Local and Indigenous Knowledge Systems in the Peruvian Andes: Survey and systems analysis data from Huancachi and Quilcas [Dataset]

This dataset contains survey and qualitative systems analysis data collected as part of a doctoral research project examining Local and Indigenous Knowledge Systems (LIKS) in two rural campesino communities in the Peruvian Andes: Huancachi (Lima Department) and Quilcas (Junín Department). The research investigates how knowledge related to native potato cultivation and land-based food systems is produced, adapted, and reproduced within community agricultural systems. The dataset documents relationships between ecological conditions, cultural practices, and community governance structures that shape local food systems and Indigenous agricultural knowledge. The dataset includes survey responses and coded qualitative outputs derived from participatory focus group discussions. These discussions used participatory action research (PAR) tools including visioning exercises, community mapping, seasonal calendars, decision matrices, and actor mapping activities. These tools were used to identify actors, relationships, and knowledge flows within local food systems and to document community perspectives on past, present, and future agricultural practices.