Gender, rural households, and biodiversity in native Mexico

Knowledge about maize varieties is the key to rural households' survival in native Mexico. Native peoples relate to nature in particular ways and they play a crucial role in maintaining biodiversity. This paper discusses the relationship between native women's accumulated knowledge on maiz...

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Published in:Agriculture and human values 2001, Vol.18 (1), p.85
Main Authors: Cabrera, Isidro Rimarachin, Emma Zapata Martelo, Veronica Vazquez Garcia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agriculture
Biodiversity
Censuses
College professors
Corn
Crops
Farms
Field study
Fieldwork
Food
Gender
Handicrafts
Households
Illiteracy
Indigenous peoples
Knowledge
Laboratories
Native women
Participation
Population
Rural areas
Rural development
Statistical analysis
Studies
Women
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Summary:Knowledge about maize varieties is the key to rural households' survival in native Mexico. Native peoples relate to nature in particular ways and they play a crucial role in maintaining biodiversity. This paper discusses the relationship between native women's accumulated knowledge on maize varieties and the laboratory analysis of the species that they manage. Fieldwork was conducted in an Otomi community, San Pablo Arriba, located in the state of Mexico. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:0889-048X
1572-8366
DOI:10.1023/A:1007669132011