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

 

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Autoři: Román-Montes-de-Oca, Erika, Bahena-Delgado, Gregorio, Ayala-Enríquez, María Inés, Licea-Resendiz, Jesús Eduardo
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Datum vydání:2019
Popis: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
Země:Portal de Revistas UNA
Instituce:Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UNA
Jazyk:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.www.una.ac.cr:article/14349
On-line přístup:https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/perspectivasrurales/article/view/14349
Klíčové slovo:Life strategy
family unit
pozole
Estrategias de vida
unidad familiar