milpa
Flowers, learning, and a gender-based approach
Capacity development
“We learned how to grow flowers in one module, and now we’re making a living from it,” says a farmer from Chiapas. Here’s her story.
Classic milpa maize intercrop can help feed communities forgotten by development
Nutrition, health and food security
New study in the Western Highlands of Guatemala confirms relation between milpa intercropping diversity and nutritional capacity.
Include small indigenous production systems to improve rural livelihoods
Nutrition, health and food security
New research recommends targeted assistance and engagement with small farmers in rural Guatemala to improve livelihoods and reduce migration pressures.
New association formed to support smallholder native maize farmers in Mexico
Capacity development
ProMaíz Nativo will promote small-scale landrace maize farmers through certification and fair market access.
Sustainable tradition
Nutrition, health and food security
Transition to sustainable farming using concepts from ancestral food production systems leads to healthier soils and diets in Mexico.
