The ejidos, or communal farms, of northeastern Mexico traditionally produce cattle, goats, corn, and beans. In addition, several plant species are gathered for sale as food, fiber, or other uses. The present governmental policy is to provide price supports for the gathered plants as an incentive for families to remain on the ejidos. An alternative to this program is a program of grazing land improvements to provide increased forage for cattle and goats. On the Ejido Noria de Guadalupe in the state of Zacatecas, analysis of the marginal contribution of increments of labor clearly shows that improvement of grazing would be more effective in attracting families to the ejidos than the present practice of price supports but would result in some ...
Livestock is an economic activity, dedicated to the breeding of animal species to take advantage of ...
Short and medium term constraints on beef and milk production in Mexico are analyzed, as are some bi...
Maria Cristina Steffen Riedemann The Mexican food industry, subject to the guidelines imposed by the...
Mexican dairy farmers will face in the near future the challenge of increased competition and the st...
The ejidos and agrarian communities are the form of land tenure that covers most of the surface in t...
Dual purpose systems represent 78% of the bovine inventory in tropical Latin America and contribute ...
Land demand arising from the consumption of animal products is one of the greatest challenges for fu...
The arid and semi-arid grasslands of both the ejidos (farming communities) and extensive (private) c...
Farming systems in the Costa Chica region in Mexico face limitations linked to low yields and soil f...
In Chiapas there are 44 natural protected areas (NPA), which suffer constant pressure from the chang...
Cattle ranching is the main activity and the principal user of natural resources in Alamos, Mexico, ...
Many agropastoral systems worldwide are supported by important linkages between crop production and ...
The objectiveof this work was to determine the impact of subsidies givenin assets for the purchase o...
Grass and cattle are an important part of Panama agriculture. Ninety percent of all grassland contai...
Small-scale dairy systems play an important role in the Mexican dairy sector and farm planning activ...
Livestock is an economic activity, dedicated to the breeding of animal species to take advantage of ...
Short and medium term constraints on beef and milk production in Mexico are analyzed, as are some bi...
Maria Cristina Steffen Riedemann The Mexican food industry, subject to the guidelines imposed by the...
Mexican dairy farmers will face in the near future the challenge of increased competition and the st...
The ejidos and agrarian communities are the form of land tenure that covers most of the surface in t...
Dual purpose systems represent 78% of the bovine inventory in tropical Latin America and contribute ...
Land demand arising from the consumption of animal products is one of the greatest challenges for fu...
The arid and semi-arid grasslands of both the ejidos (farming communities) and extensive (private) c...
Farming systems in the Costa Chica region in Mexico face limitations linked to low yields and soil f...
In Chiapas there are 44 natural protected areas (NPA), which suffer constant pressure from the chang...
Cattle ranching is the main activity and the principal user of natural resources in Alamos, Mexico, ...
Many agropastoral systems worldwide are supported by important linkages between crop production and ...
The objectiveof this work was to determine the impact of subsidies givenin assets for the purchase o...
Grass and cattle are an important part of Panama agriculture. Ninety percent of all grassland contai...
Small-scale dairy systems play an important role in the Mexican dairy sector and farm planning activ...
Livestock is an economic activity, dedicated to the breeding of animal species to take advantage of ...
Short and medium term constraints on beef and milk production in Mexico are analyzed, as are some bi...
Maria Cristina Steffen Riedemann The Mexican food industry, subject to the guidelines imposed by the...