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Kuojtakiloyan is a Masehual term that means 'useful forest' or 'forest that produces', and it is an agroforestry system developed and maintained by indigenous peoples of the Sierra Norte of the State of Puebla, Mexico. It has become a vital fountain of resources (food, medicinal herbs, fuels, floriculture, etc.) for the local population, but it is also a respectful transformation of the environment, with its biodiversity and nature conservation. The kuojtakiloyan comes directly from the ancestral Nahua and Totonaku knowledge of their natural environment. Despite its unawareness among the mainstream Mexican population, many agronomic experts in the world point it out as a successful case of sustainable agroforestry practiced communally.

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  • Kuojtakiloyan es un término masehual que quiere decir 'bosque útil' o 'bosque que produce', es un sistema agroforestal desarrollado y mantenido por pueblos indígenas de la Sierra Norte de Puebla. No solamente se ha convertido en una fuente de recursos (alimentos, hierbas medicinales, combustibles, floricultura, etc.) vital para la población local, sino que además es una transformación del medio respetuosa con la biodiversidad y la conservación natural. El kuojtakiloyan surge directamente del conocimiento ancestral que tienen nahuas y totonakús de su entorno natural,​ y pese a su desconocimiento entre la población general mexicana, muchos expertos agronómicos del mundo lo señalan como caso de éxito de la agroforestería sostenible y practicada en comunidad. El kuojtakiloyan es un policultivo de paisaje selvático en el que se cultivan aguacates, camotes, canela, capulines, chalahuites, cítricos, guajes, macadamia, mangos, plátanos, zapotes, etc.​​ Además, se recolectan una amplia variedad de setas y quelites (hierbas silvestres) comestibles. Se planta jonote porque su fibra es útil en cestería, y también el bambú, que es de rápido crecimiento, para construir cabañas y demás. Un cultivo que se da de forma paralela al kuojtakiloyan es el café bajo sombra (kafentaj), fundamental para obtener un café de calidad.​ La población local ha favorecido la proliferación de abejas sin aguijón (pisilnekemej) incluyendo las plantas que polinizan. De las abejas obtienen miel, polen, cera y propóleo.​ (es)
  • Kuojtakiloyan is a Masehual term that means 'useful forest' or 'forest that produces', and it is an agroforestry system developed and maintained by indigenous peoples of the Sierra Norte of the State of Puebla, Mexico. It has become a vital fountain of resources (food, medicinal herbs, fuels, floriculture, etc.) for the local population, but it is also a respectful transformation of the environment, with its biodiversity and nature conservation. The kuojtakiloyan comes directly from the ancestral Nahua and Totonaku knowledge of their natural environment. Despite its unawareness among the mainstream Mexican population, many agronomic experts in the world point it out as a successful case of sustainable agroforestry practiced communally. The kuojtakiloyan is a jungle-landscaped polyculture in which avocados, sweet potatoes, cinnamon, black cherries, , citrus fruits, gourds, macadamia, mangoes, bananas and sapotes are grown. In addition, a wide variety of harvested wild edible mushrooms and herbs (quelites). The is planted because its fiber is useful in basketry, and also bamboo, which is fast growing, to build cabins and other structures. Concurrently to kuojtakiloyan, shade coffee is grown (café bajo sombra in Spanish; kafentaj in Masehual). Shade is essential to obtain high quality coffee. The local population has favored the proliferation of the stingless bee (pisilnekemej) by including the plants that it pollinates. From bees, they get honey, pollen, wax and propolis. (en)
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  • Kuojtakiloyan es un término masehual que quiere decir 'bosque útil' o 'bosque que produce', es un sistema agroforestal desarrollado y mantenido por pueblos indígenas de la Sierra Norte de Puebla. No solamente se ha convertido en una fuente de recursos (alimentos, hierbas medicinales, combustibles, floricultura, etc.) vital para la población local, sino que además es una transformación del medio respetuosa con la biodiversidad y la conservación natural. El kuojtakiloyan surge directamente del conocimiento ancestral que tienen nahuas y totonakús de su entorno natural,​ y pese a su desconocimiento entre la población general mexicana, muchos expertos agronómicos del mundo lo señalan como caso de éxito de la agroforestería sostenible y practicada en comunidad. (es)
  • Kuojtakiloyan is a Masehual term that means 'useful forest' or 'forest that produces', and it is an agroforestry system developed and maintained by indigenous peoples of the Sierra Norte of the State of Puebla, Mexico. It has become a vital fountain of resources (food, medicinal herbs, fuels, floriculture, etc.) for the local population, but it is also a respectful transformation of the environment, with its biodiversity and nature conservation. The kuojtakiloyan comes directly from the ancestral Nahua and Totonaku knowledge of their natural environment. Despite its unawareness among the mainstream Mexican population, many agronomic experts in the world point it out as a successful case of sustainable agroforestry practiced communally. (en)
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