Labor multi-activity in agricultural production within Mexico’s less urbanized contexts: 1993 and 2003

Abstract

An aspect continuously mentioned in research on rural contexts concerns the multi-activity of agricultural workers. Several studies analyze the various work combinations that may occur in a household in order to explain the different social and family reproduction patterns; while others studies approach the debate from the perspective of the different sources of income obtained by rural households. This paper explores the issue of multi-activity by analyzing the work itineraries an individual might undertake during a six-month period, while attempting to answer the question: ¿what factors influence the type of labor trajectory of agricultural workers?

Keywords

• Multi-activity
• Work itineraries
• Rural contexts
• Agricultural
• Forms of production