Livestock Production Chains: Influence On The Social Dimension Of Sustainable Agricultural Development Huando, Huancavelica

Abstract

Livestock production chains involve stages such as production, transformation and consumption, connecting their different links such as producers, fatteners, processors and marketers. The objective of the study is to determine the relationship between dairy and meat production chains and the social dimension of sustainable agricultural development in the district of Huando, province of Huancavelica, using a quantitative, non-experimental, descriptive and cross-sectional approach, applying a survey with a structured 12-question questionnaire that was applied to a probabilistic sample of 50 from a population of 98 livestock producers, coming from the three associations of cattle producers with export potential in the district of Huando, recognized by the PROCOMPITE Competitive Fund, 2013. Hypotheses 1) there is a direct and significant relationship between dairy production chains and the social dimension of sustainable agricultural development, and 2) there is a direct and significant relationship between meat production chains and the social dimension of sustainable agricultural development. The results show that the social dimension of sustainable agricultural development in Huando has a sustainability index of 0.70, which corresponds to a stable system; the hypothesis test with Kendall's Tau b correlation coefficient for hypotheses 1 and 2 yielded values of .445** and .263**, respectively, with p< 0.001, with a significant average relationship in both cases. It is concluded that livestock production chains have a positive influence on social development, alleviating poverty and improving living conditions.