La estrategia de canasta de bienes territoriales y su repercusión local en empleo e ingresos. El caso de Xicotepec de Juárez, Puebla

Abstract

Developing a basket of land goods means a systemic strategy for small farmers because it allows reaching multiple objectives in order to promote territorial competitiveness to access market niches with varied rural goods, strengthen social capital and generate better local levels in employment and income, together with increasing and preserving the environment. This analysis implied the application of a system dynamics model which produced possible future scenarios (through Vensim® DSS 5.8) about employment and income obtained by smallholder coffee farmers from Xicotepec de Juarez municipality in Puebla, regarding the setting of the above mentioned strategy for rural development. Results showed that this strategy was implemented successfully and also revealed opportunities for: a) improving the development capacity of small farmers; b) making the institutional context favorable; c) The reinforcement of social capital essential to implement this land strategy.