This paper studies the impact of a series of biographical variables and decision-making profiles, representative of the managerial capacity of the farmer, on the management and performance of their farms. It integrates all the profiles representing farmer’s objectives, decision-making approaches ...
Solano, C.
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León, H.
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Pérez, E.
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Tole, L.
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Fawcett, R.H.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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[Using farmer decision-making profiles and managerial capacity as predictors of farm management and performance in Costa Rican dairy farms]
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Using farmer decision-making profiles and managerial capacity as predictors of farm management and performance in Costa Rican dairy farms
Farmers' objectives and the factors affecting them were studied in 91 dairy farms in Costa Rica. Objective's hierarchies were studied using Rokeach's technique with a mixture of personal, economic and familiar goals. A canonical correlation analysis was performed to find out simple and canonical ...
Solano, C.
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León, H.
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Pérez, E.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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[Characterising objective profiles of Costa Rican dairy farmers]
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Characterising objective profiles of Costa Rican dairy farmers
Herrero, Mario T.
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Fawcett, R.H.
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Pérez, E.
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Solano, C.
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Baars, R.
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Dent, J.B.
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[Nutritional management options for tropical dairy farms: A modelling approach]
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Nutritional management options for tropical dairy farms: A modelling approach
Herrero, Mario T.
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Rojas, F.
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Lizárraga, H.
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Romero, E.
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Alvarado, E.
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Solano, C.
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[Producción de leche en fincas del Area Integrada del Departamanto de Santa Cruz, Bolivia]
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Producción de leche en fincas del Area Integrada del Departamanto de Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Decision-making approaches, the factors affecting them, the role of the decision-making units and the actors involved in farming decisions were studied in 91 Costa Rican farmers using a classification procedure. Farmers were asked to classify 18 farming decisions (systematically selected from a p...
Solano, C.
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León, H.
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Pérez, E.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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[Who makes farming decisions? A study of Costa Rican dairy farmers]
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Who makes farming decisions? A study of Costa Rican dairy farmers