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CUEVAS-REYES, Venancio et al. Producer typology and indirect effects of climate change on cattle ranching in Sinaloa. Rev. mex. de cienc. pecuarias [online]. 2024, vol.15, n.3, pp.555-569.  Epub 22-Nov-2024. ISSN 2448-6698.  https://doi.org/10.22319/rmcp.v15i3.6529.

The objective of the work was to typify dual-purpose production units and characterize the resources for fodder production and the issues affecting livestock production in Sinaloa, Mexico. Through non-probabilistic sampling, 61 ranches were selected from eight municipalities in the state of Sinaloa, and four groups of producers were identified through factor analysis and cluster analysis: E1, E2, E3, and E4. Producers have diverse land uses for fodder production: planting of annual crops, pastures, grazing on fallow land, and use of pasture lands. Drought is the main issue for 52.5 % of the producers. Producers with larger herd sizes (E3 and E4) have more agricultural and grazing land; however, their production systems are more vulnerable and, therefore, they have to resort to the purchase of forage. 86.7 % of the producers pointed out that the herd has decreased due to the problem of drought, which requires the development of technological strategies and policies to improve forage production within the context of climate change, and thus reduce the pressure and potential deterioration of agricultural and pasture land in the study region.

Palavras-chave : Pasture land; Pastures and forage; Cattle; Drought; Tropic.

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