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● projectActive · subnational · 2016
Sustainable Milpa in the Yucatan Peninsula
Participatory innovation project that works with Maya maize farmers in the Yucatan Peninsula to make the milpa system more productive and sustainable without losing its cultural foundation.
illustrative atlas image · Lumin Osity / UnsplashCICentro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz y Trigo (CIMMYT)FHFundación Haciendas del Mundo Maya (FHMM)FSFomento Social BanamexJCJosé CastilloCECarlos E. González-Esquivel
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01 The context
It combines conservation agriculture, agroecological pest and weed management, integrated soil fertility, safeguarding of native seeds and market linkages, using five-station demonstration plots and a co-innovation and social inclusion strategy.
02 How it works
03 What it stands on
Evidence level
Own experience
Grounded in published theory
Documented evidence elsewhere
Independently evaluated here
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The evidence 2 ›
EvidenceSustainability evaluation of contrasting milpa systems in the Yucatan Peninsula, MexicoEnvironment, Development and Sustainability (Springer), vol. 27(4), pp. 9233-9255 · 2025