Abstract

VELAZQUEZ AVENDANO, Jorge Antonio. Typology of cattle producers in the indigenous region XIV Tulijá-Tseltal-Cho´l of the state of Chiapas, México. Rev. mex. de cienc. pecuarias [online]. 2015, vol.6, n.4, pp.405-417. ISSN 2448-6698.

In order to assess the type of producer underlying the socio-economic region XIV Tulijá-Tseltal-Chól in the state of Chiapas, Mexico, a study was made on a regional basis of production systems. Direct interviews with producers (317) of agricultural production units by wandering around the towns of this region are characterized by being formed of ethnic groups of Mayan origin (Tzeltal, Chol and Tsotsiles), with a strong presence of mestizos and European descent. Forty eight (48) variables that were preselected leaving 11 for analysis by multivariate analysis were explored. The results show four types of producers who share productive activities like supplying minerals and animal health campaigns, but different in other aspects such as education. Another shared aspect is the low level of technological development that seems to show the poor promotion of its use that could improve the productive capacity that apparently seems to be limited by the amount of land. It is concluded that the type described is feasible to be used as qualifiers and push forward the resources devoted to underpin regional production must contain differentiated policies and in turn generate appropriate modern technology, real application to geo-ecological conditions region and promoting the use of it to recognize biodiversity and sustainable production as part of development strategies.

Keywords : Typification; Productive system; Multivariate system.