Medicinal and food plants in Nicoya, Costa Rica: there are differences in what men know and what women know

Ochoa, L.; Fassaert, C.; Somarriba, E.; Schlonvoigt, A.

Medicinal and food plants in Nicoya, Costa Rica: there are differences in what men know and what women know

1999

Ochoa, L. | Fassaert, C. | Somarriba, E. | Schlonvoigt, A. (CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica))

There are differences in the type of information men and women accumulate about food and medicinal plants. In Costa Rican home gardens women tend to know more than men about how to prepare medicinal plants for use. Both men and women are knowledgable about food plants, but this article shows that women tend to know more about certain crops particularly bananas and plantains.

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costa rica cultivos alimenticios drug plants femme food crops hombres home gardens homme indigenous knowledge men mujeres plantas medicinales plante alimentaire plante medicinale women

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Agroforestry Today (ICRAF)

Volume 11 Issue 1-2

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pp. 11-12

Other Subjects

Conocimiento indigena; Indigenous plants; Gender relations; Connaissance indigene

Language

English

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International Centre for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF), Nairobi (Kenya)

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Medicinal and food plants in Nicoya, Costa Rica: there are differences in what men know and what women know

1999

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