Maize: a survival strategy for rural families in Texcala Morelos, Mexico

 

Wedi'i Gadw mewn:
Manylion Llyfryddiaeth
Awduron: Román-Montes-de-Oca, Erika, Bahena-Delgado, Gregorio, Ayala-Enríquez, María Inés, Licea-Resendiz, Jesús Eduardo
Fformat: artículo original
Statws:Versión publicada
Dyddiad Cyhoeddi:2019
Disgrifiad:Maize (Zea mays L.) is important in the lives of rural families. Being a staple, it has been fundamental in the life strategies of family units for years. Consequently, the impact of maize was analyzed as a contribution to the survival strategies of family units. The study was conducted in the community of Texcala, Yecapixtla Morelos, Mexico. Using an ethnographic method, 33 semi structured interviews were conducted. As a result, 100% of the interviewees was found to have an excess of corn, which is priced higher than normal maize, and 70% combine corn farming with other jobs as a strategy to promote reproduction of the family unit
Gwlad:Portal de Revistas UNA
Sefydliad:Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UNA
Iaith:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.www.una.ac.cr:article/14349
Mynediad Ar-lein:https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/perspectivasrurales/article/view/14349
Allweddair:Life strategy
family unit
pozole
Estrategias de vida
unidad familiar