Rural non-farm employment has been the subject of study in the economic theory for several decades. For the case of tilapia farms at AREL and SMEs scale in the States of Oaxaca, Guerrero, and Chiapas in Mexico, we present results of an ongoing project, related to the rural economies and the relevance of analyzing production activities per territory.
The results and further discussion call the attention on how relevant the tilapia project is for climate change, inflation and other external shocks´ resilience strategies. For national, regional or local policies focused on Food Security and Food Sovereignty, identifying these elements is critical. In the Agrifood systems transformation, ways to support these farmers and their communities must be reinforced.