Dooryard Gardens of Martinique

Kimber, Clarissa T.

doi:10.1353/pcg.1966.0003

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“…Do ponto de vista cultural, a reunião de plantas e animais próximos de habitações humanas pode revelar muito da história cultural dos lugares e das decisões de manejo dos proprietários individuais (Blanckaert et al, 2004). De forma geral, podem satisfazer alguns requerimentos básicos de alimentação, fibras, remédios, construção, recreação e experiências estéticas (Kimber, 1966citado em WinklerPrins, 2002, além de remover carbono da atmosfera estocando-o na forma de biomassa terrestre (Albrecht & Kandji, 2003).…”

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Árvores frutíferas nos quintais urbanos de Boa Vista, Roraima, Amazônia brasileira

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Barbosa²

2007

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Árvores frutíferas nos quintais urbanos de Boa Vista, Roraima, Amazônia brasileira

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Barbosa²

2007

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“…1,3,4,17]. Very few studies have adequately analyzed the technological and economic importance of the tropical homegardens [13].…”

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Homegardens of a humid tropical region in Southeast Mexico: an example of an agroforestry cropping system in a recently established community

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The major components of the process of production in the homegardens of a tropical Mexican community are described and analyzed. Specifically, management tasks, means of production, and the amount, quality and temporal distribution of the products are discussed. The ecological, technological and productive advantages generally attributed to this kind of agroforestry cropping system in comparison to monocultures were also found in the homegardens of Balzapote. However, the area presently managed under this system is restricted, and its local and regional impact is thus very limited. Based on the detailed analysis of the functional differences in 8 homegardens and the socioeconomic roles they play in the economic organization of peasant families, the possible expansion of homegardens in the Mexican tropics is discussed.Resumen. Se describen y analizan los principales componentes del proceso de produccidn en los solares de una comunidad tropical mexicana. A saber: las pr~cticas de manejo, los medios de trabajo y la cantidad, calidad y distribucidn temporal de la produccidn. Para el caso de Balzapote se cumplen en general las ventajas ecol6gicas, tecnoldgicas y productivas que se les ha atribuido a este tipo de sistemas agroforestales en comparaci6n con los monocultivos. Sin embargo, actualmente el impacto de este tipo de manejo a nivel local y regional es muy restringido, debido a la pequefia firea cultivada bajo este sistema. Se presenta una discusi6n sobre las posibilidades de expansidn de este tipo de eultivo agroforestal para el tr6pico mexicano con base en las causas de las diferencias encontradas en 8 solares analizados detalladamente yen el papel que actualmente juega el solar en la organizaci6n econ6mica de la familia campesina.

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“…One of the first geographers to focus specifically on Caribbean small‐scale gardening was Clarissa Kimber. As part of larger study of the historical plant geography of Martinique (1966,), Kimber described house‐lot, or what she termed “dooryard” gardens (). Since then, study of house‐lot gardens has become an important topic in several disciplines, including geography.…”

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confidence: 99%