Figure 6From: Use of columnar cacti in the Tehuacán Valley, Mexico: perspectives for sustainable management of non-timber forest productsAnalysis of sustainability of productive systems in the tetechera forest using the MESMIS [37]. Both profitability and economic benefit in production systems based on gathering of 50%, 25%, and 10% fruit of columnar cacti are lower than rainfed agricultural system of maize, but sustainability degrees of gathering systems are generally higher than agricultural system.Back to article page