Biblioteca Digital de VanguardiaClassification criteria and commercial profile re-definition of the Family Farm Agriculture in Chile, Maule region
In Chile, small-scale farmers are classified according to old approaches from 1993 that do not include changes occurred in the last two decades. Maule is the region with most rural population in Chile which represents a significant stratum for development, innovation and competitiveness. This study...
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| author | Jara-Rojas, Roberto Díaz Osorio, José Manríquez, Paula Rojas, Álvaro |
| author_facet | Jara-Rojas, Roberto Díaz Osorio, José Manríquez, Paula Rojas, Álvaro |
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| description | In Chile, small-scale farmers are classified
according to old approaches from 1993 that
do not include changes occurred in the last
two decades. Maule is the region with most
rural population in Chile which represents a
significant stratum for development, innovation
and competitiveness. This study explores a new
approach of small-scale farmers -associated with
Family Farm Agriculture (AFC) - classification
in Chile and it describes a commercial profile
or AFC-1 for famers of the Maule Region. A
Cluster analysis to determine AFC-1 farmers
is used. The analysis includes four association
variables: Total Assets, Farm Income, Production
Costs and Management Indicators. The results
suggest that 16.4% of the farmers have a
commercial profile and they could stay out
support provided by the National Institute for
Agricultural Development (INDAP). This group of
farmers would not belong to AFC in short terms.
This fact could bring restriction to AFC-1 farmers
such as lack of credit access, less investment
incentives and technical assistance. Thus, it
would expect low process of technology adoption
and welfare improvement. New agrarian policies
must be warranted to support this important
group of famers with a commercial profile. |
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| language | Inglés |
| publishDate | 2012 |
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| spelling | uncu-45192012-07-02T14:59:17Z Classification criteria and commercial profile re-definition of the Family Farm Agriculture in Chile, Maule region Criterios de clasificación y re-definición de un perfil comercial de la Agricultura Familiar Campesina, Región del Maule, Chile Jara-Rojas, Roberto Díaz Osorio, José Manríquez, Paula Rojas, Álvaro Chile Muestreo Cluster Datos estadísticos Cluster sampling Agricultura familiar campesina Cluster analysis In Chile, small-scale farmers are classified according to old approaches from 1993 that do not include changes occurred in the last two decades. Maule is the region with most rural population in Chile which represents a significant stratum for development, innovation and competitiveness. This study explores a new approach of small-scale farmers -associated with Family Farm Agriculture (AFC) - classification in Chile and it describes a commercial profile or AFC-1 for famers of the Maule Region. A Cluster analysis to determine AFC-1 farmers is used. The analysis includes four association variables: Total Assets, Farm Income, Production Costs and Management Indicators. The results suggest that 16.4% of the farmers have a commercial profile and they could stay out support provided by the National Institute for Agricultural Development (INDAP). This group of farmers would not belong to AFC in short terms. This fact could bring restriction to AFC-1 farmers such as lack of credit access, less investment incentives and technical assistance. Thus, it would expect low process of technology adoption and welfare improvement. New agrarian policies must be warranted to support this important group of famers with a commercial profile. El pequeño productor en Chile es clasificado de acuerdo con criterios que datan desde 1993, los que no incorporan los cambios producidos en el medio rural en las últimas décadas. La Región del Maule concentra la mayor proporción de población rural de Chile, lo que representa un estrato significativo para las estrategias de desarrollo, innovación e inserción competitiva. En este estudio se exploraron nuevos criterios de clasificación del pequeño productor asociado a la Agricultura Familiar Campesina (AFC) en Chile, definiendo un nuevo perfil comercial con énfasis en agricultores de la Región del Maule. El perfil comercial se determinó a través de un análisis cluster considerando cuatro criterios de clasificación: Activos Totales, Ingreso Agrícola, Costos de Producción y un Indicador de Gestión. Del análisis se desprende que un 16,4% de los agricultores posee perfil comercial (AFC-1) y podría dejar de cumplir los requisitos establecidos por la Ley para ser usuarios del Instituto de Desarrollo Agropecuario (INDAP). En el corto plazo no serían parte de la AFC, lo que presentaría ciertas restricciones y factores que limitan la competitividad de este importante segmento, tales como el acceso al crédito, inversiones y asistencia técnica. Dichas variables son clave en procesos de adopción de nuevas tecnologías y mejoramiento del ingreso agrícola y, por lo tanto, posibilitan la permanencia en esta actividad económica. Políticas agrarias eficientes deben ser consideradas para continuar apoyando a este grupo de mayor capacidad empresarial. Fil: Jara-Rojas, Roberto. Universidad de Talca Fil: Díaz Osorio, José. Universidad de Talca Fil: Manríquez, Paula. Universidad de Talca Fil: Rojas, Álvaro. Universidad de Talca Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias 78 Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias Vol. 44, no. 1 Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Vol. 44, no. 1 2012-04-02 eng Inglés http://bdigital.uncu.edu.ar/4482 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar/ article info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias http://bdigital.uncu.edu.ar/4519 |
| spellingShingle | Chile Muestreo Cluster Datos estadísticos Cluster sampling Agricultura familiar campesina Cluster analysis Jara-Rojas, Roberto Díaz Osorio, José Manríquez, Paula Rojas, Álvaro Classification criteria and commercial profile re-definition of the Family Farm Agriculture in Chile, Maule region |
| title | Classification criteria and commercial profile re-definition of the Family Farm Agriculture in Chile, Maule region
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| title_full | Classification criteria and commercial profile re-definition of the Family Farm Agriculture in Chile, Maule region
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| title_fullStr | Classification criteria and commercial profile re-definition of the Family Farm Agriculture in Chile, Maule region
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| title_full_unstemmed | Classification criteria and commercial profile re-definition of the Family Farm Agriculture in Chile, Maule region
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| title_short | Classification criteria and commercial profile re-definition of the Family Farm Agriculture in Chile, Maule region
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| title_sort | classification criteria and commercial profile re-definition of the family farm agriculture in chile, maule region |
| topic | Chile Muestreo Cluster Datos estadísticos Cluster sampling Agricultura familiar campesina Cluster analysis |
| url | http://bdigital.uncu.edu.ar/4519 |