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Seed circulation among farmers, which is embedded in composite social networks, is a key process in the dynamics of seed systems that shape crop diversity. We analyzed the daily circulation of biological objects, i.e., cultivated plants (31 species, 284 landraces), within a community of first-generation migrants (16 households, 30 persons) living on the island of Vanua Lava in the South Pacific archipelago nation of Vanuatu. By combining participant observation, ethnobiological inventories, and social network analysis, we investigated how farmer social status and plant biocultural value affect plant circulation. Plant biocultural value was estimated by referring to their local classification according to uses, cultivation practices, growing environments,... |
Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Emic categories; Exponential Random Graph Models; Folk classification; Food system; Informal seed system; Oceania; Seed exchange network; Social network analysis. |
Ano: 2016 |
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