BEYOND THE COMMERCIALIZATION OF WILD EDIBLE MUSHROOMS IN THE COMMUNITY OF SAN ANTONIO ACAHUALCO STATE OF MEXICO.

Abstract

Objective: Analyze the ecological-cultural context of wild edible mushrooms in a community in central Mexico.

Design, methodology and approximation: A semi-structured interview was applied to people who possess traditional knowledge regarding wild mushrooms. The cultural importance index, priority conservation index and logistic regression were calculated.

Results: 17 species of wild edible mushrooms are important culturally. 27 mushroom dishes are eaten from June to October. 5 species have an average sale of 50 to 80 kilos per day, 3 of them have a high cultural importance index and priority conservation index. The priority conservation index showed that 7 wild species are under pressure by 12 anthropic activities and with this the reduction of diversity food.

Limitations and implications: This is a particular case study so that the scope of its results is limited to establish descriptive statements for the study area.

Findings and conclusions: It is concluded that the culture is strongly related to the forest ecosystem and time for the welfare of the human being.