Adaptation practices and challenges of the milpa system intercropped with fruit tres (MIAF) in tle face of climate change MIAF

Abstract

The objective of the research was to describe and analyze the main practices and challenges presented by the Milpa Intercropped in Fruit Trees (MIAF) system in the face of the variability of climate change (CC) prevailing in the MIAF Module San Andrés Tuxtla, Veracruz. Methodology. A climatological analysis of the area, adaptation practices to CC, and the state of the art of the milpa concept, climate change and adaptation were carried out through the Scopus platform. The review metrics were generated, as well as a bibliometric analysis with VOSviewer. Results. In the decade of 1971, maximum temperatures were lower compared to the decade of 1951 and 1981. Four adaptation strategies of the MIAF CC were identified focused on water management, biological diversity, management practices and function of the strategies. 12 documents were found with the concepts analyzed and that were published from 2018 to 2022 with 75% scientific articles, 16.7% essays and 8.3% book chapters. The countries were Mexico, the United States, the United Kingdom and the Philippines. The thematic areas were environmental with 30.4%, social sciences 26.1%, and agriculture 13.0%. Conclusions. There is little information on the topic under study; In addition, the MIAF faces significant challenges, such as the need to adapt traditional practices to more extreme climates, the transfer of knowledge and adaptive technologies to rural communities and the possible reduction in the yield of certain crops due to variations in precipitation and temperatures.