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Presently, rural extension work in Mexico has developed under a vertical strategy, where technology transference is the main objective without taking into account the participation of producers; thus, it is necessary for professional service providers (PSP) to develop the human and social capital of people with a sustainable management of the natural resources available. With the objective of characterizing the professional service providers from the project of training for specialized technicians in tropical agriculture, livestock production and forestry for the development of tropical zones in Mexico, in the bilateral agreement signed between Mexico and Brazil, a survey was performed and analyzed, under three sections: general data, expectations and perspectives, which helped to identify the main characteristics of extension workers and the limitations they face to adequately carry out the activities of rural extension work in Mexico. The PSP indicated that inadequate public policies for the agricultural-livestock sector are the main factor that limits the service of the extensionmworker, as well as the discrepancy in salaries they earn, under the premise that a continuous improvement is necessary
in the service of rural extension work in Mexico, in order to achieve the development of skills among them to be able to transmit them to peers and agricultural and livestock producers.
