My name is Francisco Gurri, PhD. I work at the Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR), Southern Mexico with Maya agriculturalists.
In response to Message 2 (by Arbab Ghulam Qadir):
I haven't been to Pakistan but I wonder if your impression about farmer diet and its nutritional value is based on systematic diet observations, 24 hour recalls, food frequency questionnaires etc., or are just impressions from the field. Some of your statements do not agree with most case studies showing that traditional food systems are highly complementary. Perhaps rather than judge their system a priori, it would be wise to see why it has survived. Trying to change food systems based on western commercial ideas has often lead to nutritional crisis.
Francisco D. Gurri García, Ph.D.
Investigador Titular C y Coordinador:
Departamento de Ciencias de la Sustentabilidad,
El Colegio de la Frontera Sur-Unidad Campeche.
Mexico
Tel: 52 (981) 127 3720 ext. 2504.
E-mail: fgurri1 (at) gmail.com
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