Food agrosilvihorticultures in a medium-sized Mexican city: Environmental and social contributions to face the urban and peri-urban challenges of our timeAGROSILVIHORTICULTURAS ALIMENTARIAS EN UNA CIUDAD MEDIA MEXICANA. CONTRIBUCIONES AMBIENTALES Y SOCIALES FRENTE A LOS DESAFÍOS URBANOS Y PERIURBANOS DE NUESTRA ÉPOCA
Por:
Moreno-Calles A.I., Andablo-Reyes A.D.C., Torres-García I., Osorio-Cañadas S., Valencia-Vázquez F.A., Hernández-Moreno K., Romero-Bautista Y.A., Guzmán-Fernández K., Rosas-Rangel M.D.R., Rivero-Romero A.D., Del Val de Gortarí E.K., Méndez-Lemus Y., Pérez-Monroy A.R., Martínez-Torres H.L.
Publicada:
1 ene 2026
Resumen:
© 2026, Este artículo se encuentra bajo los términos de la licencia Creative Commons Attribution License CCBY-NC (4.0) internacional. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/Background: The human population in medium-sized cities in Latin America is increasing at an unprecedented rate. This intensifies food, water, and environmental challenges. Urban and peri-urban food agrosilvihorticultures are the relational systems that people and communities have with other biodiversity for multifunctional purposes. Question: What are the characteristics, contributions, and challenges of food agrosilvohorticulture in addressing environmental and social challenges in a Mexican medium-sized city? Study species: 132 species of native and introduced plants with multifunctional interest, organized into nine types of urban and peri-urban agrosilvihorticultures. Site and years of study: The study was conducted between 2019 and 2025 Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico. Methods: Collaborative agroforestry transects, mapping of agrosilvihorticultures and agricultural, forestry, and horticultural practices, biocultural diversity inventories, in-depth interviews, workshops, and participant collaboration were conducted. Results: This work presents the characterization, typology, and mapping of food agrosilvihorticultures in the urban and peri-urban context of Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico. Their contributions include the maintenance of biodiversity and biocultural diversity with 132 species of native and introduced plants, wild, ruderal, and cultivated. They provide environmental and social benefits in urban and peri-urban contexts. Their challenges include institutional recognition, access to water, and the labor required for their maintenance. Conclusions: Studies of agrosilvihorticultures are important for Latin American medium-sized cities due to the relationships they establish with other biodiversity and the benefits and challenges they entail.
Filiaciones:
Escuela Nacional de Estudios Superiores, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico
Colectiva de Investigación e Incidencia del Proyecto Nacional de Investigación e Incidencia CONAHCYT 321284'Agroilviculturas Agroecológicas Urbanas y Periurbanas para Nuestras Soberanías (Alimentarias)", México
Secretaría de Ciencia, Humanidades, Tecnologías e Innovación, México
Instituto de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas y Sustentabilidad, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico
Centro de Investigaciones en Geografía Ambiental, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico
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