Mexico: Agricultural units
75.7% of farms in Mexico are family farms (4,104,505 units) with an average area of 6.83 ha.
FAO (2014)
FAO (2014). Agricultura Familiar en América Latina y el Caribe: Recomendaciones de Política.
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Central America and Mexico: Agricultural units
78.6% of the farms in Central America and Mexico are family farms (5,883,205 units) with an average area of 3.13 ha.
FAO (2014)
FAO (2014). Agricultura Familiar en América Latina y el Caribe: Recomendaciones de Política.
Country:
Central America
Mexico
SICA Region
Area:
Family Farming
Increase corn imports
250% increased corn imports in Mexico between 1994 and 2006 under NAFTA framework, showing a significant increase in external dependency (Arroyo, 2009).
250% aumentaron las importaciones de maíz en México entre 1994 y 2006 bajo el marco del TLCAN, evidenciando un incremento significativo en la dependencia externa (Arroyo, 2009).
Macías Uribe, C. (2019). World Agricultural Trade Reform, Insertion of Mexico´s agricultural sector under NAFTA and the WTO Agreement on Agriculture, 1994-2012. Textual, 74, 13-49.
Corn cultivated area
1,004,000 hectares of corn ceased to be planted in Mexico between 1994 and 2006, showing a significant reduction in cultivated area (Arroyo, 2009).
1,004,000 hectáreas de maíz dejaron de sembrarse en México entre 1994 y 2006, mostrando una significativa reducción en la superficie cultivada (Arroyo, 2009).
Macías Uribe, C. (2019). World Agricultural Trade Reform, Insertion of Mexico´s agricultural sector under NAFTA and the WTO Agreement on Agriculture, 1994-2012. Textual, 74, 13-49.
Mesoamerica Coffee
600,000 farmers and employees of the coffee industry lost their jobs during the coffee crisis in Mesoamerica (Bosselmann, 2008).
600,000 agricultores y empleados de la industria cafetera perdieron sus empleos durante la crisis del café en Mesoamérica.
Bosselmann, A. (2008). Using payments for environmental services to secure environmental services and livelihoods in coffee agroforests – A project portrayal. Scandinavian Forest Economics, 42, 421-440.
Tag:
Country:
Costa Rica
Guatemala
Mexico
Nicaragua
Beneficiary:
Value Chains
Agricultural producers
Agricultural workers
Initial Global Measurement Assistance
29,006.9 million pesos was established by Mexico as initial Global Measure of Aid, which would be reduced to 25,162.1 million pesos in 10 years (Sagarpa, FAO, & Silva Torrealba, 2007, p. 19).
29,006.9 millones de pesos estableció México como Medida Global de Ayuda inicial, que se reduciría a 25,162.1 millones de pesos en 10 años (Sagarpa, FAO, & Silva Torrealba, 2007, p. 19).
Macías Uribe, C. (2019). World Agricultural Trade Reform, Insertion of Mexico´s agricultural sector under NAFTA and the WTO Agreement on Agriculture, 1994-2012. Textual, 74, 13-49.
Initial Global Measurement Assistance
488.1 million pesos was the Total Aggregate Aid Measure reported by Mexico in 2005, representing only 1.94 % of the allowed margin and evidencing an underutilization of the instrument (SAGARPA, FAO, & Silva Torrealba, 2007, p. 19).
488.1 millones de pesos reportó México como Medida Global de Ayuda Total en 2005, representando solo el 1.94% del margen permitido, evidenciando una subutilización significativa del instrumento (Sagarpa, FAO, & Silva Torrealba, 2007, p. 19).
Macías Uribe, C. (2019). World Agricultural Trade Reform, Insertion of Mexico´s agricultural sector under NAFTA and the WTO Agreement on Agriculture, 1994-2012. Textual, 74, 13-49.
Agricultural subsidies
In 1999, the United States granted US$132 per hectare as a corn subsidy, three times more than the US$42 per hectare granted by Mexico (Arroyo, 2009).
132 dólares por hectárea otorgaba Estados Unidos como subsidio al maíz en 1999, siendo tres veces mayor que los 42 dólares por hectárea que otorgaba México (Arroyo, 2009).
Macías Uribe, C. (2019). World Agricultural Trade Reform, Insertion of Mexico´s agricultural sector under NAFTA and the WTO Agreement on Agriculture, 1994-2012. Textual, 74, 13-49.
Tag:
Country:
United States
Mexico
Sector:
Cereals and cereal products
Beneficiary:
Value Chains
Agricultural producers