Maize Landraces and Drought
Seed Systems in San Miguel del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 18993129 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Adele Woodmansee (0000-0003-2413-5519, Cornell University, Soil and Crop Sciences, Ithaca, NY 14850, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 477-494 |
| Publication date | 2022-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Ethnobiology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0278-0771 • E-ISSN: 2162-4496 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2993/0278-0771-42.4.477 |
| OpenAlex | W4313270982 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 45 |
Maize diversity in southern Mexico is threatened as climate change and sociopolitical factors limit the ability of small-scale farmers to continue agricultural production. Between 2017 and 2019, I conducted ten months of ethnographic research on maize agriculture in San Miguel del Valle (San Miguel), a Zapotec community in the Central Valleys of Oaxaca. In San Miguel, agricultural production is declining due to seasonal droughts that have increased in frequency and intensity in recent generations. Farmers who continue to plant maize use exclusively their own or locally acquired seeds of native landraces. Worsening seasonal droughts play a significant role in determining what seeds farmers plant and whether farmers choose to continue planting. Farmers plant locally sourced seeds partly because they believe these to be the only available seeds that will produce a harvest in their fields. This points to important interactions between environmental conditions, seed choice, and farmers' livelihoods. I contribute to existing literature on maize diversity and in situ conservation by using an ethnographic approach to describe seed saving practices and networks in San Miguel
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |