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En este artículo se analiza la migración laboral regulada con visas H2-A de trabajadores agrícolas temporales que migran a Elba, Nueva York, Estados Unidos, y el impacto que ha tenido en la comunidad indígena de Comachuén, Michoacán, México. El objetivo
José Roberto González Morales +1 more
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The present paper resumes a qualitative analysis of the expectations and difficulties regarding the entry and permanence in higher education that indigenous youth from four purhepecha communities in Michoacan, Mexico perceive.
Mónica Lizbeth Chávez González +3 more
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Fuelwood use patterns in Rural Mexico: a critique to the conventional energy transition model [PDF]
This article presents an historical account of patterns of household fuelwood use in Mexico from 1960 until the present. The results of scenarios outlining the likely evolution of future fuelwood use according to different socio-demographic and ...
Ghilardi, Adrián +2 more
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In defense of ecuaros and biodiversity in a Purhépecha community, Michoacán, Mexico
This paper focuses on the importance of ecuaros (home gardens) in a Purhépecha community in the western state of Michoacán, Mexico. Despite the loss of tradition in conserving ecuaros, these systems represent a potential economic benefit for community ...
Wendy M. Harvey
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Trade-off Analysis for Sustainability Evaluation: A Case Study of the Purhepecha Region, Mexico
This paper describes the use and role of trade-off analysis as a decisionmaking tool in the implementation of new technologies and sustainability evaluation. As an example, soils in the Purhepecha region in Mexico have been eroding for decades and crop residue retention has been suggested as an effective method to reduce soil loss; but it is not widely
Speelman, E.N. +4 more
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INTERCULTURALIDAD E INDIGENISMO: RETOS DE LAS POLITICAS EDUCATIVAS ANTE LA DIVERSIDAD CULTURAL
En el presente artículo se han abordado las características particulares y distintivas de dos regiones latinoamericanas caracterizadas por ser sociedades multiétnicas y plurinacionales. El objetivo principal ha sido conocer cómo se han ido perfilando las
Sonia García Segura
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Le maïs et la mémoire bioculturelle de Mésoamérique
Our contribution focuses on revisiting the theme of maize and the regenerative traditional agricultural system called milpa (corn-beans-squash) in its cosmogonic, cognitive, and practical context within the Mesoamerican agricultural tradition.
Víctor M. Toledo +1 more
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El artículo aborda los desafíos metodológicos que implica hacer etnografía de la intelectualidad étnica. Para ello, se contempla la comparación de dos trabajos de campo elaborados en diferentes áreas de estudio.
Jaime González
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Roots Withstanding their Environment: Exploiting Root System Architecture Responses to Abiotic Stress to Improve Crop Tolerance [PDF]
To face future challenges in crop production dictated by global climate changes, breeders and plant researchers collaborate to develop productive crops that are able to withstand a wide range of biotic and abiotic stresses.
Christa Testerink +3 more
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Politeness strategies in a Mesoamerican language isolate: The case of P'urhepecha
Aunque la cortesía lingüística ha sido un tema de investigación desde hace varios años, todavía existen muchos idiomas que han sido escasamente considerados en esos estudios; uno de ellos es el purépecha, lengua mesoamericana aislada que aún se habla en ...
Martha Mendoza
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