Research, Policy and Practice
Table 2 The opinions of farmers’ neighbours about goat husbandry ( n = 145)
From: ‘It is better to herd than be herded’: making a living with goats in the Bajío region, Mexico
Villages | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cineguitas | Los Charcos | San José de Vargas | Tinaja de Vargas | |
Number of respondents (n) | 37 | 59 | 27 | 22 |
Low esteem to goat farmers (%) | ||||
Destructive | 3 | 4 | 15 | 0 |
Odour | 0 | 15 | 4 | 0 |
High and neutral esteem to goat farmers (%) | ||||
Working people | 16 | 17 | 11 | 14 |
Generate employment | 3 | 9 | 18 | 45 |
Good but no specific reason | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
Neutral | 70 | 53 | 48 | 41 |
Dislikes about goats (%) | ||||
Nothing | 68 | 37 | 56 | 77 |
Smell | 27 | 43 | 22 | 23 |
Smell combined with flies | 5 | 20 | 22 | 0 |
Likes about goats (%) | ||||
Nothing | 11 | 13 | 19 | 14 |
Dairy product | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Meat | 84 | 70 | 74 | 73 |
Meat and dairy | 0 | 12 | 7 | 9 |