Rescuing the Cultural Practices of Xavante Women: food and medicinal plants for pregnancy and birth
Valorização das Práticas Culturais das Mulheres Xavante: dieta alimentar e medicinal na gestação e parto
Rescuing the Cultural Practices of Xavante Women: food and medicinal plants for pregnancy and birth
Valorização das Práticas Culturais das Mulheres Xavante: dieta alimentar e medicinal na gestação e parto
The cultural practices of Xavante women in the Sangradouro Indigenous Land will be rescued, with special emphasis on their diet and tradtional medicinal practices related to pregnancy and birth. It is worthy of note that for such practices, species of herbs and fruit no longer found in the area will be re-planted. Riparian woods and orchards will be replenished with specimens from the plant nursery. Seed diversity will also be insured, as in the example of the different Xavante corn varieties, important for the traditional post-partum diet. Xavante women's meetings will be promoted, exchange of information with other indigenous groups will be encouraged and recovery of traditional farming techniques and creation of a plant nursery will also take place.
 
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Project Snapshot

Grantee:
Associação Xavante Warã
Country:
Brazil
Area Of Work:
Land Degradation
Grant Amount:
US$ 33,613.59
Co-Financing Cash:
Co-Financing in-Kind:
US$ 26,618.71
Project Number:
BRA/04/27
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
Project Characteristics and Results
Emphasis on Sustainable Livelihoods
The Xavante see a strong link between their health and that of their environment. Their quality of life thus depends on the sustainability of their practices for preservation and recovery of the Cerrado. Quality of the river water, for example, is of paramount importance for the reduction of child mortality.
Policy Impact
The association has been attempting to negotiate with the government the creation of a 100 kilometer buffer zone in the surroundings of the Xavante area to reduce the negative impacts of soy farming in the region (agrotoxins, spring degradation, pollution of the waters).
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Partnership

USP Geography Department, UNESP, College of Agronomy

SGP Country office contact

Ms. Jessica Pedreira
Phone:
55-61-3327-8085
Fax:
55-61-3327-8085
Email:
Terena Peres de Castro
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SHCGN CLR Quadra 709 Bloco E Loja 38
Brasília, Distrito Federal, 70.750-515

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