Land Management Strategies and their Implications for Mazahua Farmers’ Livelihoods in the Highlands of Central Mexico

dc.creatorGARCIA FAJARDO, BELINA; 39472
dc.creatorOROZCO HERNANDEZ, MARIA ESTELA; 121420
dc.creatorMcDonagh, John ;;3177962
dc.creatorALVAREZ ARTEAGA, GUSTAVO; 100403
dc.creatorMIRELES LEZAMA, PATRICIA;;3177925
dc.creatorGARCIA FAJARDO, BELINA
dc.creatorOROZCO HERNANDEZ, MARIA ESTELA
dc.creatorMcDonagh, John
dc.creatorALVAREZ ARTEAGA, GUSTAVO
dc.creatorMIRELES LEZAMA, PATRICIA
dc.date2018-02-16T23:36:49Z
dc.date2018-02-16T23:36:49Z
dc.date2016
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-28T21:34:01Z
dc.date.available2019-05-28T21:34:01Z
dc.identifier2084-6118
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11799/68685
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/2904181
dc.descriptionEnvironmental degradation, particularly of land resources, is one of the most important problems affecting farming highlands, due to steep slopes, high vulnerability and suggested over-exploitation of scarce natural resources (Blaikie & Brookfield 1987, Becerra 1998, Amsalu 2006, Amsalu & DeGraff 2006). Therefore, highlands are a primary target of conservation measures because of the perceived relationship between cultivation practices, poverty and land degradation (Lestrelin & Giordano 2007).
dc.descriptionThis paper presents a case study from a Mazahua indigenous community in the rural Highlands of Central Mexico. It analyses Mazahua farming livelihoods characterised by subsistence agriculture, marginality, poverty and severe land degradation. Mazahua farmers face constrained environmental, socioeconomic and cultural conditions, which influence their local decisions on natural resource management. The results describe the capital assets base used, where land, livestock and crop production are imperative assets to support farmers’ livelihood strategies. It analyses local management practices to achieve livelihood outcomes in the short/ long term, and to improve or undermine land characteristics and other related assets. It also presents a farmer typology constructed by local perceptions, a controversial element to drive sustainable development strategies at the local level. Finally, it discusses how local land management practices are adopted and their importance in developing alternatives to encourage positive trade-offs between conservation and production in order to improve rural livelihoods
dc.descriptionPROMEP- SEP Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherMaciej Jędrusik
dc.rightsopenAccess
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
dc.subjectrural livelihoods
dc.subjectmazahua farmers
dc.subjecthillside areas
dc.subjectCIENCIAS SOCIALES
dc.titleLand Management Strategies and their Implications for Mazahua Farmers’ Livelihoods in the Highlands of Central Mexico
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