Mayan Farmers Improve Their Livelihoods and Polyculture of Milpa in Mexico

By Global Issues

CHACSINKIN, Mexico, Nov 25 (IPS) – María Bacab, a Native Maya, considers herself the “guardian of seeds” as she cares for the milpa – an ancestral Mesoamerican polyculture that mixes maize, beans, squash and other vegetables – and promotes its practice and use in Mexico.

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Source: Global Issues