Six case studies of Rural Agro-Industries activation (AIR from "Agroindustrias Rurales") with Localized Agri-Food Systems – LAFS (SYAL for its acronym in french) are analyzed in four Latin American countries. The results showed that in all experiences the marketing needs to be strengthen in order to reach the dynamic economic growth. We conclude that territorial activation processes articulated to the Short Chains (SC) contribute to dynamic economic growth in rural areas. They contribute to the conformation territorial basket of goods and services, in depressed rural areas or in territories with excluded populations.