Agroecosystem social sustainability of dual-purpose cattle in México

Abstract:

The aim of this study was to identify the differences in social sustainability of smallholders of dual-purpose cattle in the Mexican tropic in two defined ecological zones: Dry tropic (TS) and humid (TH). For this, socioeconomic variables and human developing indicators (IDH) from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) were analyzed. Significant differences were found in both production objectives (milk and meat) and in the IDH and marginalization (p<0.05). The found differences should be considered to stabilize policies and strategies publics for each ecological zones of Mexican tropic.

Año de publicación:

2016

Keywords:

• Dry tropic
• Social sustainability
• human development
• Humid tropic

Fuente:

scopus