Management for development in peasant organizations in Ejido 24 de marzo, Villaflores, Chiapas

Abstract

In the globalized economic dynamic, the rural environment has had changes, new forms of organization and relationship with the territory, which suggests diversification and sustainable management of natural resources and the strengthening of producers’ capacities as fundamental pillars in the construction of their own development models, from an ecological, economic, self management and self-organizing vision. The peasant production of ‘ejidatarios’ is transformed, promotes a territorial reorganization in land use (Pérez, 2021) and allows a planning and management of resources for sustainable development, considering the economic aspect and the environment; while seeking the reconfiguration of the social and agricultural fabric in which agriculture remains a fundamental pillar in Chiapas society. The present investigation is currently in progress, it corresponds to a case study and describes the background of peasant production and its relevance, which objective is to reflect on new forms of territorial management with ‘ejidatarios´ and presents the results related to the role of ‘ejidatario’ producers in the reconfiguration of territories and new forms of organization and sustainable production. Subsequently, some final reflections on the importance of managing integral development processes are presented.