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| Pomboza-Tamaquiza*,Pedro Pablo; Paucar,Dario; Cruz-Tobar,Saúl Eduardo; Núñez-Torres,Oscar Patricio; Velástegui-Espín,Giovanny Patricio. |
| Abstract: The aim of this research was to analyze the permanence of ancestral practices used on growing potatoes, between the years 1950 and 2016. Two rural communities (Apatug and Puñachisag) were selected in the province of Tungurahua, Ecuador. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 63 key informants selected with the snowball and group interview methods. Has characterized the agricultural calendar, the use of varieties, associativity and observation of lunar phases. The results suggest the temporal relationship of potato planting and harvest with the feasts ancestral religious. These cycles were observed until the decade of the sixties and seventies. However, with the agriculture modernization, these calendars are modified. On the other hand,... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Agricultural systems; Calendar; Native potatoes; Traditional agriculture. |
| Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0120-28122017000200157 |
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| Figueroa, Maria; Valdivia, Corinne. |
| The study evaluates how the Bolivian Andean Platform (BAP), under the philosophy of the Participatory Market Chain Approach (PMCA) reduces transaction costs for native products, Chuno and Tunta, elaborated by small-scale farmers in three communities in Umala-Bolivia. At a first stage, the study identifies how local native potato varieties' programs (NPVP) developed by the International Potato Center (CIP)-ALTAGRO development project empower farmers to be able to participate in the BAP. It also identifies the barriers foreseen by those who do not participate in NPVP. At a second stage, it analyzes which transaction costs are reduced for farmers who participate. It also identifies incentives within the platform that motivate market chain actors'... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: PMCA; BAP; Native potatoes; Umala; Bolivia; Resilience; Chuno; Tunta; Agribusiness. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/6439 |
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