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Exploring conservation: Piquigua, Heteropsis Ecuadorensis, in Ecuador

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2007
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Colonists and indigenous groups living in and around Ecuador’s Mache-Chindul Reserve cultivate various subsistence food plants. The data reveal various differences between the two groups in regards to gendered agricultural spaces. Colonists maintain distinct planting areas, while the Chachi do so less. While each group plants some of the same crops, their basic staples differ: rice for the colonists and plantains for the Chachi. The gendered spaces are also distinct. In colonist households, women take primary care of plants closest to the home, while men’s domain is furthest from the home. Among the Chachi, the reverse pattern is the norm. This spatial organization is looked at in the context of previous theories regarding gender and agricultural. These distinctions are important to be considered in the context of better understanding gendered space among rural groups, and also for developing and implementing effective land use programs in and around protected areas. This manuscript is a version of an article published in Papers of Applied Geography Conferences 30 (2007) p. 427-436
Title: Exploring conservation: Piquigua, Heteropsis Ecuadorensis, in Ecuador.
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Name(s): Fadiman, Maria, creator
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Article
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Date Issued: 2007
Publisher: Applied Geography Conferences, Inc.
Summary: Colonists and indigenous groups living in and around Ecuador’s Mache-Chindul Reserve cultivate various subsistence food plants. The data reveal various differences between the two groups in regards to gendered agricultural spaces. Colonists maintain distinct planting areas, while the Chachi do so less. While each group plants some of the same crops, their basic staples differ: rice for the colonists and plantains for the Chachi. The gendered spaces are also distinct. In colonist households, women take primary care of plants closest to the home, while men’s domain is furthest from the home. Among the Chachi, the reverse pattern is the norm. This spatial organization is looked at in the context of previous theories regarding gender and agricultural. These distinctions are important to be considered in the context of better understanding gendered space among rural groups, and also for developing and implementing effective land use programs in and around protected areas. This manuscript is a version of an article published in Papers of Applied Geography Conferences 30 (2007) p. 427-436
Identifier: 165383 (digitool), FADT165383 (IID), fau:2002 (fedora)
FAU Department/College: Department of Geosciences Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Note(s): This manuscript is a version of an article published in Papers of Applied Geography Conferences 30 (2007) p. 427-436
Subject(s): Ethnobotany, Ecuador
Rain forest plants
Conservation of natural resources--Ecuador
Weaving--Ecuador
Rain forests--Ecuador--Management
Rain forest ecology--Ecuador
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/165383
Restrictions on Access: ©2007 Applied Geography Conferences, Inc.
Host Institution: FAU
Other Version: This manuscript is a version of an article published in Papers of Applied Geography Conferences 30 (2007) p. 427-436.

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