Resumen

CUEVAS REYES, Venancio et al. Typology of dual-purpose cattle production farms in Sinaloa, Mexico. Rev. mex. de cienc. pecuarias [online]. 2016, vol.7, n.1, pp.69-83. ISSN 2448-6698.

The aim of this study was to conduct a typology of dual purpose cattle farms in the state of Sinaloa, using social, economic and technological variables. Information of 1,165 system producing dual purpose of Sinaloa who participated in the support program SAGARPA 2010 to 2011 were analyzed. Through the use of principal component analysis, cluster analysis and variance analysis were identified and characterized four types of farms; small farms (67 %), medium farms (24 %), large livestock farms (7 %), and large farms with business potential (2 %). The typology obtained can be useful for generating differentiated public policies that increase the use of technological innovations to obtain greater efficiency and productivity of dual cattle purpose in Sinaloa.

Palabras llave : Differentiated policies; Principal components; Cluster analysis; Innovations.

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