Journal
ECONOMIC BOTANY
Volume 62, Issue 3, Pages 425-436Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s12231-008-9043-6
Keywords
Wild edible fungi; rural development; traditional ethnobiological knowledge; non-timber forest products; national parks management; Mexico
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- SEMARNAT-CONACyT [2004-C01-45]
- Los hongos silvestres comestibles del Parque Nacional Izta-Popo-Zoquiapan y Anexos
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Wild Mushroom Markets in Central Mexico and a Case Study at Ozumba. More than 200 species of wild edible mushrooms are consumed in Mexico, and over 100 are sold in local, regional, and wholesale markets. This paper analyzes general trends in the commercialization of wild edible mushrooms at twelve markets in central Mexico, where at least 90 species are sold and more than 100 local names were registered. The paper then focuses its analysis on the traditional market at Ozumba (state of Mexico) near Izta-Popo and Zoquiapan national parks. In 2006, 411 stands selling more than 60 mushroom species were sampled throughout the year to record information on the vendors and the species they sold. The greatest diversity of species was recorded in July and August. More than 90% of the wild mushroom vendors were women, and 64% were 40 to 60 years old. The economic value of wild mushrooms in some regions of Mexico appears to contribute to the maintenance of traditional ethnobiological knowledge, generally observed to be in overall decline.
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