@incollection{fdi:010064564, title = {{L}and reclamation by agave forestry with native species in the mountains of {M}ichoacán state}, author = {{M}artínez {P}alacios, {A}. and {P}rat, {C}hristian and {R}íos {P}atrón, {E}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{I}n {M}exico, 45 percent of the country suffers from land degradation, 12 percent of which, or some 23 million ha, are degraded due to water erosion. {I}n {M}ichoacán, a state in west-central {M}exico, the figure rises to 27 percent. {A} study of the soil in {M}ichoacán determined that overgrazing was a cause of degradation and a strategy was drawn up to promote cropping of agave, which is used in production of a high-value alcoholic drink as well as in medicines and cosmetics. {T}he agave’s high value would mean farmers would need fewer cattle. {W}hile waiting for the agave to mature, the farmers intercrop trees, plants and grasses that produce marketable products and women earn income in greenhouses by selling small agaves from the seeds they have collected. {T}his project, which started in 2011, is still ongoing.}, keywords = {{SOL} {DEGRADE} ; {ROCHE} {VOLCANIQUE} ; {MISE} {EN} {VALEUR} {DU} {SOL} ; {SOL} {CULTIVE} ; {EROSION} {HYDRIQUE} ; {PATURAGE} ; {HAUTE} {ALTITUDE} ; {LUTTE} {ANTIEROSIVE} ; {PLANTATION} ; {PLANTE} {UTILE} ; {CULTURE} {ASSOCIEE} ; {PLANTE} {FOURRAGERE} ; {ARBORICULTURE} ; {AGAVE} ; {TEPETATE} ; {MEXIQUE} ; {MICHOACAN} {DE} {OCAMPO} ; {COINTZIO} {BASSIN} {VERSANT}}, booktitle = {{U}nderstanding mountain soils : a contribution from mountain areas to the {I}nternational {Y}ear of {S}oils 2015}, numero = {}, pages = {97--99}, address = {{R}ome}, publisher = {{FAO}}, series = {}, year = {2015}, ISBN = {978-92-5-108804-3}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010064564}, }