Objective:

To evaluate the socioecological resilience of six family farms in the context of a case study in the Sancti Spíritus region, Cuba.

Materials and Methods:

For the study of resilience, the methodology for the evaluation of socioecological resilience, which evaluates a set of technological and efficiency criteria, and the perspective of community economies, which considers the needs, interdependence, communication and collective action as essential components, were applied in a combined way.

Results:

The results highlighted the importance of mixed methods in the study of socioecological resilience in family agriculture and allowed the involved farmer families to have a contextualized evaluation of their systems. The application of these methods favors decision-making by such families, in order to improve the resilience of their farms, as well as for local decision-makers, who have the possibility of elaborating agrarian policies, to correct the critical points that put the stability and permanence of family agriculture in the region at risk.

Conclusions:

When combining the application of the methodology for the evaluation of socioecological resilience and the qualitative analysis of community economies, the evaluation allowed to identify and appraise multiple dimensions that help to conceive strategies to achieve resilience of the studied systems, as well as to make decisions at farm level and in local public policies that support the contextualization and appropriation of adequate technologies for agroecological transition on inclusive and participatory bases.

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