Farmer-based experimentation with velvetbean innovation within tradition
Local knovlledge and farmer perspectives were applied to the development of new cover-erop management strategies for maize-based systems in southern Veracruz. Mexico. Farmers' spontaneous innovation with velvetbean (Macuna prurims) was the basis for four cydes of farmer experimentation, resulting in a new management strategy acceptable lO farmers (a mid-season velvetbean inlercrop wilh Ihe pOlential to amelíorate declining soil fertitity. weed invasion, and drought stress). Farmer perspectives on maizelvelvetbean assodalions are línked to the conceptual framework of shifting cultivation practised for centuries by the indigenous population.
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| Format: | Texto biblioteca |
| Language: | eng |
| Subjects: | Maíz, Mucuna pruriens, Cultivos asociados, Conocimiento tradicional, |
| Online Access: | https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/54357 |
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