COLLECTIVE CAPACITIES FOR THE HANDLING AND USE OF FAMILY ORCHARDS IN EL CARMEN, MEXICO

Resumo

The active participation of society in rural communities is part of the path to improve the living conditions of the population and preserve family gardens. Given this, the collective capacities of a group of women who own family gardens in El Carmen, State of Mexico are analyzed, as well as the contribution that emerges from local initiatives developed by them. It is a qualitative research, based on the application of 15 questionnaires addressed to the members of the group and that have a family garden. In addition to working under Participatory Action Research (IAP) in three participatory workshops. In this sense, it is concluded that collective capacities favor the management, care and use of family gardens, these being an initiative for local development. For this, the formation of a solid participatory process is necessary, where the actors, in addition to sharing the geographical space, generate links and organize themselves to generate dynamics for the benefit of the population.

Ficha do documento

Tipo

Artigo científico

Ano

2021

Instituição

Universidade de Taubaté

Fonte

Revista Brasileira de Gestão e Desenvolvimento Regional

Idioma

Espanhol

Acesso

Não informado

DOI

10.54399/rbgdr.v17i1.6164

Identificador

oai:ojs2.rbgdr.net:article/6164

Palavras-chave

Family orchards. Collective capacities. Sustainability strategiesHuertos familiares. Capacidades colectivas. Estrategias de sustento