Figure 1:
The location of Milpa Maguey.
Table 2:
Commoning performed by the cooperative members.
| Access | Use | Benefit | Care | Responsibility | Property | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biophysical | Cooperative members, households, native species of plants, insects | Cooperative members, their family members (plot allocation, organic methods) | Cooperative members, their family, community members, future generations, nonhuman species and regional atmosphere | Cooperative members, the head of households, state, NGO, technical school, universities, nonhuman species and insects | Cooperative members, their family, community members, community authorities | Individually owned private (e.g. family plots, seeds) Collectively owned private (e.g. cooperative, ejido); Open access (e.g. insects); State |
| Knowledge | Cooperative members, their family, peasants, NGOs, technical schools and universities | Cooperative, household members, supported by external actors | Cooperative, households, peasants, future generations and nonhuman species. Widely distributed to a community | Cooperative members, peasants, community members, community authorities, school children, NGOs, technical schools and universities | Cooperative, households, community members | Collectively owned private (e.g. cooperative, technical school and universities); Private (e.g. HHs); State |
| Cultural | A: Syrup recipe shared by Individual recipe holders, cooperative; B: Otomi shared by community members | A: Cooperative; B: Community members, cooperative members, community authorities, school and state | A: Cooperative members, their family and consumers; B: Community members, future generations and nonhuman species and regional atmosphere | A: Cooperative members and technical school; B. Cooperative members, community members, school and state | A: Cooperative; B: Community members, cooperative members, community authorities and state | A: Collectively owned private (e.g. cooperative, technical school); Private (e.g. HHs) B: Open access (Otomi) |
| Social | A: Cooperative; shared by cooperative members; B: On-site childcare, money commons and mano vuelta shared by cooperative members; C: Inter-community water supply system shared by 8 communities | A: Cooperative supported by external actors; B: Cooperative members; C: 8 communities through the assembly | A: Cooperative members, their family and consumers, peasants, future generations and nonhuman species. Widely distributed to a community B: Cooperative members, their family, community members; C: Members of 8 communities | A: Cooperative, their family, external actors; B: Cooperative members and their family; C: Community members (households, private businesses) through faena | A: Cooperative; B: Cooperative members; C: The community assembly – elected by 8 communities | A and C: Collectively owned private (e.g. cooperative, ejido, technical school and universities) Private (Member HHs); C: Collectively owned private (8 communities) |
Adopted from Gibson-Graham et al. (2013).
Source: survey, interviews, and FGDs, 2012–2015.