Cultural vs. State Borders: Plant Foraging by Hawraman and Mukriyan Kurds in Western Iran

Plant foraging is a millennia-old activity still practiced by many people in the Middle East, particularly in the Fertile Crescent region, where several socioeconomic, ecological, and cultural factors shape this practice. This study seeks to understand the drivers of plant foraging in this complex r...

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Published in:	Plants
Main Authors:	Naji Sulaiman, Farzad Salehi, Julia Prakofjewa, Sofia Anna Enrica Cavalleri, Hiwa M. Ahmed, Giulia Mattalia, Azad Rastegar, Manijeh Maghsudi, Hawraz M. Amin, Ahmad Rasti, Seyed Hamzeh Hosseini, Abdolbaset Ghorbani, Andrea Pieroni, Renata Sõukand
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2024-04-01
Subjects:	ethnobotany Fertile Crescent Iran Iraq Middle East Persian
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/13/7/1048

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