Vol. 34 (2024)
Artículos de Investigación

Training needs to develop entrepreneurial skills in small-scale farmers. The case of the community of San Pablo Huixtepec, Oaxaca

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  • Carlos Alberto Cortés Rodríguez,
  • Gladys Martínez Gómez,
  • José Luis Romo Lozano,
  • Rita Schwentesius Rinderman,
  • Dora María Sangerman Jarquín
Carlos Alberto Cortés Rodríguez
Chapingo Autonomous University
Bio
Gladys Martínez Gómez
Universidad Autónoma Chapingo
Bio
José Luis Romo Lozano
Chapingo Autonomous University
Bio
Rita Schwentesius Rinderman
Chapingo Autonomous University
Bio
Dora María Sangerman Jarquín
National Institute of Forestry, Agricultural and Livestock Research
Bio
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15174/au.2024.4106

Published 2024-07-10

How to Cite

Cortés Rodríguez, C. A., Martínez Gómez, G., Romo Lozano, J. L., Schwentesius Rinderman, R., & Sangerman Jarquín, D. M. (2024). Training needs to develop entrepreneurial skills in small-scale farmers. The case of the community of San Pablo Huixtepec, Oaxaca. Acta Universitaria, 34, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.15174/au.2024.4106

Abstract

The objective of this study was to detect the training needs of farmers located in San Pablo Huixtepec, Oaxaca, to strengthen their entrepreneurial skills through the Borich model (1980). This initiative has been used in the educational area and in the food sector based on the needs of the participants. Non-probabilistic convenience sampling was done with information from 30 farmers interested in training. From a list of 16 themes, the weighted mean discrepancy scores were calculated and classified according to their priority. Those that obtained the highest score were the use of networks to promote products and services (WMDS = 5.13), the management of technologies (ICT) for the promotion and development of the product (WMDS = 4.63), and the recognition of opportunities for the growth of the productive unit (WMDS = 4.62).

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