Backyard Agricultural and Farm Activity as an Option of Socioeconomic and Food Improvement in the Rural Towns of the Municipality of Guasave, Sinaloa

Griselda Karina González-Félix, Víctor Manuel-Peinado Guevara, Héctor José Peinado-Guevara, Aldo Alán Cuadras-Berrelleza, Jaime Herrera-Barrientos, José de Jesús López-López and Zúñiga-Espinoza Nicolás Guadalupe
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Griselda Karina González-Félix: Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigación para el Desarrollo Integral Regional, Unidad Sinaloa, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Blvd. Juan de Dios Bátiz Paredes #250, Guasave C.P. 81100, Sinaloa, Mexico
Víctor Manuel-Peinado Guevara: Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Administrativas, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Boulevard Juan de Dios Bátiz, Guasave C.P. 81049, Sinaloa, Mexico
Héctor José Peinado-Guevara: Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Administrativas, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Boulevard Juan de Dios Bátiz, Guasave C.P. 81049, Sinaloa, Mexico
Aldo Alán Cuadras-Berrelleza: Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Administrativas, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Boulevard Juan de Dios Bátiz, Guasave C.P. 81049, Sinaloa, Mexico
Jaime Herrera-Barrientos: Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada, Baja California (CICESE), Carretera Ensenada-Tijuana No. 3918, Zona Playitas, Ensenada C.P. 22860, Baja California, Mexico
José de Jesús López-López: Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Administrativas, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Boulevard Juan de Dios Bátiz, Guasave C.P. 81049, Sinaloa, Mexico
Zúñiga-Espinoza Nicolás Guadalupe: Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Administrativas, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Boulevard Juan de Dios Bátiz, Guasave C.P. 81049, Sinaloa, Mexico

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 7, 1-18

Abstract: The analysis of the economic problems of the population in Latin America in the face of unemployment and inflation, which have become permanent in these economies, gives rise to the generation of proposals for the solution of social deficiencies, as well as sustainable factors that govern the behavior and culture of production today. The objective was to establish the importance and contribution that backyard activities can have to reach positive socioeconomic and nutritional levels in the rural area of the municipality of Guasave, Sinaloa, Mexico. An exploratory analysis was carried out, to diagnose the problem, applying interviews to describe the socioeconomic and backyard perspectives, finding that more than 70% of those consulted carry out this activity in relation to livestock and/or agricultural dynamics. Two variables with positive economic effects stand out: self-consumption and commercialization, which are relevant socioeconomic aspects in the relationship between production and family economy, as well as the promotion of self-employment and preservation of family traditions in rural communities.

Keywords: rurality; agro-ecology; socioeconomics; backyard activity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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