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Wild Mushroom Markets in Central Mexico and a Case

Authors: Jesús PérezMoreno Magdalena MartínezReyes Angélica YescasPérez Adriana DelgadoAlvarado Beatriz XoconostleCázares
Publish Date: 2008/10/23
Volume: 62, Issue: 3, Pages: 425-436
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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 IztaPopo 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 declineLa comercialización de hongos silvestres en mercados en el centro de México Panorama y estudio de caso en Ozumba En México más de 200 especies de hongos comestibles silvestres son consumidas de las cuales más de 100 son comercializadas en mercados locales regionales y de mayoristas El presente artículo analiza las tendencias generales en la comercialización de los hongos silvestres comestibles en doce mercados de la parte Central de México donde al menos 90 especies son comercializadas y se registraron más de 100 nombres comunes Posteriormente el artículo enfoca su análisis en el mercado tradicional de Ozumba estado de México cerca de los parques nacionales IztaPopo y Zoquiapan Con la finalidad de registrar información relacionada con los vendedores y las especies en venta en 2006 se muestrearon 411 puestos los cuales comercializaron más de 60 especies de hongos a lo largo del año La mayor diversidad de especies se registró en Julio y Agosto Más del 90 de las vendedoras fueron mujeres y 64 tenían entre 40 y 60 años de edad A pesar de la gran relevancia ecológica y cultural de los hongos silvestres comestibles en México el conocimiento tradicional ancestral relacionado con los hongos parece estar declinando en términos generales Sin embargo la importancia económica de los hongos comestibles en algunas regiones contribuye para el mantenimiento de estos conocimientos ancestralesWe deeply acknowledge David Arora for his valuable suggestions and remarkable insight This study was financially supported by the Project “SEMARNATCONACyT2004C0145 Los hongos silvestres comestibles del Parque Nacional IztaPopoZoquiapan y Anexos” We are also very grateful to native collectors and sellers in the studied area who kindly provided the necessary information The figures are courtesy of MSc students from Colegio de Postgraduados V CarrascoHernández M Cruz GarcíaNieto J CruzBlasi and Jazmín CortesSarabia from ITA25 Cd Altamirano Guerrero


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