Exploring nutrient-sensitive landscape configurations for rural communities in southern Mexico

In Mexico, the traditional MILPA polycropping system is giving way to maize monocultures, impacting the nutritional diversity of smallholder farmers and diminishing ecosystem services. This study explores landscape alternatives to enhance nutritional self-sufficiency and environmental performance in...

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Autores principales: Novotny, Ivan P., Rossing, Walter A.H., Tittonell, Pablo Adrian, Fuentes-Ponce, Mariela H., Groot, Jeroen C.J.
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/16846
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169204624000409
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2024.105041
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author Novotny, Ivan P.
Rossing, Walter A.H.
Tittonell, Pablo Adrian
Fuentes-Ponce, Mariela H.
Groot, Jeroen C.J.
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Groot, Jeroen C.J.
Novotny, Ivan P.
Rossing, Walter A.H.
Tittonell, Pablo Adrian
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Tittonell, Pablo Adrian
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description In Mexico, the traditional MILPA polycropping system is giving way to maize monocultures, impacting the nutritional diversity of smallholder farmers and diminishing ecosystem services. This study explores landscape alternatives to enhance nutritional self-sufficiency and environmental performance in rural communities, comparing scenarios without (S1) and with (S2) innovative cropping systems. The innovations, maize-squash and MIAF (a variation of MILPA with fruit trees), were evaluated using the LandscapeIMAGES modeling framework in two Oaxacan municipalities: Santa Catarina Tayata (SCT) and San Cristóbal Amoltepec (SCA). The assessment considered nutritional elements, ecosystem services proxies, labor requirements, and income associated with various land-use options. In scenario S1, nutritional self-sufficiency was achievable in SCT but not in SCA, even with a 17% expansion of agriculture into forest and grassland areas. Scenario S2, incorporating maize-squash and MIAF, facilitated nutritional self-sufficiency in both municipalities, while concurrently boosting incomes, carbon stocks, and reducing soil erosion. This research underscores the potential of reshaping landscapes in small communities to address widespread issues like nutritional gaps and inadequate natural resource conservation. By emphasizing innovative cropping systems, the study provides positive solutions to enhance the well-being of smallholder farmers and promote sustainable land use practices in the face of evolving agricultural trends.
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spelling INTA168462024-02-29T13:04:29Z Exploring nutrient-sensitive landscape configurations for rural communities in southern Mexico Novotny, Ivan P. Rossing, Walter A.H. Tittonell, Pablo Adrian Fuentes-Ponce, Mariela H. Groot, Jeroen C.J. Diseño Paisajístico Servicios de los Ecosistemas Autosuficiencia Seguridad Alimentaria Comunidades Rurales Mexico Landscape Design Ecosystem Services Self-sufficiency Food Security Rural Communities Milpa In Mexico, the traditional MILPA polycropping system is giving way to maize monocultures, impacting the nutritional diversity of smallholder farmers and diminishing ecosystem services. This study explores landscape alternatives to enhance nutritional self-sufficiency and environmental performance in rural communities, comparing scenarios without (S1) and with (S2) innovative cropping systems. The innovations, maize-squash and MIAF (a variation of MILPA with fruit trees), were evaluated using the LandscapeIMAGES modeling framework in two Oaxacan municipalities: Santa Catarina Tayata (SCT) and San Cristóbal Amoltepec (SCA). The assessment considered nutritional elements, ecosystem services proxies, labor requirements, and income associated with various land-use options. In scenario S1, nutritional self-sufficiency was achievable in SCT but not in SCA, even with a 17% expansion of agriculture into forest and grassland areas. Scenario S2, incorporating maize-squash and MIAF, facilitated nutritional self-sufficiency in both municipalities, while concurrently boosting incomes, carbon stocks, and reducing soil erosion. This research underscores the potential of reshaping landscapes in small communities to address widespread issues like nutritional gaps and inadequate natural resource conservation. By emphasizing innovative cropping systems, the study provides positive solutions to enhance the well-being of smallholder farmers and promote sustainable land use practices in the face of evolving agricultural trends. EEA Bariloche Fil: Novotny, Ivan P. ETH Zürich. Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems. Department of Environmental Systems Science. Ecosystems Management; Suiza Fil: Novotny, Ivan P. Wageningen University and Research. Farming Systems Ecology, Plant Sciences Group; Países Bajos. Fil: Novotny, Ivan P. Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana; México Fil: Rossing, Walter A.H. Wageningen University and Research. Farming Systems Ecology, Plant Sciences Group; Países Bajos. Fil: Tittonell, Pablo Adrian. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche; Argentina. Fil: Tittonell, Pablo Adrian. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias Bariloche; Argentina. Fil: Tittonell, Pablo Adrian. Universite de Montpellier. Centre de cooperation Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Developpement. Agroecologie et Intensification Durable; Francia. Fil: Tittonell, Pablo Adrian. Groningen University. Groningen Institute of Evolutionary Life Sciences; Países Bajos. Fil: Fuentes-Ponce, Mariela H. Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Unidad Xochimilco. Departamento de Producción Agrícola y Animal; Mexico Fil: Groot, Jeroen C.J. Wageningen University & Research. Farming Systems Ecology Group, Plant Sciences; Países Bajos 2024-02-29T12:52:49Z 2024-02-29T12:52:49Z 2024-06 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/16846 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169204624000409 0169-2046 1872-6062 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2024.105041 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf Mexico .......... (nation) (World, North and Central America) 7005560 Elsevier Landscape and Urban Planning 246 : 105041. (June 2024)
spellingShingle Diseño Paisajístico
Servicios de los Ecosistemas
Autosuficiencia
Seguridad Alimentaria
Comunidades Rurales
Mexico
Landscape Design
Ecosystem Services
Self-sufficiency
Food Security
Rural Communities
Milpa
Novotny, Ivan P.
Rossing, Walter A.H.
Tittonell, Pablo Adrian
Fuentes-Ponce, Mariela H.
Groot, Jeroen C.J.
Exploring nutrient-sensitive landscape configurations for rural communities in southern Mexico
title Exploring nutrient-sensitive landscape configurations for rural communities in southern Mexico
title_full Exploring nutrient-sensitive landscape configurations for rural communities in southern Mexico
title_fullStr Exploring nutrient-sensitive landscape configurations for rural communities in southern Mexico
title_full_unstemmed Exploring nutrient-sensitive landscape configurations for rural communities in southern Mexico
title_short Exploring nutrient-sensitive landscape configurations for rural communities in southern Mexico
title_sort exploring nutrient sensitive landscape configurations for rural communities in southern mexico
topic Diseño Paisajístico
Servicios de los Ecosistemas
Autosuficiencia
Seguridad Alimentaria
Comunidades Rurales
Mexico
Landscape Design
Ecosystem Services
Self-sufficiency
Food Security
Rural Communities
Milpa
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