Delineation of agricultural systems in a major tropical area of cacao production (Barlovento, Venezuela) by means of multivariate analysis

Agricultural systems in the Barlovento Valley, a major tropical area of cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) production, were studied according to multivariate statistical methods based on factor analysis. Basic data of samples were selected at random from a census of 850 production units, encompassing three...

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Main Authors:	Barrios, M, Arias, L, San José, J.J
Format:	Artículo
Language:	Inglés
Published:	IICA, San José (Costa Rica) 2020
Subjects:	THEOBROMA CACAO SISTEMAS DE CULTIVO PRODUCTIVIDAD ANÁLISIS ECONÓMICO ZONA TROPICAL VENEZUELA
Online Access:	https://repositorio.catie.ac.cr/handle/11554/9572

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spelling	RepoCATIE95722023-11-08T15:30:10Z Delineation of agricultural systems in a major tropical area of cacao production (Barlovento, Venezuela) by means of multivariate analysis Barrios, M Arias, L San José, J.J THEOBROMA CACAO SISTEMAS DE CULTIVO PRODUCTIVIDAD ANÁLISIS ECONÓMICO ZONA TROPICAL VENEZUELA Agricultural systems in the Barlovento Valley, a major tropical area of cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) production, were studied according to multivariate statistical methods based on factor analysis. Basic data of samples were selected at random from a census of 850 production units, encompassing three main components of the systems: producer's economic rationality, technology, and natural environment. Thirty simple variables were reduced to 11 compound variables or factors. Results indicated that the main factors were related to the technological and economic rationality components of the agricultural systems. Factors were classified by a cluster analysis and farms were grouped into five sets, which defined a spatial pattern in the Barlovento Valley. Se estudiaron los sistemas agrícolas ubicados en el Valle de Barlovento, Venezuela -principal área tropical productora de cacao (Theobroma cacao L.). Se usaron métodos estadísticos multivariados con base en el factor análisis. Se seleccionaron al azar datos básicos de un total de 850 unidades de producción censadas, a partir de tres componentes fundamentales de los sistemas agrícolas: racionalidad económica del productor, tecnología y entorno natural. Se escogieron once variables compuestas de treinta variables simples. Los resultados indicaron que los factores principales se relacionaron con los componentes tecnológicos y de racionalidad económica de los sistemas agrícolas. Los factores se clasificaron por medio del análisis de conglomerados, agrupando las fincas en cinco grupos, las cuales definieron un modelo especial en el Valle de Barlovento. 2020-09-10T15:50:23Z 2020-09-10T15:50:23Z 1994-04 Artículo 0041-4360 https://repositorio.catie.ac.cr/handle/11554/9572 en Turrialba; Volumen 44, Número 2 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ pdf application/pdf IICA, San José (Costa Rica)
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topic	THEOBROMA CACAO SISTEMAS DE CULTIVO PRODUCTIVIDAD ANÁLISIS ECONÓMICO ZONA TROPICAL VENEZUELA
spellingShingle	THEOBROMA CACAO SISTEMAS DE CULTIVO PRODUCTIVIDAD ANÁLISIS ECONÓMICO ZONA TROPICAL VENEZUELA Barrios, M Arias, L San José, J.J Delineation of agricultural systems in a major tropical area of cacao production (Barlovento, Venezuela) by means of multivariate analysis
description	Agricultural systems in the Barlovento Valley, a major tropical area of cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) production, were studied according to multivariate statistical methods based on factor analysis. Basic data of samples were selected at random from a census of 850 production units, encompassing three main components of the systems: producer's economic rationality, technology, and natural environment. Thirty simple variables were reduced to 11 compound variables or factors. Results indicated that the main factors were related to the technological and economic rationality components of the agricultural systems. Factors were classified by a cluster analysis and farms were grouped into five sets, which defined a spatial pattern in the Barlovento Valley.
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title	Delineation of agricultural systems in a major tropical area of cacao production (Barlovento, Venezuela) by means of multivariate analysis
title_short	Delineation of agricultural systems in a major tropical area of cacao production (Barlovento, Venezuela) by means of multivariate analysis
title_full	Delineation of agricultural systems in a major tropical area of cacao production (Barlovento, Venezuela) by means of multivariate analysis
title_fullStr	Delineation of agricultural systems in a major tropical area of cacao production (Barlovento, Venezuela) by means of multivariate analysis
title_full_unstemmed	Delineation of agricultural systems in a major tropical area of cacao production (Barlovento, Venezuela) by means of multivariate analysis
title_sort	delineation of agricultural systems in a major tropical area of cacao production (barlovento, venezuela) by means of multivariate analysis
publisher	IICA, San José (Costa Rica)
publishDate	2020
url	https://repositorio.catie.ac.cr/handle/11554/9572
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Delineation of agricultural systems in a major tropical area of cacao production (Barlovento, Venezuela) by means of multivariate analysis

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