Assessment of biodiversity goods for the sustainable development of the chagra in an indigenous community of the Colombian Amazon: local values of crops
The chagra is the agroforestry system adapted to the characteristics of the Amazon region. Recently, there has been a reported loss of biodiversity and traditional knowledge associated with the chagras. This paper characterizes the cultivators, exploring knowledge and expressed value perception in the context of the Amazonian chagra of an indigenous community; also, this prioritizes species, under the optics of commercial opportunity.
Theme | Technical Resources |
Subject | Traditional Knowledge |
Publisher | Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine |
Publication year | 2021 |
Regions | Latin America and the Caribbean |
Languages | English |
Resource type | Publications |
Resource link | https://ethnobiomed.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s13002-021-00453-0.pdf |
Keywords | Traditional Knowledge; Agricultural biodiversity; Value chain; Recognition of the role of farmers |
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