CITIZENS, AN EXAMPLE OF RURAL EMPOWERMENT 
power relations between the People and the State in Córdoba not unlike the Latin American model which considers the individual as a subject that must follow the guidelines from above are intended to help the underdog succeed. Is a relationship that Nicolás Pineda Pablos flame subject or Beneficiary in Article Three Concepts of Citizenship for the development of Mexico.
Although this situation exists in the Township of Desire, City of Chinú in Cordoba, an experience that demonstrates how from the communities and through teamwork can take over the development and move from being subjects to generate empowerment changes using the main tool.
Without even knowing the concept of empowerment, according to Gita Sen refers to the takeover, changing power relations in favor of those who previously had little authority over their own lives, 36 families in this remote area Córdoba Department have initiated a process by which on the basis of the popular initiative and then counting the support of institutions State, have managed to buy 219 acres known as the Ponderosa Villa, an Integrated Farming Pilot Project Community Agroecological Production in which mothers, fathers, sons, sons-in-law, nephews and neighbors to participate actively receiving training on agricultural production, good management and venture, which represented a transformation for this community in their lives, have spent as indicated Nicolasa Benitez a beneficiary, if other laborers to work their land and think about their own business. They can be seen in changes in consciousness and self-perception, of which he speaks Gita Sen, which can be converted to the transformations More explosively creative and liberating energy, which often do not go back. Humberto
Patel, president of the Association, has the support of the Ministry of Economic Development and Agroindustrial de Córdoba, THE INCODER and SENA, have been instrumental in the development of processes, "at first had the idea of ask the government subsidies for the purchase of land to work, we organized, we have laws and then Chamber of Commerce and NIT and not knowing where to catch, the Virgin appeared to us, we went to the Ministry of Economic Development of the Interior and there they told us what we should do, we buy land with the help also of INCODER and today we rely on the training process and implementation of productive projects, "said Patel.
The project is defined in two stages: the first consists of training for the production of organic fertilizers, raising chickens and fish, which are integrated adult members of families and youth training in the technical program of Agricultural Production with the participation of SENA National Learning Service has instructors willing to move to the farm to teach the classes in a practical way.
For this first stage has been allocated 39 hectares that are used for planting vegetables, breads pick up and development of productive units Poultry, Aquaculture and compost. According to the Agricultural Carmenza Betancur, Entrepreneurship instructor in management and utilization of organic waste SENA is a process in which in addition to training people in those subjects, they are expected to create entrepreneurial awareness that interested in managing the farm as a large company that helps not only to generate livelihoods, but also income to optimize their quality of life.
The second step involves the planting of 180 hectares cashew in cleaner production project with funding and technical assistance from the Ministry of Economic Development of the Government and which constitutes the main activity of the Granja La Ponderosa, a long-term project that will allow progress in training of members of the Farmers Association "Desire" and their families and successful agricultural entrepreneurs.
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