A Sustainability Index for Traditional Agroecosystems (SITA) applied in Yaonáhuac, Puebla, Mexico was built. The index was composed of 16 indicators, with which the analysis of diversity-resilience, self-management-autonomy, integration, and self-sufficiency was carried out. To determine the type of sustainability, 62 in-depth interviews were applied to inhabitants of the municipality of Yaonáhuac. The results showed that the following indicators increased the sustainability of home gardens: soil fertility properties, agricultural heterogeneity, linking practices with the home garden, family participation, non-participation in government subsidies, agricultural local knowledges, uses of plants, material of the fence or boundary, productive diversity, and destination of crops. It was found that 29 home gardens showed super strong sustainability and 31 had strong sustainability. The SITA can be used to research small-scale traditional agroecosystems with similar characteristics to monitor their sustainability, as well as to assist in decision-making and promote agroecological management from the home. The shown data represent initial information to monitor and propose agroecological transitions in that region.

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墨西哥普埃布拉Yaonáhuac高原地区传统农业生态系统的可持续性评估

建立了在墨西哥普埃布拉州Yaonáhuac应用的传统农业生态系统可持续性指数（SITA）。该指数由16个指标组成，对多样性-复原力，自我管理-自治，整合和自给自足进行了分析。为了确定可持续性的类型，对Yaonáhuac市居民进行了62次深度访谈。结果表明，以下指标提高了家庭花园的可持续性：土壤肥力属性，农业异质性，与家庭花园的联系方式，家庭参与，不参与政府补贴，农业当地知识，植物使用，围栏材料或边界，生产多样性和农作物的目的地。发现29个家庭花园具有超强的可持续性，而31个具有强大的可持续性。SITA可以用于研究具有类似特征的小型传统农业生态系统，以监测其可持续性，以及协助决策和促进家庭农业生态管理。所显示的数据代表了监测和建议该地区农业生态转型的初始信息。