Labor force and its incidence on the agricultural-production development of the territory. Case study in a municipality of Matanzas province

Abstract

This work presents some essential theoretical conceptions, result of literature review, which support the
analysis of the aspects related to labor force in a specific Cuban agricultural-production context. The study
was conducted from a systemic perspective and for the information collection the situation of the labor force
involved in the municipal agricultural sector was considered; in the field work the structured in-depth interview
was applied, for which this constituted a case study. It could be observed that the labor force of the agricultural
sector in the municipality is not sufficient and is not prepared for the challenge implied by the ongoing
transformations or the performance in the new logics in which productive processes are inserted. There is
varied potential of labor force reserve which can be stimulated for the stable reinsertion in the sector, starting
from the fact that real expectations of short- and medium-term improvement are perceived, especially when it is
acknowledged that agricultural production is essential for the development of the territory in the analyzed
case.