El papel de la agricultura para revertir condiciones de marginación y pobreza en municipios indígenas de México

Abstract

Historically indigenous municipalities are positioned, disproportionately, among the poorest and most marginalized sectors of society. This document analyzes the case of 84 indigenous municipalities in Mexico, that have improved their conditions of marginalization, poverty and Human Development Index. Theoretical approach examines the role of agriculture  in rural communities, forms of social organization and pportunities for automanaging its socioeconomic development. It has been made an analysis of statistical relationship (Pearson correlation) between agricultural production and the marginalization index, poverty data and HDI. The results show evidence that there is a negative correlation between agricultural production with poverty and marginalization; and positive correlation with the HDI of these 84 indigenous municipalities of the study.