Article ; Online: Jodï horticultural belief, knowledge and practice
Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Ciências Humanas, Vol 7, Iss 2, Pp 293-
incipient or integral cultivation?
2012 Volume 338
Abstract: This paper describes the Jodï horticultural system, including belief, knowledge and practice aspects. The horticulturalpractices of the Jodï were previously characterized as ‘incipient cultivation’ but such practices were poorly described anddocumented. ... ...
| Abstract | This paper describes the Jodï horticultural system, including belief, knowledge and practice aspects. The horticulturalpractices of the Jodï were previously characterized as ‘incipient cultivation’ but such practices were poorly described anddocumented. The antiquity of cultivation among this group is suggested by the prominence and significance of horticulturalproducts and techniques in myth and ritual. Our field observations uncovered a fairly sophisticated system of plantmanagement in swiddens, house gardens, trail gardens and natural forest gaps. An inventory of 67 cultivated plant specieswas documented, of which 36 are utilized for food, 20 for magical or medicinal purposes, and 11 for technology. The Jodïprolong the productive phase of their gardens for five years or more through successive planting-harvesting-replantingoperations. Jodï swiddens display an elaborate polycultivated appearance and they possess at least five principal crops:plantain/banana, maize, yams, sweet potato, and sweet manioc. Another distinctive feature is the extensive use of naturalgaps in the forest canopy as cultivation zones. The results of this study suggest that while Jodï horticultural practice iswell integrated with a nomadic, foraging-dependent lifestyle, nevertheless this system does not deserve to be labeled as‘incipient’ and instead is more integral than was recognized previously. |
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| Keywords | Horticulture ; Agroecology ; Incipient cultivation ; Jodï ; Venezuelan Guayana ; Amazonia ; Latin America. Spanish America ; F1201-3799 ; Social Sciences ; H |
| Subject code | 571 |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z |
| Publisher | Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi |
| Document type | Article ; Online |
| Database | BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection) |
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