Characterization and Typology of Backyard Small Pig Farms in Jipijapa, Ecuador

To characterize the traditional systems of small pig producers in Jipijapa (Manabí, Ecuador) and to classify farms into representative categories, we interviewed fifty-five farmers from seven communities considering four dimensions: social, organizational, production methods, and local food resource...

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Published inAnimals (Basel) Vol. 11; no. 6; p. 1728
Main Authors Valverde Lucio, Alfredo, Gonzalez-Martínez, Ana, Alcívar Cobeña, Jose Luis, Rodero Serrano, Evangelina
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 09.06.2021
MDPI
Subjects
Agricultural production
Agriculture
Animals
Crops
Economic development
Farmers
Food
Food resources
Food sources
Food supply
GDP
Genetics
Gross Domestic Product
Hogs
non-industrial systems
Population
Pork
Production methods
production system
Rural areas
small farms
sustainability
Swine
Swine production
tropical areas
Typology
Ecuador
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Summary:To characterize the traditional systems of small pig producers in Jipijapa (Manabí, Ecuador) and to classify farms into representative categories, we interviewed fifty-five farmers from seven communities considering four dimensions: social, organizational, production methods, and local food resources. Multiple correspondence analyses and hierarchical clusters were carried out using the Ward method. The analysis differentiated communities based on social, productive, and local resource variables, showing three factors that accounted for 85.3% of the total variance: the socioeconomic dimension, related to the welfare of families, explained 34.4% of the variation, the care provided to animals explained 30.9%, and the management practices for the supply of food explained 20%. We identified five clusters that shared common characteristics: Group 1 included farmers from Albajacal, wage workers, and Creole pig breeders, Group 2 included farmers raising pigs under lockdown conditions, Group 3 typified traditional farms from the La Cuesta community, Group 4 included landowners, and Group 5 included professionalized farmers in Colón Alfaro. We also studied the supplied alternative food formulations made up of crop surpluses. The role of small pig farmers is a social activity linked to the location, the crops of each area, and the specific practices for the care of animals.
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ISSN:2076-2615
2076-2615
DOI:10.3390/ani11061728