Transforming the Farmer into a Rural Entrepreneur as a Path to Sustainability

Abstract

This work presents a tool to support the transformation of the farmer into a rural entrepreneur, raising the level of management of his company and increasing its competitiveness and sustainability in the long term, enabling its growth and not just its survival, but respecting social and environmental factors that permeate agricultural production. This tool, the Management Degree Identification Method—MIGG, will be able to support the elaboration of public policies for the agricultural segment and improve the service provided to rural entrepreneurs by rural extension and scientific and technological research areas. This tool emphasizes the creation and implementation of mechanisms for greater transparency, professionalization and sustainability in agriculture in different geographic regions.