NDLI: Economic Contribution of Draught Animals to Mazahua Smallholder Campesino Farming Systems in the Highlands of Central Mexico

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Author	Arriaga Jordán, C. M. Pedraza Fuentes, A. M. Velázquez Beltrán, L. G. Nava Bernal, E. G. Chávez Mejía, M. C.
Copyright Year	2005
Abstract	The economic contribution of draught animals to smallholder Mazahua campesino systems in two mountain villages of San Felipe del Progreso, in the central highlands of Mexico, was assessed. Campesinos rely on draught animals for cultivation tasks, as pack animals, and as transport for agricultural and domestic activities. The villages were San Pablo Tlalchichilpa (SPT) and La Concepción Mayorazgo (LCM). Twelve households that possessed draught animals were monitored from July 1999 to June 2000, nine in SPT and three in LCM, in terms of animal inventories and income from their draught animals, in cash and opportunity values. Equines in SPT have substituted bulls, and are recognized for their multipurpose contribution, while in LCM bulls are still used for ploughing the land. Overall total mean gross income was US$490.78 per farm per year, plus US$56 as opportunity value of the fertilizer value of manure for both villages. Deducting estimated costs, owning draught animals leaves a mean net margin of US$412.50/year in SPT and of US$285.64/year in LCM. There is a significant correlation (p < 0.05) between ownership of draught animals and incomes, with a regression coefficient of US$279.16 per year per draught animal. Besides positive economic returns, having work animals alleviates drudgery for the campesino families.
Starting Page	589
Ending Page	597
Page Count	9
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00494747
Journal	Tropical Animal Health and Production
Volume Number	37
Issue Number	7
e-ISSN	15737438
Language	English
Publisher	Kluwer Academic Publishers
Publisher Date	2005-01-01
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	campesino agriculture draught animals economic contribution highlands Mexico Veterinary Medicine Zoology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Animal Science and Zoology Food Animals

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