Multidimensional Typology of Mexican Farmers in the Context of Climate Change

María de Lourdes Maldonado-Méndez, José Luis Romo-Lozano, Julio Baca del Moral and Alejandro Ismael Monterroso-Rivas
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María de Lourdes Maldonado-Méndez: Departamento de Fitotecnia, Universidad Autónoma Chapingo, Km. 38.5 Carretera México-Texcoco, Chapingo, Texcoco CP 56230, Estado de México, Mexico
José Luis Romo-Lozano: División de Ciencias Forestales, Universidad Autónoma Chapingo, Km. 38.5 Carretera México-Texcoco, Chapingo, Texcoco CP 56230, Estado de México, Mexico
Julio Baca del Moral: Dirección de Centros Regionales Universitarios, Universidad Autónoma Chapingo, Km. 38.5 Carretera México-Texcoco, Chapingo, Texcoco CP 56230, Estado de México, Mexico
Alejandro Ismael Monterroso-Rivas: Departamento de Suelos, Universidad Autónoma Chapingo, Km. 38.5 Carretera México-Texcoco, Chapingo, Texcoco CP 56230, Estado de México, Mexico

Agriculture, 2022, vol. 12, issue 8, 1-18

Abstract: Mexico has a wide range of biophysical and socioeconomic conditions that result in farmers with highly diverse traits and activities in relation to their livelihoods. The aim of this research was to identify specific traits of Mexican farmers that would allow them to be classified through a multidimensional approach that includes the risk of production in the face of exposure and vulnerability to climate change. The method included three dimensions: producer sensitivity, production destination, and exposure to climate change. Principal component analysis combined with the Dalenius and Hodges optimal stratification technique was used to stratify the universe of agricultural producers. The results show that up to 227 groups of agricultural producers can be identified in Mexico, and it was possible to classify them into 19 types, ranging from agricultural producers at greatest risk due to the adverse effects of climate change to agricultural producers with fewer difficulties to produce in conditions of climate change. This proposed multidimensional typology of agricultural producers can become an essential input for designing, reorienting, or focusing public policies in the agricultural sector and moving towards fulfilling the commitments declared in the INDC-2030.

Keywords: agricultural systems; producer classification; producer sensitivity; producer stratification; producer typology; production environment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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