Caracterización de ganaderos y unidades de producción pecuaria beneficiarios del programa de estímulos a la productividad ganadera (PROGAN) en México

The PROGAN has been criticized, just like other agriculturalsupport governmental programs, because it does not start with adiagnosis of the real situation that cattle production has and,therefore, does not take into consideration the differences betweenproducers, an important aspect in the design of public policies.The objective of this research was to characterize economicallyand productively the livestock producers that integrate the registryof PROGAN beneficiaries in México, in order to clarify theconditions in which extensive livestock production is carried out,and allowing in the long term a differentiation of policies. Thestudy was based on 977 surveys, and the analysis methodologyused was Factor Analysis, which as a statistical technique fordata reduction turned out to be efficient in identifying six factorswhich were used to adjust the sample and characterize it in fourtypes of producers with different levels of economic and productivedevelopment.El PROGAN ha sido criticado, al igual que otros programas deapoyo gubernamental, por no partir de un diagnóstico de la situaciónreal que guarda la ganadería bovina y, por tanto, notomar en consideración las diferencias entre los productores, aspectoimportante en el diseño de políticas públicas. El objetivode esta investigación fue caracterizar económica y productivamentea los ganaderos que integran el padrón de beneficiariosdel PROGAN en México; a fin de esclarecer las condiciones enlas que se desempeña la actividad ganadera extensiva, permitiendoa futuro una diferenciación de políticas. El estudio se apoyóen 977 encuestas, y la metodología de análisis que se aplicó fue lade Análisis Factorial, que como técnica estadística de reducciónde datos resultó ser eficiente en la identificación de seis factores,que fueron utilizados para ponderar la muestra y caracterizarlaen cuatro tipos de productores con diferentes niveles de desarrolloeconómico y productivo

Mexican Representative Hog Farms 1995-2004 Economic Outlook: Preliminary Study

The farm-level financial outlook for representative Mexican hog operations is projected in this report. The primary objective of this analysis is to determine the economic viability of Mexican hog farms by region and production system over the 1995-2004 planning horizon. The Agricultural and Food Policy Center’s (AFPC) whole farm simulation model (FLIPSIM) and FAPRI’s sector level price projections were used. The FLIPSIM model incorporates historical production, economic and financial data to project future economic and financial performance of representative agricultural firms over a given planning horizon (Richardson and Nixon, 1985)

Mexican Representative Hog Farms 1995-2004 Economic Outlook: Preliminary Study

The farm-level financial outlook for representative Mexican hog operations is projected in this report. The primary objective of this analysis is to determine the economic viability of Mexican hog farms by region and production system over the 1995-2004 planning horizon. The Agricultural and Food Policy Center’s (AFPC) whole farm simulation model (FLIPSIM) and FAPRI’s sector level price projections were used. The FLIPSIM model incorporates historical production, economic and financial data to project future economic and financial performance of representative agricultural firms over a given planning horizon (Richardson and Nixon, 1985).Agribusiness, Agricultural and Food Policy, Livestock Production/Industries,