Strengthening Capacities in Women, Men and Youth of the Jerusalén community, Nueva Guinea, RACCS

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to identify factors that influence the production and productivity of the productive systems of the Jerusalem community. The trainees refreshed and developed new knowledge, wisdom and practices related to productive diversification, agri-food production chains, food losses and waste, added value to harvested products and marketing of agricultural and livestock products.

The investigation was developed with a descriptive quantitative approach, collecting data through a structured survey to address the research problem: What are the factors that influence and modify the diversified production of food in the Jerusalem community? Subsequently, a data base was developed and was processed in the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS 25.0).

In the process, 33 members of the 25 families that live in the Jerusalem community were trained, 87.9% of them being women and 12.1% of men who are dedicated to agricultural and livestock production, as well as entrepreneurship in the community.

The factors that influence production and productivity are land ownership, training, funds for investment, production with identity and access to agricultural technology. On the other hand, the methodology of learning by making an impact on those trained, and contributed to the strengthening of GRUN projects in the formation of capacities for the improvement of production and productivity, fight against hunger, poverty, protection of the environment, as well as compliance with the SDGs.