Diversity, management, and uses of edible plants in a Nanho community of Southern Queretaro, Mexico.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mexico is one of the countries with the highest cultural, biological, and agrobiological diversity. However, an accelerated process of ancestral knowledge loss, related to the management of agrobiodiversity, native seeds, and other edible plant species management is affecting food sovereignty. This process of knowledge loss was documented at the Ñäñho region, of southern Querétaro, where our study took place. Our objective was to document the diversity of edible plant diversity, management, and use as well as the agroecosystems from which they are obtained.

Methods

Semi-structured interviews were conducted over 2 years (2021-2023) with 50 informants selected through a snowball sampling. Informal interviews and participant observations were also used with these and

SUBMITTER: Hernandez-Puente KN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11899470 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature