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The knowledge and transference of technology to the field can improve the human development index in rural communities. The objective of this study was to identify the technologies transferred to a group of women heads of households with low school level that hope to become vegetable producers. The research was performed in Ejido Vicente Guerrero, Tula, Tamaulipas, during 2015-2016. Surveys were applied to seven women who produce vegetables, during and after three training workshops, as well as taking notes, data and interviews, during the development of the tasks assigned for the productive cycle in the different vegetable crops in the community; technical assistance and technology transference was provided (fertigation, seed selection, soil and substrate preparation, pest and disease management,
diagnosis and environmental monitoring, among others), the application of new knowledge and technologies modified the productive process, easing the field tasks, increasing the production, and generating a higher economic benefit. A human development index (HDI) was estimated before the training, as well as economic and development variables to evaluate the impact of the application of the technologies. It was found that the HDI in the Ejido for the seven producers was 0.48 to 0.63, with an average age of 54 years, schooling level of 0 to 9 years, and 2 to 9 children.
