Is the increase of scale in the tropics a pathway to smallholders? Dimension and ecological zone effect on the mixed crop-livestock farms

Is the increase of scale in the tropics a pathway to smallholders? Dimension and ecological zone effect on the mixed crop-livestock farms

Mixed crop-livestock farms are widely spread in different tropical regions in the world; they contribute to food security, rural development, sustainability and poverty alleviation. The effect of scale on performance of dual purpose (DP) cattle farms was evaluated in two Mexican ecological zones: dr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jaime Rangel, José A. Espinosa, Carmen de Pablos-Heredero, José Rivas, José Perea, Elena Angón, Antón García-Martínez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria 2017-07-01
Series:Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research
Subjects:
marginalization
subsistence
dual purpose
tropics
resilience
Online Access:http://revistas.inia.es/index.php/sjar/article/view/9561

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