Abstract

FREIRE, V et al. Análisis económico de sistemas productivos ovinos de Córdoba, Argentina: Estudio de casos. Agriscientia [online]. 2013, vol.30, n.1, pp.37-47. ISSN 1668-298X.

In a context of great organizational heterogeneity and resources raises estimate the economic results of the sheep production of Cordoba, Argentina, with the purpose to generate references for decision-making related to the development of the sector. On the basis of cases study information was collected in six agroregions, through semi-structured surveys and in-depth interviews. The sale of lamb was the largest participation between income (83% of cases); labor (41 %) and supplements (17 %) the main components in the average total cost. The ovine activity achievement positive gross margins in small and mediumsized establishments highland and lowland, extensive and semi-intensive, specialized or diversifed. Strategies, techniques, business and management, enabled to achieve gross margins similar or superior to those of beef cattle. Climatic, technical and structural factors generated margins net negative in establishments of northwest and center-west of Cordoba. It is concluded that while the sheep production increased the economic benefit in half of the systems analyzed, without changes related to productive strategies and public policy the sector, the medium-term viability will be affected in the most vulnerable systems.

Keywords : Economic results; Economic efficiency; Productive strategies; Homogeneous agro - economic regions.

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