Abstract

OLIVARES, B.O; ZINGARETTI, M. L; DEMEY ZAMBRANO, J.A  and  DEMEY, J.R. TIPIFICACIÓN DE LOS SISTEMAS DE PRODUCCIÓN AGRÍCOLA Y LA PERCEPCIÓN DE LA VARIABILIDAD CLIMÁTICA EN ANZOÁTEGUI, VENEZUELA. FAVE. Secc. Cienc. agrar. [online]. 2016, vol.15, n.2. ISSN 1666-7719.

In the tropics, farmers are considered net observers of nature, are well aware of the changes associated with climate variability and although modernity has been modifying their practices, they remain closely linked to these cycles. The objective of this research was to typify agricultural production systems and to describe the perception of climatic variability on rural territories of Anzoátegui, Venezuela. Non-linear main component analysis, cluster analysis, and contingency table evaluation were applied through 100 surveys randomized to agricultural producers. The study showed the typification of three groups of producers, where the main discriminatory variables are those belonging to the socio-economic component and the variables of the climatic component did not have a significant influence on the discrimination. However, it was possible to identify that all farmers recognize the phenomenon of climate variability and perceive it as a national and global problem that negatively affects economic activity. In addition, there is a general perception about climatic variability in recent years, which was explained through the occurrence of natural phenomena: meteorological drought, excess water and water erosion

Keywords : climatic variability; agriculture; territory.