Gender, rural households, and biodiversity in native Mexico |
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| Authors: | Isidro Rimarachín Cabrera Emma Zapata Martelo Verónica Vázquez García |
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| Institution: | (1) School of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, University of Cajamarca, Perú;(2) Department of Rural Development, Colegio de Postgraduados en Ciencias Agrícolas, Mexico E-mail:;(3) Department of Rural Development, Colegio de Postgraduados en Ciencias Agrícolas, Mexico E-mail: |
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| Abstract: | 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 Otomí community, San Pablo Arriba, located in the state of Mexico.
This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. |
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| Keywords: | Biodiversity Gender Maize Traditional knowledge Women's roles |
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