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A typology of corporate and family dairy farms in eastern Goias, Brazil/Tipologia de sistemas produtivos leiteiros familiares e patronais na regiao leste de Goias
This study aimed to identify a typology of corporate and family dairy farms in eastern Goias, Brazil. A semi-structured questionnaire was administered to 170 farm operators in the municipalities of Cristalina, Luziania, and Silvania. Dairy farms were categorized into two groups, corporate and family...
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Published in: | Ciência rural 2020-10, Vol.50 (10), p.1 |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Summary: | This study aimed to identify a typology of corporate and family dairy farms in eastern Goias, Brazil. A semi-structured questionnaire was administered to 170 farm operators in the municipalities of Cristalina, Luziania, and Silvania. Dairy farms were categorized into two groups, corporate and family farms. Data were analyzed by exploratory factor analysis using principal component analysis extraction. Four factors were identified: Milking management (F1), Production scale (F2), Productivity (F3), and Sociodemographic characteristics (F4). Corporate and family farms were then compared in terms of factor scores. Corporate farms scored higher on F1 and F2 and were characterized by larger production scale, greater adoption of milking management and hygiene practices; and consequently, greater alignment with institutional and market demands. These results indicated that corporate dairy farms in eastern Goias have higher sustainability and are more likely to remain in business than family dairy farms. Key words: factor analysis, scale of production, social factor, milking management, productivity. Buscou-se analisar a tipologia de sistemas produtivos leiteiros familiares e patronais, localizados na regiao leste do estado de Goias. Foram aplicados formularios semiestruturados em 170 sistemas produtivos leiteiros nas cidades de Cristalina, Luziania e Silvania. Os sistemas leiteiros foram segregados em dois grupos G1: produtores familiares e G2 produtores patronais. Para as demais variaveis foi aplicada a tecnica de Analise Fatorial Exploratoria -AFE com metodo de extracao de Componentes Principais - ACP. Quatro Fatores foram obtidos: F1- manejo de ordenha, F2 - escala de producao, F3 -produtividade e, F4 - social. Os grupos G1 e G2 foram comparados frente aos Fatores. Produtores de leite patronais (G2) apresentaram maiores resultados para F1 e F2 quando comparados com produtores de leite familiares (G1). Desta forma, entre os sistemas produtivos leiteiros analisados, aqueles classificados como patronais (G2) apresentaram maior escala de producao de leite, maior frequencia na adocao praticas de manejo e higiene de ordenha e portanto, estao mais adequados as demandas institucionais e de mercado atuais. Palavras-chave: analise fatorial, escala de producao, fator social, manejo de ordenha, produtividade. |
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ISSN: | 0103-8478 |
DOI: | 10.1590/0103-8478cr20190285 |