Kuxur rum agroforestry system against natural hazards in Guatemala

dc.coverageGuatemala
dc.creatorGustavo García
dc.date2023-04-27T11:17:56Z
dc.date2023-04-27T11:17:56Z
dc.date2017
dc.date2020-09-25T17:49:30.0000000Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T23:43:25Z
dc.descriptionThe 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.
dc.format2p.
dc.formatapplication/pdf
dc.identifierNo ISBN
dc.identifierhttps://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/I6814EN
dc.identifierhttp://www.fao.org/3/i6814en/i6814en.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/289569
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherFAO ;
dc.rightsFAO
dc.titleKuxur rum agroforestry system against natural hazards in Guatemala
dc.titleKuxur rum agroforestry system against natural hazards in Guatemala
dc.titleIntegrating agricultural production with agroforestry to build resilience during heat wave season in Ch’ortí region
dc.typeBrochure, flyer, fact-sheet

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