Farm management characterization of dairy production systems from the Bulbul river basin, Matiguás, Matagalpa, Nicaragua

摘要

ThisstudycharacterizedandclassifiedthedairyproductionsystemsoftheBulbulriverbasinaccordingtomanagement,productionandlocalknowledgeaspects.Atotalof66producerswereinterviewedbymeansofasemistructuredsurvey.Informationwasanalyzedbythreemultivariablestatisticaltechniques(analysisofprincipalcomponents,analysisofmultiplecorrespondencesandclusteranalysis).Farmswereclassifiedintothreegroups.Group1includedfarmswiththelowestproductionlevel,lessinfrastructure,lowersanitarylevel,lesssupplementationpractices,andlowereducationlevelsandtechnicaladvice.Group2includedfarmswithhigherproductionlevelsthangroup1,higherproportionofimprovedpasturesthangroups1and3,lowuseoffeedsupplementsandlowsanitarylevels.Group3includedfarmswithproductionlevelssignificantlyhigherthanfarmsingroups1and2,betterfeedsupplementationpracticesandsanitarylevels,togetherwithbetterinfrastructure,highereducationleveloftheowner,andbetteraccesstotechnicaladvice.Besides,farmsingroup3presentedmoreknowledgeandapplicationofsilvopastoraltechniques.Thestudyshowscleartrendsandrelationshipsbetweenmanagementpracticesandproductivityatthefarmlevel;thisknowledgecanbeusedindesigningstrategiesforfarmtechnicaladvice.