Innovation in Indigenous Production Systems to Maintain Tradition1

Sustainable Management, Indigenous Population, and Tradition . . . . . . . . . . . . .212 Avocado Production and Waste . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213 The Medicinal Effects of the Avocado in Diets for Humans and Hogs . . . . . . . .214 Hog Raising as Part of Purhe’pecha Traditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215 An Alternative Strategy for the Rural Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217 Building the Basis for Sustainability: The Introduction and Adaptation of New Technologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219