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

 

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Autori: Román-Montes-de-Oca, Erika, Bahena-Delgado, Gregorio, Ayala-Enríquez, María Inés, Licea-Resendiz, Jesús Eduardo
Natura: artículo original
Status:Versión publicada
Data di pubblicazione:2019
Descrizione: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
Stato:Portal de Revistas UNA
Istituzione:Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UNA
Lingua:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.www.una.ac.cr:article/14349
Accesso online:https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/perspectivasrurales/article/view/14349
Keyword:Life strategy
family unit
pozole
Estrategias de vida
unidad familiar