Mexican Rural Women's Knowledge of the Environment

Bain, Jennifer

doi:10.1525/msem.1993.9.2.03a00060

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“…There is a clear differentiation between men and women; this can be associated with the division of existing work in the communities. Women generally manage feeding and family care, and therefore address medicinal, mystic-religious and ornamental plants [ 44 – 47 ]. In the case of the use of fodder, this relation may vary.…”

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Local knowledge about fodder plants in the semi-arid region of Northeastern Brazil

Nunes

Lucena

Santos

et al. 2015

J Ethnobiology Ethnomedicine

100

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BackgroundThis study evaluated local knowledge of the fodder plants of the Caatinga in northeast Brazil (seasonal dry forest). Specifically, the goal was to catalog local knowledge regarding the use of native and exotic forage plants in two rural communities located in the state of Paraíba (northeast Brazil), to provide information for nutritional investigations and to verify how the knowledge of these resources is distributed.MethodsThe communities were followed for three consecutive years, and interviews were conducted with 44 families (20 men and 24 women). Nine of these individuals were determined by the snowball technique to be key informants who held more specific knowledge about the topic. The data were structured into a database and statistically analyzed.ResultsOverall, 136 plants from 37 families and 113 genera were cited, and the knowledge of men was at a higher level than that of women (p < 0.05). Participants demonstrated a sophisticated knowledge of nutritional characteristics such as nutritional value, palatability, availability and productivity. Native plants were highlighted over the exotic, especially for species of the families Cactaceae, Bromeliaceae and Fabaceae.ConclusionsThe great diversity of plants cited by the informants demonstrates the potential of local vegetation and the importance of traditional knowledge in the research process and in the characterization of forage resources. This diversity also favors the selection of promising species for future biotechnological investigations.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Local knowledge about fodder plants in the semi-arid region of Northeastern Brazil

Nunes

Lucena

Santos

et al. 2015

J Ethnobiology Ethnomedicine

100

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“…Capitalism's reorganization of the household, in other words, created multiple paths of dependency toward increasingly exploitative and even unsustainable human–environmental relations. Significantly, ecological degradation and the efforts to prevent it are both gendered phenomena (e.g., Bain ), revealing the intersections among culture, ecology, and political economy. Recognition of these intersections helped move scholars away from cultural essentialism to the historicism of political ecology (and third‐wave feminism).…”

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“…Simultaneously, environmental social scientists began to pay more attention to women. New research focused on women's roles in the reproduction of household economies and agricultural practices (e.g., Bain ; Boserup ; Guyer ; Poats, Schmink, and Spring ; Rocheleau ). Scientists also documented women as significant agents in the maintenance of ecological knowledge and biodiversity.…”

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1 Archaeologies of Political Ecology – Genealogies, Problems, and Orientations

Morehart

Millhauser

Juarez

2018

Archaeological Papers of the American

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The theoretical and methodological toolkits developed under political ecology have become increasingly relevant in current discussions of environmental impacts, sustainability, and inequality. We developed this volume to identify the unique perspectives that archaeologists offer to the field of political ecology. The archaeology of political ecology is founded on a long and diverse history focused on issues relating to environments, the human–nature relationship, ontology, property, power, and inequality. We outline this history to demonstrate that political ecology and archaeology inform one another through shared interests and research foci. More importantly, we highlight how the two fields can and do benefit through their partnership. Ultimately this volume serves as an invitation for interdisciplinary research that aims to better elucidate the complexities and nuances of human–environmental interaction.

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“…Home gardens in research and literature are identified as dooryard gardens, house lot gardens, kitchen gardens; all the terms reflect a space that is cultivated and managed near the home (Akinnifesi, et al, 2010; Bain, 1993; Finerman & Sackett, 2003; Kumar & Nair, 2004). A garden is a place of in-situ conservation, it is a living seed bank for plants that are not necessarily widely planted anymore, but are significant to traditional knowledge systems.…”

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“…In various contexts where women’s roles may be limited by larger societal and political structures, home gardens often represent a space where women can exercise their skills, show pride, express themselves, share their history and culture with younger generations and contribute to their household well-being (Bain, 1993; P. Howard, 2006; Murrieta & WinklerPrins, 2003; Nazarea, Piniero, & Mula, 2003; Piniero, 2002).…”

Section: Gardening For Health and Societymentioning

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An Exploration of Gardens in Maycoba, Mexico: Change in the Environment of a Population Genetically Prone to Diabetes

Begay

Chaudhari

Esparza-Romero

et al. 2011

The International Journal of Health, Wellness, and Society

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Gardens are an important part of the environment as they play multiple roles and are central to the lifestyle and economy of many communities. The investigators use qualitative methods to explore patterns and perceptions about changes in gardening and cultivation in the community of Maycoba, Mexico. Maycoba is home to a large community of Pima Indians, an Indigenous population genetically prone to diabetes. Pima Indians living in the United States have been shown to have an extremely high prevalence of diabetes, but the genetically comparable Pimas in Maycoba, Mexico, were found to have little diabetes in the early 1990s. The authors examine home gardens and other cultivation in the area as an element of a changing environment and lifestyle during the past 15 years. Methods include interviews and focus groups. Preliminary findings are presented in this paper.

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Mexican Rural Women's Knowledge of the Environment

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Local knowledge about fodder plants in the semi-arid region of Northeastern Brazil

Local knowledge about fodder plants in the semi-arid region of Northeastern Brazil

1 Archaeologies of Political Ecology – Genealogies, Problems, and Orientations

An Exploration of Gardens in Maycoba, Mexico: Change in the Environment of a Population Genetically Prone to Diabetes

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