The latest issue of Tipiti: Journal of Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America is now online. This particular … More
Author: nckawa
I'm a cultural and environmental anthropologist with interests in biodiversity management and smallholder agriculture in rural Amazonia. I've conducted research on agrobiodiversity management, anthropogenic soils, and community-based conservation. Currently, I'm also interested in the ways that farmers rely upon social networks, local ecological knowledge, and agrobiodiversity management to contend with the uncertainties of global climate change.
Sweet Meat: High Price of Corn Leading U.S. Farmers to Feed Cows Candy
I think the title of this post says it all. You can find the news story here.
AAA Panel – Climate Change, Agriculture, and Agrobiodiversity
Jim Veteto (U. North Texas) and I have co-organized a sponsored panel for this year’s AAA meeting in San Francisco … More
Article on “Magic” Plants Published in Fall 2012 Issue of Human Organization
My most recent research article on the contribution of “magic” plants to Amazonian agrobiodiversity has just been published in the … More