Alternative options for sustainable intensification of smallholder dairy farms in North-West Michoacán, Mexico

Cortez-Arriola, José; Groot, J.C.J.; Rossing, W.A.H.; Scholberg, J.M.S.; Massiotti, Ricardo D. Améndola; Tittonell, Pablo

doi:10.1016/j.agsy.2016.02.001

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“…The higher value of the value added at private price (VAP) obtained in the actual scenario of production by E1 and E2 producers was a result of their having the lowest labour cost of the four scales evaluated and by the direct contribution of accounting for the contribution of OI to the income per litre of milk. These results are consistent with the report of Cortez-Arriola et al (2016), which indicates that milk sales revenues were complemented and increased with the inclusion of OI, such as the sale of fodder and maize. In this study, it was found that the APV increased by 11, 10, 8 and 8% for the E1, E2, E3 and E4 producers, respectively, when the OI was accounted for.…”

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Evaluation of comparative advantages in the profitability and competitiveness of the small-scale dairy system of Tulancingo Valley, Mexico

Posadas-Domínguez

Razo-Rodríguez²,

Almaraz‐Buendía³

et al. 2018

Trop Anim Health Prod

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This article combines a Policy Analysis Matrix with a sensitivity and poverty line analysis with the objective of evaluating the economic contribution of comparative advantages to the private profitability and competitiveness of small-scale dairy systems. For 1 year, socioeconomic data were collected from 82 farms selected from four strata via statistical sampling. Two scenarios were established to determine the quantitative contribution of comparative advantages: (1) a simulated scenario, which accounted for the cost of purchasing the total food and the opportunity cost of the family labour force (FLF), and (2) an actual production scenario, which accounted for the cost of producing food and eliminating the payment of the FLF and included other income. The E3 and E4 producers were the most profitable and competitive in the simulated scenario and actual production scenario. Of the four scales evaluated, the E2 and E1 producers were the most efficient in taking advantage of the economic contribution provided by the comparative advantages in their own production of food and employment of the FLF, in addition to accounting for other income, a condition that increased their profitability by 171 and 144% and competitiveness by 346 and 273%, respectively. The poverty results indicated that only E3 and E4 producers were non-vulnerable in the simulated scenario and actual production scenario. The purchase of food was the comparative advantage with the greatest sensitivity to cost increases in the two scenarios analysed, which exacerbated the effect on the E1 and E2 producers.

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Evaluation of comparative advantages in the profitability and competitiveness of the small-scale dairy system of Tulancingo Valley, Mexico

Posadas-Domínguez

Razo-Rodríguez²,

Almaraz‐Buendía³

et al. 2018

Trop Anim Health Prod

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“…(B.1) External inputs include (B.1.1) fossil fuels, (B.1.2) agrochemicals (fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides) (Koohafkan et al ., 2011) and (B.1.3) animal feed (Cortez-Arriola et al ., 2016). Regarding fossil fuels, occasional use (mid-level) stands for a low-recurrence use of tillage machinery, achieved when it is shared among a group of producers or rented for specific field sites and occasions.…”

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“…It is considered that Creole breeds are more resistant under local conditions than non-adapted purebreds such as Holstein, Jersey and Swiss; but crossbreds have even better production response under the same conditions (De Alba and Kennedy, 1985). Foliage, seeds and fruits of trees provide high quality forage (protein and energy), even during the dry-season (Murgueitio et al ., 2011) thus supporting livestock system's resilience, and can respond to unfavourable changes in availability and prices of off-farm feed (Cortez-Arriola et al ., 2016).…”

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Agro-Ecosystem Services Assessment of Silvopastoral Experiences in Chiapas, Mexico: Towards a Methodological Proposal

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SUMMARYIn response to the current needs of humanity with regard to food production, environmental disasters and climate change, it is important to define (livestock) production systems and management practices that are both productive and ecologically sustainable. We qualitatively assessed advanced silvopastoral experiences in five ecologically and culturally distinct regions in Chiapas, Mexico, given their ability to provide key services: internal (productivity and productive resiliency) and external (climate change mitigation and biodiversity conservation). We propose 20 indicators that reflect management, resources, use of external inputs, availability of food, commercial products and animal feed and trees in grazing and forest areas. Sets of some indicators form criteria for dependence on external inputs, productive diversification with emphasis on food security, soil conservation, tree cover and landscape connectivity, among others. Indicators and thresholds were adjusted to critical (traffic light) levels, based on field data. Comparing the levels reached by the studied experiences, we found that most of the resulting services go hand in hand; so ‘win–win’ situations are possible to be achieved. The elements and practices that affect both internal and external services were explored. The red light critical points in each production unit were identified so that they could be attended. Experiences that presented higher levels in assessment criteria could serve as examples to enable the improvement of livestock systems under similar conditions. We propose this assessment as a tool for rapid intervention that can be widely applied to livestock systems, from conventional to organic or diversified, because of the criteria used. However, it can be more flexible, as new criteria can be added and thresholds can be adjusted for other types of production systems, always reflecting local and desired conditions. The proposed indicators can be also used as a basis for a quantitative agroecosystem assessment.

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“…Small-scale dairy systems in Mexico are a rural development option since they enable farming families to overcome poverty indices (1) . These systems are important in many areas of the world with common features to the highlands of Mexico (2) , like in other Latin American countries as in the Andean highland regions of Peru (3,4) and Uganda (5) .…”

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Productive and economic response to concentrate supplementation by grazing dairy cows at high stocking

Portillo

López-González

Ruiz‐Albarrán

et al. 2019

Rev. Mex. Cienc. Pecu.

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Small-scale dairy systems contribute to ameliorate rural poverty and to local milk supply. Their sustainability is limited by high feeding costs, mainly from purchased concentrates (CC); whereas a higher reliance on quality forage may improve profitability; but high stocking rates may justify high CC use. The objective of this work was to assess the productive and economic response by grazing dairy cows to levels of CC under grazing of ryegrass-white clover pastures under high stocking rate (4 cows/ha). Six Holstein milking cows were replicated assigned 3 X 3 Latin Square arrangements. Daily milk yield and composition were recorded, and feed intake estimated from utilised metabolizable energy. Treatments were: T1= 1.0 kg T6= 3.0 kg and T6= 6.0 kg concentrate/cow/d. There were significant differences (P<0.05) for milk yield, with T6 having higher yields than T1 and T3. There were no significant differences in milk protein or fat content among treatments (P>0.05). Herbage intake was significantly (P<0.05) lower in T6, with no feeding costs, but feeding cost per kg of milk was 2.2 times higher in T6 compared to T1, and margin per kilo of milk was 26 % higher in T1 than T6. Although milk yields are higher with T6, T1 and T3 require less expenditures and margins are similar. Supplementation may alleviate high grazing pressure that deteriorates pastures, ensuring the long-term sustainability of small-scale dairy farming systems.

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Alternative options for sustainable intensification of smallholder dairy farms in North-West Michoacán, Mexico

Cited by 37 publications

References 38 publications

Evaluation of comparative advantages in the profitability and competitiveness of the small-scale dairy system of Tulancingo Valley, Mexico

Evaluation of comparative advantages in the profitability and competitiveness of the small-scale dairy system of Tulancingo Valley, Mexico

Agro-Ecosystem Services Assessment of Silvopastoral Experiences in Chiapas, Mexico: Towards a Methodological Proposal

Productive and economic response to concentrate supplementation by grazing dairy cows at high stocking

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