Economics of dual purpose production alternatives in the Mexican tropics /

affected by both the level of debt and the existing

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ochoa Ochoa, Rene Federico, 1958-
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1997.
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Online Access:Link to OAKTrust copy
Description
Summary:affected by both the level of debt and the existing
allows a more informed decision making process based on the
analyses, for the 1995-2000 period, were conducted using
and production environments for the production systems in the
and sustain growth under more benign macroeconomic
assessment of the future economic performance of animal
baseline scenario using data obtained through a panel farm
conditions. The approach proposed in this study provides
dual purpose production operation was characterized in a
dual purpose production system in Central Veracruz, Mexico
environment for sustainable agricultural production systems.
financial, and macroeconomic assumptions. Simulation
FLIPSIM, a whole farm simulation model developed at Texas A&M
from a cash flow standpoint. The scenarios with the highest
impact on the production system. Sensitivity analyses were
insight into the financial impact of changes in the economic
instrumental in influencing policy makers to provide the best
level of investment (stockers, stockers and purchase of
limiting growth and sustainability during the period of
macroeconomic conditions (inflation and interest rates).
management, and purchase of replacements) ranked the highest
of investment (BST, milk cooling tank, low pasture
performed on the baseline by imposing alternative marketing,
process. Alternative technology and management practices
production systems. In addition, this approach could be
replacements, and high pasture management) tended to rank in
scenarios. The alternative scenarios requiring low levels
showed better financial performance than the alternative
significant effect on the performance of the scenarios
studied in this work. The baseline scenario consistently
study. The growth and survival of the operation is greatly
system, represented as the baseline scenario, could survive
Technological, marketing, and financial alternatives to the
the bottom half The level of initial debt was a major factor
This study showed the dual purpose tropical production
tropics. It also provides the advantage of testing a system
University. High interest and inflation rates had a
well in advance of the implementation of alternatives and
were analyzed to assess their economic viability. A large
were imposed upon the baseline to estimate their economic
Item Description:"Major subject: Agricultural Economics".
Vita.
Physical Description:xv, 138 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Also available online.
Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references : pages 119-127.