Kuxur rum agroforestry system against natural hazards in Guatemala
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The rural population in Guatemala’s eastern Dry Corridor – an area with the highest population density and rates of absolute poverty – is extremely vulnerable to food insecurity. The Ch’ortí region in particular struggles with erratic rains, water constraints and low yields of traditional grain crops. Crops are grown on dry slopes about 600 to 1 000 metres above sea level, and the soils are shallow, steep and stony. The intensive cultivation of corn, beans and sorghum has degraded the land, maki ng it increasingly less suitable for agriculture. Against this backdrop, a practice known as Kuxur rum – a set of soil, crop and forestry management technologies – is being used in Ch’ortí region to build people’s resilience to natural hazards.