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Submitted June 6, 2022
Published 2022-06-06

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Vol. 4 No. 2: Revista Investigaciones Agropecuarias

SOCIOECONOMIC AND PRODUCTIVE CHARACTERIZATION OF DUAL-PURPOSE CATTLE SYSTEMS OF FARMERS ASSOCIATED IN COOPERATIVE IN TORTI, RIO CONGO Y AGUA FRIA


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Published: 2022-06-06

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Sánchez-Galán, E. A., Espinosa, M. I., Castillo, G. A., Ábrego, E. A., Quintero, M. D., Díaz, Y. M., Espinosa, H., & Villarreal, V. V. (2022). SOCIOECONOMIC AND PRODUCTIVE CHARACTERIZATION OF DUAL-PURPOSE CATTLE SYSTEMS OF FARMERS ASSOCIATED IN COOPERATIVE IN TORTI, RIO CONGO Y AGUA FRIA. Journal of Agricultural Research, 4(2), 96–108. Retrieved from https://revistas.up.ac.pa/index.php/investigaciones_agropecuarias/article/view/2931

Abstract

This research proposed to address the problem of information’s lack on livestock production, through the socio-economic and productive characterization of 25 dual-purpose cattle farms, associated in cooperative, in Torti, Rio Congo Arriba and Agua Fria. A descriptive, cross-sectional observational design was structured and based on a mixed research approach, based on the survey method applied to the owner of the cattle farm. The results showed that the average surface of the farms is 96.4 ha. 80% (20) produce grade C milk and 20% (5) grade B, with a mean productivity (± SD) of 5 ± 1.17 L / cow. 80% (20) of the farms correspond to the Type 3 family farming typology (Panama’s Legislation), 36% (9) of the farms identify cattle with numbers, using the earring and / or hide brand technique by hot iron, and 92% (23) of the farms does not keep livestock register records. The majority (80%; 20) of the owners have a primary education, and all have access to telecommunications (mobile phone network) and 72% (18) have access to fixed internet or through mobile data. Despite the important step of the producers to associate in a cooperative, there is evidence of the lack of interdisciplinary support aimed at the integral management of their farms and the human development of the family.

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