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In Mendoza, Argentina, more of 60 % of the agricultural producers has smaller estates of 10 ha, with productive models that do not reach the sustentability of the familiar group. This paper identifies actions that improve their socioeconomic situation at the present time, througt of variables of familiar income, level of association and some practice of management for make comparisions between groups. Studied a sample of farmers's of the Mendoza River. Farmers whose farms were smaller than 10 ha was inqueried with additional questonnaire in order to identify levels of association and their results. Vitiviniculture and olive growing was analyzed with more details, thought news questionnaire and deep interviews. The results show that 42 % of the farmers have got vineyards, 30 % are olive grower and 28 % are farmers that growing vegetables, fruits and flowers. The highest level of association was founded between grapevine growers. In the other activities is very low or null. Comparing groups, majors levels of poverty there are in farmers smaller than 10 ha and low technology. Furthermore in vitiviniculture, the smallest levels of incomes was founded in no associated farmers. Inside the population studied, poverty is greatest in salaried people than owners of farms. This paper identify to training has someone activity for improvement the social and economic situation of the farmers [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]