Rural Aging and the Transfer of Land from Small Agricultural Producers in Teapa, Tabasco

Abstract

The purpose of this work is to reflect on the impact that rural aging, land ownership and transfer is having on the development of agricultural activities of small producers in the municipality of Teapa, Tabasco, taking as selection criteria those localities in in which their predominant economic activity was agriculture, being elected: Arcadio Zentella, Colorado (Benito Juárez), Nicolás Bravo and Villa Juan Aldama. The convenience of the study arises from the importance that small producers have acquired in recent years as generators of the necessary food base to achieve food security for the population. The research was carried out under the exploratory and mixed study approach, using the participant observation technique and the survey, obtaining as a result that there is a high social and economic vulnerability among the producers derived from the problems of land transfer and aging. rural, since there is a controversial relationship between the aged ejidatarios and the young landless, generating a relationship of alliances, breaks and disagreements between two generations with different visions, arising the abandonment and sales of the lands, forcing migration at the hands of young work due to the lack of spaces and denial of rights by adult agricultural producers. This situation described is more vulnerable for rural women who continue to suffer from the culture of patriarchy, being excluded and limited in obtaining land possession rights. It is concluded that it is necessary to implement public policies of an inclusive nature, in which the needs of the new generations are taken into account and the active participation of young people and women is allowed, avoiding abandonment of the field and economic dependence on a program of government.