| Title | Analyzing the Impact of Agave Cultivation on Famine Risk in Arid Pre-Hispanic Northern Mexico |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2008 |
| Authors | Anderies JM, Nelson BA, Kinzig AP |
| Journal | Human Ecology |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pagination | 409-422 |
| Source Document | Accessible with appropriate permission |
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Agave Cultivation in the Arid Pre-Hispanic, Villanueva Municipality, state of Zacatecas, northern Mexico | Case |
| Agave is a perennial plant that can be used for multiple purposes: as edible materials for yielding caloric values and as fiber materials for producing items like clothing, ropes, and baskets. Historical records indicate that the cultivation of agave was a common practice in pre-Hispanic Northern Mexico and the American Southwest. It is generally accepted among archeologists that the agave cultivation was linked to the strategy of ensuring food supply when maize cropping failed from droughts.... | 09 Aug 2016 |
Analyzing the Impact of Agave Cultivation on Famine Risk in Arid Pre-Hispanic Northern Mexico | Model |
| Here, a simple model of a subsistence economy based solely on the cultivation of maize and agave is presented. While maize is an annual plant that humans can eat and store, agave is a perennial plant that can be used for multiple purposes: as edible materials yielding caloric values and as fiber materials for producing items like clothing, ropes, and baskets. This model tries to capture the essence of a cultivation strategy of a portfolio of plants that have differing levels of sensitivity... | 09 Aug 2016 |