Feminization of agriculture in Mexico: Study case in Puebla

The research presented is based on a qualitative methodology. It uses the conceptual perspective of the feminization of agriculture. It required detailed interviews (n=36), and three group interview and the field diary used in San Juan Tepulco, Acajete, Puebla. The results indicate that, in the last three decades, male emigration has disrupted the socio-productive dynamics of the place studied. Due to the desertion of husbands, fathers or sons, women have taken over agricultural activities such as planting crops and animal breeding. Given situation has forced them to be more involved on the decision-making process by making decisions and managing the resources and time available for the production through collective and supportive work among the habitants. it also has imposed an overload of work and even remote supervision by the men of the family. The research work presented shows that while some women manage to prioritize their productive logic for the benefit of family in terms of food security and the strengthening of the social fabric, other women continue to respond to requests for information and demands about the agricultural work by male family members as part of a present patriarchal structure.