Typological characterization and temporality of the stubble agroecosystem in Chiapas, Mexico
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| Format: | artículo original |
| Status: | Versión publicada |
| Publikationsdatum: | 2025 |
| Beschreibung: | Introduction. Maize stubble plays a fundamental role in the productive dynamics of the Frailesca region, Chiapas, by linking agricultural and livestock agroecosystems and ensuring the subsistence of farmers during drought periods. Objective. To characterize and typify the stubble-based agroecosystem of the Frailesca region, Chiapas, Mexico, based on drought seasonality, the maize production cycle, and the different uses of stubble. Materials and methods. Semi-structured interviews were conducted and production records were collected from sixty farmers between January and December 2023 in the municipalities of Villa Corzo, Villaflores, and La Concordia in the Frailesca region, Chiapas, Mexico, using snowball sampling. For the characterization, variables related to context, area, land tenure, and stubble, maize, and livestock agroecosystems were included. Typological variants of seasonality and management systems were determined. Groups were defined through factorial and cluster analyses; the association between typologies was assessed through correspondence factorial analysis. Results. The seasonality typology grouped farmers into three categories: (1) those who perceive the maize cycle as late and short; (2) those who perceive it as early and long; and (3) those who perceive the dry period as late and short. In all groups, stubble perception was similar. Regarding management practices, three groups were identified: (1) livestock farmers with access to technology; (2) livestock farmers with limited resources; and (3) maize farmers who commercialize stubble. Conclusions. The stubble-based agroecosystem in Frailesca is organized into three temporal dimensions, which influence management strategies. The systems are divided into livestock farmers with access to technology, livestock farmers with limited resources, and maize farmers who commercialize stubble, each with different adaptations, highlighting the relevance of seasonality for sustainability. |
| Land: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Institution: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Sprache: | Español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:portal.revistas.ucr.ac.cr:article/3273 |
| Online Zugang: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/ragromeso/article/view/3273 |
| Stichwort: | crop residues maize livestock systemic management residuos de cosecha maíz ganadería manejo sistémico |