According to classical economic theory, countries or regions should specialize in the production of goods in which they can achieve the highest returns and the greatest production efficiency, resulting in lower production costs. This depends on the initial endowment of productive factors such as land, labor, and capital. Given that our region has an abundance of natural resources and unskilled labor, combined with a long-standing tradition in the livestock sector, it can be inferred that there are strong comparative advantages for regional livestock production. However, despite these advantages, it appears that the livestock sector has not reached a level of advancement that would enable it to develop a "competitive" sector with a strong technological infrastructure. This article begins with a characterization of the region, which has built an environment conducive to the development of the livestock sector based on its physical conditions. From there, it is necessary to consider sectoral development that includes a complete process of productive transformation, taking into account elements of innovation.