Abstract:In agricultural landscapes, humans impact the environment through land use change, causing natural resource depletion and potentially reducing crop and animal production. These changes, in turn, can impact the livelihood and food security of the rural population, and lead to socio-economic changes such as induced marginalization and land abandonment. In Mesoamerica, rural development policies aimed at intensifying agriculture in detriment of traditional indigenous systems. These policies are expected to have a… Show more
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