This study, from an anthropological, ethnohistorical, and semiotic perspective, analyzes cultivation in the contemporary oral tradition of the south-central Peruvian Andes, particularly among farmers in Ayacucho, Huancavelica, and Junín. Through 40 records, it retrieves myths, beliefs, and rituals linked to agriculture, showing that it is not merely a technical-productive process, but also a cultural and symbolic system that forms part of Andean intangible heritage. The research reveals how oral tradition explains the origin of food, scarcity, and productive risks, and demonstrates the close relationship between ritual, social praxis, and the agricultural worldview of the Quechua people, in line with what Unesco has highlighted regarding agriculture as a crucible of diversity and the foundation of sustainable development.
