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One of the components with the greatest effect on the development of a venture is that which refers to the characteristics of the entrepreneur. The objective of the research work was to survey the age group of agricultural entrepreneurs in Paraguay. First, a documentary bibliographic review was carried out, taking official data regarding the age composition of the country. In the field stage, a quantitative approach has been taken, with an exploratory scope, applying the data collection instrument to a total of 51 owners of agricultural enterprises. Its design is non-experimental quantitative. Of the farms studied, 96% are within the dimensions established to be considered in the range of Peasant Family Agriculture. All ventures have less than 10 people involved. 96% run a family-type business. The academic training with the highest percentage among these is primary and secondary. 35% of those surveyed belong to Generation It is the older generations that prevail on the country's agricultural farms. Generation X is the one with the highest participation in the sample, occupying just over a third. This could be expected to be the preeminent generation in terms of the direction of agricultural enterprises in the future decade. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Economic activity is linked, in addition to other production factors, to the use of natural resources. For the inhabitants of the rural regions and communities of Mexico, their coexistence is essential based on the various types of property, including that of common goods. The work uses relative data from the National Agrarian Registry and uses a qualitative and quantitative methodology. The objective is to reflect on the importance of these assets, given that their existence is contemplated in the legislation. The hypothesis is that the development agenda will not be complete if it does not contain the aspects of sustainability. The results show the lack of public support, but also the undervaluation of these spaces. It is concluded that it is essential to promote care practices for these natural resources, for which existing regulations must be enforced [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Mexican countryside is characterized by a multidimensional crisis, affecting not only social wellbeing, but also the conservation of natural resources. As a consequence, from different disciplines new interpretive frameworks have been sought for understanding the multiple society -- nature interrelations. In this article, an applied sociological approach is presented, illustrated by a case study form Western Mexico. The case study shows that rural landscapes are the result of dynamic interrelationships between society and nature. This article ends with a discussion of the implications of this recognition for conservation and development projects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

There is analyzed what is the new thing of the called new ruralidad in relation with previous approaches that were treating the relation field - city. For such an end there is exposed this relation in which we consider the fourth stage of these studies, to divide of 1980 to what it goes in the century. Phase identified as late modernity, during which there has been modified the agenda of investigation of the rural sociology in which the perverse effects of the globalization stand out. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Brazil's rural population has been undergoing massive changes as far as human resources are concerned. Rural youth has been striving to realize their dreams by means of leaving the countryside for thriving cities. Many a prospective family farmer, who once could relate to farm activities, saw an array of career opportunities unfolding elsewhere as possible alternatives to farming. This goes not without affecting all layers of rural society. The current study begot a doctoral dissertation presented to the panel of postgraduate program for UFPel family farm systems. The aforementioned dissertation comprised a field study via semi-structured interviews, as an attempt to represent the group of family farms in Morro Redondo County, RS. The interviews allowed the understanding of certain variables which vouched for such transition in the rural environment. They are as follows: the uncertainty of a regular income as a rural worker and easier access to post secondary education has threatened the succession and therefore continuation of family farm businesses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The globalization process has affected the rural sociology research program as can be seen in the following aspects: the change in viewpoints for analysis and in economic, political and socio-cultural contexts; the emergence of alternative paradigms, such as reflexive sociology, that tend to be more integrating; a factor that permits unity with new themes is the epistemological critique of neoliberalism; the coexistence of inter-and transdisciplinary approaches makes it possible to locate new problems for study; there is a tendency to strengthen the relationship between the "new" subject and the "new" postmodern objectenvironment. The effort of rural sociology is to follow the adventure of the human subject more closely in his quest for the promised land. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the epistemology of urban-rural studies and the way in which the topic has been addressed in geography. In this sense, it highlights the importance of the theoretical approaches of the forerunners of Rural Sociology to the concepts of rural and urban and their relationships. Additionally, it presents analytical developments in dealing with the issue in the context of the social sciences and carries out a reflection on spatial processes and the need for sophisticated theoretical approaches for the understanding of current ruralurban relations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In order to analyze the concept of strengthening and the factors that impair its achievement in the community psychosocial environment, a critical research by means of qualitative content analysis was performed on several types of research material produced by community work in Caracas, Venezuela, from 1999 to 2002. The analysis compared categories taken from the literature on the concept with those arising from the work with communities. Results indicate that external and internal agents disagree within the internal factors, with regards to criteria, basic community concepts and the community work itself. Exercise of power and excluding trends may generate tensions and conflict. The action of external influences is discussed and possible ways of resistance are presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This essay analyses some of the principal research themes of rural studies on Latin America during the last two to three decades. The transformations in the rural economy and society engendered by the process of neoliberal globalization and the sociopolitical protests of peasants, indigenous peoples and women against discrimination and neoliberal policies infuse rural studies. The analytical perspective of the "new rurality" is seen by many researchers as the best approach for capturing these changes and designing pro-peasant public policies. Other themes examined here are peasant differentiation, the gap between peasant and capitalist farming, the feminization and flexibilization of rural labour, urban-rural relations, peasant and indigenous movements, agrarian reform and rural poverty. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]