Indigenous knowledge systems and technologies in Yohualichan, Cuetzalan, Mexico

Surveys were applied to members of the Union of Tosepan Titataniske Cooperatives in communities of Cuetzalan municipality, Puebla, about the knowledge and technology that they as indigenous people retain to generate food on their land. The inhabitants of this area know the land they work intimately,...

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Autores: Bonilla López, Armando, Cruz-León, Artemio, Damián Huato, Miguel Ángel, Ramírez Valverde, Benito
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:México
Recursos:UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA CHAPINGO
Repositorio:Revista de Geografía Agrícola
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs2.revistas.chapingo.mx:article/275
Acesso em linha:https://revistas.chapingo.mx/geografia/article/view/r.rga.2016.56.004
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:milpa
seguridad alimentaria
conocimiento tradicional
tecnología
traditional cornfield
food security
traditional knowledge
technology
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Resumo:Surveys were applied to members of the Union of Tosepan Titataniske Cooperatives in communities of Cuetzalan municipality, Puebla, about the knowledge and technology that they as indigenous people retain to generate food on their land. The inhabitants of this area know the land they work intimately, easily identifying in Nahuatl its physical and fertility properties. Average annual corn yields are 1.57 t/ha. Their crops are subject to the soil and climate factors of the region, such as strong winds, rains and high slopes. Their knowledge and technology that shows how to work in the field to produce food have endured over the years in these communities.