Indigenous women in Mexico are the main producers of the Mayan turkey

Published 2022년 1월 30일

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Indigenous women in Campeche, Mexico, are engaging in the economic activity of raising backyard animals, with native turkeys being the most popular. A study finds that 90% of these women have only completed primary school or have no formal education. The native turkey is significant to the Mayan culture and contributes to the economy through income from its rearing and sale. However, the activity has health and food safety issues, with many turkeys not receiving vaccines and not being fed vitamins, leading to a high mortality rate from smallpox and other diseases.

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JORGE CHAN. FOR THIS! CAMPECHE. Given the educational gap that exists, it is the indigenous women of Campeche who see in the production of backyard animals an important economic activity. In the communities of Campeche, the main food activity is the rearing of backyard animals; The one that is raised, reproduced and consumed the most in the Entity is the native turkey. According to the study Descriptive Analysis of the Local Practices of Breeding and Management of the Native Turkey in Campeche, women in different populations are the main producers (90 percent of the total); In addition, due to the backwardness in which they are, 40 percent of them only finished primary school and 18 percent have no studies. The native turkey plays an important role in the ancestral culture of the indigenous Mayan communities of Campeche. Also, it favors the feeding and the economy of the families through income that is generated from their upbringing. The exchange of knowledge and local knowledge ...

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