@article{fdi:010097013,
  title = {{R}ooted in culture, constrained by means : exploring crops and associated motivations among {M}asikoro and {A}ntandroy farmers in {S}outhwestern {M}adagascar},
  author = {{M}enguy, {E}wen and {L}abeyrie, {V}. and {E}ladine, {A}. {S}. and {R}afidison, {V}. and {R}andriamalala, {R}. {J}. and {R}enard, {D}. and {C}arri{\`e}re, {S}t{\'e}phanie {M}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{B}ackground {C}ultural groups play a key role in shaping and maintaining cultivated diversity, yet their influence is rarely considered in conservation or agricultural development initiatives. {H}owever, cultural groups sharing the same territory may hold distinct preferences, knowledge, and practices, which must be acknowledged. {D}espite recent advances, the processes linking ethnolinguistic identities and cultivated diversity and diversification process remain poorly understood.{M}ethods{W}e applied a mixed-methods approach combining a quantitative description of cultivated species frequency and number with a qualitative analysis of 27 semi-structured interviews on farmers motivations to cultivate the different species as well as diversified species assemblage. {W}e compared two ethnolinguistic groups coexisting in the same semi-arid region of {M}adagascar but with distinct settlement histories, one considered migrant ({A}ntandroy) and the other long-term settled ({M}asikoro).{R}esults{W}e found notable differences in socio-economic conditions and crop portfolio between groups. {F}or some crops, motivations were similar, while others revealed contrasts in cultural and symbolic importance, culinary preferences, and economic traits (e.g., seed access, treatment requirements). {A}lthough both groups cultivate a comparable number of species on average, their incentives to diversify differ: {A}ntandroy farmers emphasized spreading food availability through time and the risk-reducing effect of diversity, whereas these motivations were not consistently reported by {M}asikoro farmers. {T}hese patterns reflect intertwined cultural and socio-economic specificities.{C}onclusions{O}ur findings underline the importance of accounting for cultural group differences in crop choices and crop diversity management, even when these groups coexist in the same landscape. {I}ntegrating these perspectives is essential for designing more effective conservation and agricultural development initiatives, particularly those supporting crop diversification in risk-prone regions.},
  keywords = {{A}grobiodiversity ; {E}thnolinguistic groups ; {D}ecision-making ; {C}ultural factors ; {S}ocio-economic factors ; {S}emi-arid ; {I}nsurance effect ; {C}rop portfolio ; {M}igration ; {MADAGASCAR}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {E}thnobiology and {E}thnomedicine},
  volume = {22},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {36 [18 p.]},
  year = {2026},
  DOI = {10.1186/s13002-026-00865-w},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010097013},
}