Abstract

CUEVAS-REYES, Venancio et al. Determining factors for the use of sorghum as fodder for bovines in Northwestern Mexico. Rev. mex. de cienc. pecuarias [online]. 2020, vol.11, n.4, pp.1113-1125.  Epub Mar 02, 2021. ISSN 2448-6698.  https://doi.org/10.22319/rmcp.v11i4.5292.

The objective of the study was to analyze the factors that determine the use of free pollination varieties of sorghum in the north of the state of Sinaloa, in order to characterize the type of producers that use this type of seeds. A discrete choice model was utilized to identify the factors that influence the adoption of sorghum by 199 farmers. Later, adopters (n= 11) and non-adopters (n= 188) of the technology were characterized based on non-parametric tests. The results show that 5.5 % of the producers have adopted sorghum varieties. The number of years with technical assistance and milk production were significant (P<0.05) for the adoption. Also, the characterization of the farmers showed that those who have more resources-infrastructure, machinery, livestock, land, wages and technical assistance, -were the ones who adopted the varieties of sorghum. It is concluded that the adoption of seeds is low and requires public goods, such as agricultural outreach programs, for the dissemination of its benefits to allow greater appropriation by farmers in the region of study.

Keywords : Fodder; Free pollination; Adoption; Technological innovation; Dual purpose; Probit.

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