Abstract

GUERRERO PENUELAS, Adriana Guadalupe. The impact of migration on housegardens management in La Purísima Concepción Mayorazgo, San Felipe del Progreso, State of Mexico. Invest. Geog [online]. 2007, n.63, pp.105-124. ISSN 2448-7279.

Occupational diversification is an important feature of rural livelihoods, specially in low income countries. Migration has been one of the diversification strategies most studied, due to the high and increasing number of farmers who resort to it in order to improve their standards of living. However, few works have tackled the repercussions of migratory movements on agriculture and natural resources management in the origin communities. Thus, the aim of this paper is to identify the impact of migration on housegardens management in a mazahua community, particularly the study compares richness and diversity of vegetal species, agricultural practices and the different functions of these spaces for migrant and non-migrant households.

Keywords : Occupational diversification; migration; housegardens.

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