A Competitiveness Success Story of Small Producers in a Locality in North-Central Mexico

Inclusión Social y Desarrollo
Humberto de Luna López

Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas

Marisol Cruz Cruz

Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas

Eloy Saucedo Estrada

Semillas Casa Grande Zaragoza SC de RL de CV

Purpose: To explain the competitiveness of small producers or peasants in a locality in north-central Mexico, thanks to which they have moved from subsistence producers to competitive producers in the domestic market. Description: First, theoretical and methodological aspects of competitive advantages are discussed, which is confirmed by the reality of small producers through the hypothetical-deductive method. Secondly, the initiatives of small producers in Latin America are accounted for, making it clear that is not an initiative of Mexico alone, but it is shared with other places. Third, a situational description of small producers of Ejido Zaragoza and the relevance of engaging in the cultivation of pumpkin seeds with respect to the basic grains is provided. Fourthly, forms of organization are described. Point of view: The dependence of small producers on the Government partly explains their inability to become a competitive economic agent. Conclusions: The imposition of an empirical issue that becomes an academic subject, but whose central focus is to solve a real problem felt by the peasants of northern Mexico, is highlighted.

Keywords: competitiveness, dependence, Mexico, small producer, competitive advantage.
Published
01/04/2016
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de Luna López, H., Cruz Cruz, M., & Saucedo Estrada, E. (2016). A Competitiveness Success Story of Small Producers in a Locality in North-Central Mexico. Cooperativismo & Desarrollo, 24(108). https://doi.org/10.16925/co.v24i108.1264
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