Perceptions of agrodiversity and seed-saving practices in the northern Andes of Ecuador
As concerns about agrodiversity loss and its impact on food security increase, interest in seed-saving practices and motivations has risen, especially in regions characterized by ancestral farming. Agroecology practitioners in the northern Andes of Ecuador (n = 65) participated in this study to describe (1) the dynamics of intergenerational agrodiversity, (2) perceptions of relevance of the crops they grow, (3) criteria for characterizing the differences between conventional and non-conventional seeds, and (4) their seed-saving practices.
Title of publication: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
Volumen: 15
N.0: 35
Autor: Rommel Montúfar & Michael Ayala
Año: 2019
País(es): Ecuador
Cobertura geográfica: América Latina y el Caribe
Tipo: Artículo de revista especializada
Texto completo disponible en: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13002-019-0312-5
Idioma utilizado para los contenidos: English