Consumption and Preferences for Wild and Domestic Meat in Indigenous Communities in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest
Wild animals have traditionally been the main sources of protein available, if not the only, to numerous indigenous populations worldwide. However, greater access to markets, reduced availability or access to wildlife, and policies in support of agricultural development, have shifted food habits tow...
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| author | Claudileide Pereira dos Santos Franciany Braga-Pereira Franciany Braga-Pereira Anna Karolina Martins Borges Nathalie Van Vliet Rômulo Romeu Nóbrega Alves Rômulo Romeu Nóbrega Alves Rômulo Romeu Nóbrega Alves |
| author_facet | Claudileide Pereira dos Santos Franciany Braga-Pereira Franciany Braga-Pereira Anna Karolina Martins Borges Nathalie Van Vliet Rômulo Romeu Nóbrega Alves Rômulo Romeu Nóbrega Alves Rômulo Romeu Nóbrega Alves |
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| description | Wild animals have traditionally been the main sources of protein available, if not the only, to numerous indigenous populations worldwide. However, greater access to markets, reduced availability or access to wildlife, and policies in support of agricultural development, have shifted food habits toward domestic and industrial sources of protein. In this study, we evaluated consumption patterns and preferences/avoidances for wild animals (wildmeat, crustaceans, and fish) in comparison to domestic sources of protein among the Potiguara living on the Brazilian coast. Using data from 843 semi-structured interviews applied to students from 28 indigenous villages, we found that domestic meats were more consumed and preferred as compared to wild animals (aquatic and game animals), despite the high abundance of fish and crustacean resources in the surveyed area. Consumption and preference for game were higher among male students while avoidance was higher among female students. The avoidance of domestic meats and fish was low for both genders. The occupation of the fathers affected students’ food habits, in those nature-related occupations (farmer, fisherman/woman, sugarcane worker) conditioned greater consumption of wildmeat and fish, while non-nature related occupations lead to greater consumption of protein from domestic sources. The consumption of protein from all sources increased with the distance between villages and a protected area. Our results indicate that the younger generation of Potiguaras does not regularly consume wildmeat and fish and their preference for domestic sources of protein is shaped by the socio-environmental context, access to different types of meat, and taste preferences. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-aa64ebf4823a4dcea42c6c74335dcf462022-12-22T01:24:15ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution2296-701X2022-07-011010.3389/fevo.2022.900398900398Consumption and Preferences for Wild and Domestic Meat in Indigenous Communities in the Brazilian Atlantic ForestClaudileide Pereira dos Santos0Franciany Braga-Pereira1Franciany Braga-Pereira2Anna Karolina Martins Borges3Nathalie Van Vliet4Rômulo Romeu Nóbrega Alves5Rômulo Romeu Nóbrega Alves6Rômulo Romeu Nóbrega Alves7Department of Ecology and Systematics, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, BrazilDepartment of Ecology and Systematics, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, BrazilRede de Pesquisa para Estudos Sobre Diversidade, Conservação e Uso da Fauna na Amazônia (REDEFAUNA), Manaus, BrazilPrograma de Pós-graduação em Etnobiologia e Conservação da Natureza, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, BrazilCentre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Bogor, IndonesiaDepartment of Ecology and Systematics, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, BrazilCentre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Bogor, IndonesiaLaboratory of Ethnobiology, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, Campina Grande, BrazilWild animals have traditionally been the main sources of protein available, if not the only, to numerous indigenous populations worldwide. However, greater access to markets, reduced availability or access to wildlife, and policies in support of agricultural development, have shifted food habits toward domestic and industrial sources of protein. In this study, we evaluated consumption patterns and preferences/avoidances for wild animals (wildmeat, crustaceans, and fish) in comparison to domestic sources of protein among the Potiguara living on the Brazilian coast. Using data from 843 semi-structured interviews applied to students from 28 indigenous villages, we found that domestic meats were more consumed and preferred as compared to wild animals (aquatic and game animals), despite the high abundance of fish and crustacean resources in the surveyed area. Consumption and preference for game were higher among male students while avoidance was higher among female students. The avoidance of domestic meats and fish was low for both genders. The occupation of the fathers affected students’ food habits, in those nature-related occupations (farmer, fisherman/woman, sugarcane worker) conditioned greater consumption of wildmeat and fish, while non-nature related occupations lead to greater consumption of protein from domestic sources. The consumption of protein from all sources increased with the distance between villages and a protected area. Our results indicate that the younger generation of Potiguaras does not regularly consume wildmeat and fish and their preference for domestic sources of protein is shaped by the socio-environmental context, access to different types of meat, and taste preferences.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2022.900398/fullwildlifegamefishdomestic proteindietethnozoology |
| spellingShingle | Claudileide Pereira dos Santos Franciany Braga-Pereira Franciany Braga-Pereira Anna Karolina Martins Borges Nathalie Van Vliet Rômulo Romeu Nóbrega Alves Rômulo Romeu Nóbrega Alves Rômulo Romeu Nóbrega Alves Consumption and Preferences for Wild and Domestic Meat in Indigenous Communities in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution wildlife game fish domestic protein diet ethnozoology |
| title | Consumption and Preferences for Wild and Domestic Meat in Indigenous Communities in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest |
| title_full | Consumption and Preferences for Wild and Domestic Meat in Indigenous Communities in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest |
| title_fullStr | Consumption and Preferences for Wild and Domestic Meat in Indigenous Communities in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest |
| title_full_unstemmed | Consumption and Preferences for Wild and Domestic Meat in Indigenous Communities in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest |
| title_short | Consumption and Preferences for Wild and Domestic Meat in Indigenous Communities in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest |
| title_sort | consumption and preferences for wild and domestic meat in indigenous communities in the brazilian atlantic forest |
| topic | wildlife game fish domestic protein diet ethnozoology |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2022.900398/full |
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