Economic Potential of Useful Flora in Coffee Plantations of the Sierra Norte de Puebla

A 23-year effort by the Nahuatl indigenous cooperative Tosepan Titataniske in the Sierra Norte de Puebla, Mexico, has resulted in a complex agroforestry landscape. The dataset likely contains an inventory of 30 to 50 plant species with high potential for family subsistence and market sale from a floristic richness of nearly 1000 species, 200 of which are managed in coffee gardens. The analysis, by Víctor Manuel Toledo Manzur of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, evaluates product viability and includes a net utility analysis of coffee for long-term agroforestry system profitability.

Use Cases

• Assessing the economic viability of non-coffee plant species for market sale based on the inventory of useful flora.
• Designing optimal coffee garden layouts based on the analysis of biological, ecological, and social advantages and limitations of plant species.
• Evaluating long-term profitability of shaded diversified agroforestry systems based on the combined ecological and economic assessment.
• Studying indigenous cooperative management models for biodiversity conservation based on the 23-year experience of Tosepan Titataniske.

Strengths

• Focuses on a recognized model agroforestry system managed for over 23 years by an indigenous cooperative.
• Draws from a floristic richness of nearly 1000 plant species, with 200 species managed within the system.
• Analysis targets a specific subset of 30 to 50 species with high potential, allowing for detailed study.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset scale are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Víctor Manuel Toledo Manzur, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Collection Method

Proposed inventory and evaluation based on a long-term cooperative experience; the description suggests data collection involves field assessment.

Time Range

Based on a 23-year cooperative effort; specific data collection period is not stated.

Geography

Sierra Norte de Puebla, Mexico, specifically the region where the Tosepan Titataniske cooperative operates.