Maize intercropping in the milpa system. Diversity, extent and importance for nutritional security in the Western Highlands of Guatemala
We present an assessment of the extent, diversity, and nutritional contribution of the milpa through a quantitative analysis of data from a survey conducted in 989 small scale farm households in the Western Highlands of Guatemala (WHG). The milpa is a traditional agricultural system in which maize i...
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| Fecha de publicación: | 2021 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | CIMMYT |
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| Palabra clave: | AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY INTERCROPPING MAIZE NUTRITION |
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| author | Lopez-Ridaura, S. |
| author2 | Barba-Escoto, L. Reyna, C. Sum-Rojas, C. Palacios-Rojas, N. Gerard, B. |
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| author_browse | Barba-Escoto, L. Gerard, B. Lopez-Ridaura, S. Palacios-Rojas, N. Reyna, C. Sum-Rojas, C. |
| author_facet | Lopez-Ridaura, S. Barba-Escoto, L. Reyna, C. Sum-Rojas, C. Palacios-Rojas, N. Gerard, B. |
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| description | We present an assessment of the extent, diversity, and nutritional contribution of the milpa through a quantitative analysis of data from a survey conducted in 989 small scale farm households in the Western Highlands of Guatemala (WHG). The milpa is a traditional agricultural system in which maize is intercropped with other species, such as common beans, faba beans, squashes or potatoes. Our study shows that more than two-thirds of the 1,205 plots recorded were under the milpa system, with a great diversity of crop combinations. As shown with the 357 plots for which specific yields were available, milpa systems present higher total productivity than monocropped maize, expressed as total energy yield of the harvested crops in the respective system, and were also better at providing the recommended daily allowances of fourteen essential nutrients, based on a Potential Nutrient Adequacy (PNA) indicator. Maize-bean-potato, maize-potato, and maize-bean-faba intercrops had the highest PNAs, and monocropped maize, the lowest. These results support the implementation of milpa systems tailored to different agro-ecologies in order to improve nutrition in the WHG and a variety of similar regions. |
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| spelling | Maize intercropping in the milpa system. Diversity, extent and importance for nutritional security in the Western Highlands of Guatemala Lopez-Ridaura, S. Barba-Escoto, L. Reyna, C. Sum-Rojas, C. Palacios-Rojas, N. Gerard, B. AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY INTERCROPPING MAIZE NUTRITION We present an assessment of the extent, diversity, and nutritional contribution of the milpa through a quantitative analysis of data from a survey conducted in 989 small scale farm households in the Western Highlands of Guatemala (WHG). The milpa is a traditional agricultural system in which maize is intercropped with other species, such as common beans, faba beans, squashes or potatoes. Our study shows that more than two-thirds of the 1,205 plots recorded were under the milpa system, with a great diversity of crop combinations. As shown with the 357 plots for which specific yields were available, milpa systems present higher total productivity than monocropped maize, expressed as total energy yield of the harvested crops in the respective system, and were also better at providing the recommended daily allowances of fourteen essential nutrients, based on a Potential Nutrient Adequacy (PNA) indicator. Maize-bean-potato, maize-potato, and maize-bean-faba intercrops had the highest PNAs, and monocropped maize, the lowest. These results support the implementation of milpa systems tailored to different agro-ecologies in order to improve nutrition in the WHG and a variety of similar regions. Nature Publishing Group https://hdl.handle.net/10883/21285 10.1038/s41598-021-82784-2 |
| spellingShingle | Maize intercropping in the milpa system. Diversity, extent and importance for nutritional security in the Western Highlands of Guatemala Lopez-Ridaura, S. AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY INTERCROPPING MAIZE NUTRITION |
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| title | Maize intercropping in the milpa system. Diversity, extent and importance for nutritional security in the Western Highlands of Guatemala |
| title_full | Maize intercropping in the milpa system. Diversity, extent and importance for nutritional security in the Western Highlands of Guatemala |
| title_fullStr | Maize intercropping in the milpa system. Diversity, extent and importance for nutritional security in the Western Highlands of Guatemala |
| title_full_unstemmed | Maize intercropping in the milpa system. Diversity, extent and importance for nutritional security in the Western Highlands of Guatemala |
| title_short | Maize intercropping in the milpa system. Diversity, extent and importance for nutritional security in the Western Highlands of Guatemala |
| title_sort | Maize intercropping in the milpa system. Diversity, extent and importance for nutritional security in the Western Highlands of Guatemala |
| topic | AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY INTERCROPPING MAIZE NUTRITION |
| topic_facet | AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY INTERCROPPING MAIZE NUTRITION |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10883/21285 |