis Jiménez-Jiménez. The Social Fabric of Cheese Agroindustry: Cooperation and Competition Aspects. Sustainability. 2019; 11 (10):2921.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMaría Camila Rendón-Rendón; Juan Felipe Núñez Espinoza; Ramón Soriano-Robles; Valentín Efrén Espinosa Ortiz; Luis Manuel Chávez Pérez; Randy Alexis Jiménez-Jiménez. 2019. "The Social Fabric of Cheese Agroindustry: Cooperation and Competition Aspects." Sustainability 11, no. 10: 2921.