indigenous farming
Ancestral land cultivation
Indigenous farming refers to agricultural practices developed and maintained by native peoples over generations, adapted to local ecosystems and cultural traditions.
These methods often emphasize sustainability, biodiversity, and integration with natural cycles rather than maximizing short-term yields: Indigenous farming techniques helped restore the degraded soil.
The term appears frequently in discussions of food sovereignty and alternatives to industrial agriculture.
- terracingCutting slopes into steps
- slash-and-burnPrimitive clearing method
- heirloom varietiesTraditional, non-hybrid plant strains
- permacultureSustainable ecosystem design method
- seed savingPreserving plant material for replanting
traditional knowledge · wild edibles · crop rotation · agroforestry · land stewardship · staple crops · companion planting · heritage seeds · intercropping · medicinal plants · Three Sisters · mulching · wildlife corridors · ecosystem restoration · natural pest control · water harvesting · rain gardens · carbon sequestration
- Andean agriculturequinoa, potatoes, potato, terraces, llamas
- ethnobotanyayahuasca, peyote, coca, coca leaf, cannabis
- farming culturestraditional agriculture, crop cultivation, farm communities, plant cultivation, animal husbandry
- Latin American farminghaciendas, maize, cacao, bananas, coffee farms
- traditional farmingmaize, squash, pumpkins, potatoes, sunflowers
- green practicesrecycling, recycled paper, reusable bags, solar panels, solar power
indigenous farmingindustrial agriculture
Large-scale mechanized farming
factory farming · agribusiness · mechanized farming · plantation agriculture · hydroponics
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