Agroecological management of spontaneous vegetation in Bachajón’s Tseltal Maya milpa: a preventive focus
Guillen Pasillas, Betsabe [autora] | Morales, H [autora] | Ferguson, Bruce G [autor] | Gómez Hernández, Evelio [autor] | Álvarez Gordillo, Guadalupe del Carmen [autora] | Mier y Terán Giménez Cacho, Mateo [autor].
Tipo de material: Artículo en línea Tipo de contenido: texto Tipo de medio: computadora Tipo de portador: recurso en líneaTema(s): Milpa | Agroecología | Malezas | Herbicidas | Tzeltales | Conocimiento ecológico tradicional | Control de malezasTema(s) en inglés: Milpa | Agroecology | Weeds | Herbicides | Tzeltal indians | Traditional ecological knowledge | Weeds controlDescriptor(es) geográficos: Bachajón, Chilón (Chiapas, México) Nota de acceso: Disponible para usuarios de ECOSUR con su clave de acceso Versión del documento: Post-prints En: Agriculture and Human Values. (August 2023), páginas . --ISSN: 1572-8366Número de sistema: 64238Resumen:Tipo de ítem | Biblioteca actual | Colección | Signatura | Estado | Fecha de vencimiento | Código de barras |
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In recent years, a great deal of evidence has accumulated on the health risks and environmental impacts of some herbicides. Both conventional agriculture and agroecology are searching for alternatives to address the challenges posed by the consequences of herbicide use. In this search, peasant and indigenous agroecosystems have much to contribute since their crops evolved thousands of years ago together with diverse communities of weeds, and farmers have carried out sophisticated strategies to manage them. Through participant observation, semi-structured interviews, free lists, and botanical collection, we document a milpa design that integrates and manages spontaneous vegetation to take advantage of its presence and minimize risks of crop loss. The objective of this article is to critically contrast agroecological mechanisms in this milpa design which matches the prevention principle with a set of recommendations recognized as preventive in conventional weed science. eng