Local food networks and maize agrodiversity conservation: two case studies from Mexico

Baker, Lauren

doi:10.1080/13549830701668973

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“…Nevertheless, it is also clear that participation in such strategies is limited, and made possible by land and agroclimatic endowments and, most likely, local economic conditions (see for example Saavedra & Rello, 2013). While the threshold for deriving a primary income from maize is high, it does not mean that smallholders are not continuing to derive some income from maize sales, or continue to produce some maize surplus: elsewhere we have shown that in the Chiapas and Mexico case studies, a substantial proportion of households (even with land areas that imply only subsistence production capacity) continue to sell maize in small quantities through local informal transactions (Eakin, Perales et al, 2014), an observation that is corroborated by others (Baker, 2008;Keleman, Rañ o et al, 2009;Lerner et al, 2013). Nevertheless, the more informal local markets to which farmers turn to sell their harvests do not appear to offer the stability or security of income needed for farmers to rely on this as a primary income source, irrespective of production volume.…”

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Correlates of Maize Land and Livelihood Change Among Maize Farming Households in Mexico

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Correlates of Maize Land and Livelihood Change Among Maize Farming Households in Mexico

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“…1998). Criollo or local heirloom varieties of maize persist in various regions of Mexico to feed the demand in urban centres for ingredients of traditional dishes (Keleman and Hellin 2009; Baker 2008; Palerm 1997).…”

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An obsolete dichotomy? Rethinking the rural-urban interface in terms of food security and production in the global south

Lerner¹,

Eakin²

2010

The Geographical Journal

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The global food system is coming under increasing strain in the face of urban population growth. The recent spike in global food prices (2007–08) provoked consumer protests, and raised questions about food sovereignty and how and where food will be produced. Concurrently, for the first time in history the majority of the global population is urban, with the bulk of urban growth occurring in smaller-tiered cities and urban peripheries, or ‘peri-urban’ areas of the developing world. This paper discusses the new emerging spaces that incorporate a mosaic of urban and rural worlds, and reviews the implications of these spaces for livelihoods and food security. We propose a modified livelihoods framework to evaluate the contexts in which food production persists within broader processes of landscape and livelihood transformation in peri-urban locations. Where and how food production persists are central questions for the future of food security in an urbanising world. Our proposed framework provides directions for future research and highlights the role of policy and planning in reconciling food production with urban growth.

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“…Yet, these seedbanks are insecure due to a lack of funds for seed maintenance under refrigerated conditions and for active manage- Baker, 2008;Pallante et al, 2016). There is also scope for farmer-driven seed sharing programmes and agricultural extension that facilitate on-farm conservation and use (see Pautasso et al, 2013).…”

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The importance of conserving Mexico's tomato agrodiversity to research plant biochemistry under different climates

Sandoval-Ceballos

Kalungwana

Griffin

et al. 2021

Plants People Planet

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Tomatoes are important to agriculture, human nutrition and cuisines globally. However, many commercial tomato varieties, including the saladette that dominates the North American market, are highly sensitive to environmental changes that impact yields and critical biochemical pathways including carotenoids and isoprenoids that influence nutritional content and flavour. We highlight the potential of tomato agrodiversity, notably its genetic diversity, as an undervalued research tool for understanding environmental regulation of plant biochemistry under different climates. Yet, tomato genetic diversity in Mexico, the major centre of tomato domestication, is not formally described or protected. We propose that transdisciplinary efforts are essential to identify, conserve and research these globally significant genetic resources.

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Local food networks and maize agrodiversity conservation: two case studies from Mexico

Cited by 11 publications

References 11 publications

Correlates of Maize Land and Livelihood Change Among Maize Farming Households in Mexico

Correlates of Maize Land and Livelihood Change Among Maize Farming Households in Mexico

An obsolete dichotomy? Rethinking the rural-urban interface in terms of food security and production in the global south

The importance of conserving Mexico's tomato agrodiversity to research plant biochemistry under different climates

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