Analysis of the growth of the solidarity economy in the Colombian agricultural sector and its application to education

Abstract

This research focuses on the study of the agricultural sector in Colombia in relation to the growth of the solidarity economy in the agriculture, hunting, forestry, and fishing sectors. The aim of this study was to determine the level of growth of solidarity economy sector organisations in the aforementioned economic sectors in the period 2002-2017. This research is descriptive in nature. A quantitative approach was used to analyse statistical trend data. The results allowed us to determine the growth of solidarity economy organisations in the agricultural sector in the country. However, this growth is still very far from the average growth of the solidarity economy sector, revealing the need to strengthen the mechanisms for the development of social and solidarity economy organisations in the agricultural sector in order to boost the competitiveness and development of the agricultural sector in Colombia.