Maize production and agricultural policies in Central America and Mexico

This paper reviews trends in maize production and consumption in Central America and Mexico in the context of the political and economic changes taking place in the region since the 1970's. The authors focus on the effects of the structural adjustment programs in the 1980's and 1990's...

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Autores: Sain, G., Lopez Pereira, M.A.
Tipo de recurso: libro
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1999
País:México
Institución:Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz y Trigo
Repositorio:Repositorio Institucional de Publicaciones Multimedia del CIMMYT
OAI Identifier:oai:repository.cimmyt.org:10883/978
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10883/978
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
INNOVATION ADOPTION
MAIZE
CROP PRODUCTION
RESEARCH PROJECTS
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spelling Maize production and agricultural policies in Central America and MexicoSain, G.Lopez Pereira, M.A.AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGYINNOVATION ADOPTIONMAIZECROP PRODUCTIONRESEARCH PROJECTSINNOVATION ADOPTIONMAIZECROP PRODUCTIONRESEARCH PROJECTSThis paper reviews trends in maize production and consumption in Central America and Mexico in the context of the political and economic changes taking place in the region since the 1970's. The authors focus on the effects of the structural adjustment programs in the 1980's and 1990's. The analysis begins by reviewing the economic context in which maize production occurs in the region and the main economic policy instruments affecting the maize economy. Next, trends in maize consumption and production are analyzed, along with the main factors influencing maize production, including trends in the public financing of maize research and extension. The authors find that several factors related to structural adjustment have defined -- and are still defining -- the course of agriculture, including maize production, in the countries of the region. The impact of these factors on maize production, consumption, and import trends has been different in Central America and in Mexico. In particular, the reduction or complete elimination of production incentives, the reduction of trade barriers, the liberalization of input and product prices, the deregulation of the currency exchange rate, the control of inflation, and the restructuring of agricultural research systems between the public and the private sectors have determined how basic grains are produced in the region and how they will be produced in the future. Furthermore, the visible and increasing deterioration of the natural resource base has raised great concern about the need to promote more sustainable, environmentally friendly uses of production systems and natural resources.35 pagesCIMMYT2012-01-06T05:08:59Z2012-01-06T05:08:59Z1999info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/bookPDFapplication/pdf0258-8587http://hdl.handle.net/10883/978reponame:Repositorio Institucional de Publicaciones Multimedia del CIMMYTinstname:Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz y Trigoinstacron:CIMMYTEnglishCIMMYT Economics Working PaperMexicoMexicoCIMMYT manages Intellectual Assets as International Public Goods. The user is free to download, print, store and share this work. In case you want to translate or create any other derivative work and share or distribute such translation/derivative work, please contact CIMMYT-Knowledge-Center@cgiar.org indicating the work you want to use and the kind of use you intend; CIMMYT will contact you with the suitable license for that purpose.Open Accessinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:repository.cimmyt.org:10883/9782024-10-11T19:56:39Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Maize production and agricultural policies in Central America and Mexico
title Maize production and agricultural policies in Central America and Mexico
spellingShingle Maize production and agricultural policies in Central America and Mexico
Sain, G.
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
INNOVATION ADOPTION
MAIZE
CROP PRODUCTION
RESEARCH PROJECTS
INNOVATION ADOPTION
MAIZE
CROP PRODUCTION
RESEARCH PROJECTS
title_short Maize production and agricultural policies in Central America and Mexico
title_full Maize production and agricultural policies in Central America and Mexico
title_fullStr Maize production and agricultural policies in Central America and Mexico
title_full_unstemmed Maize production and agricultural policies in Central America and Mexico
title_sort Maize production and agricultural policies in Central America and Mexico
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Sain, G.
Lopez Pereira, M.A.
author Sain, G.
author_facet Sain, G.
Lopez Pereira, M.A.
author_role author
author2 Lopez Pereira, M.A.
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
INNOVATION ADOPTION
MAIZE
CROP PRODUCTION
RESEARCH PROJECTS
INNOVATION ADOPTION
MAIZE
CROP PRODUCTION
RESEARCH PROJECTS
topic AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
INNOVATION ADOPTION
MAIZE
CROP PRODUCTION
RESEARCH PROJECTS
INNOVATION ADOPTION
MAIZE
CROP PRODUCTION
RESEARCH PROJECTS
description This paper reviews trends in maize production and consumption in Central America and Mexico in the context of the political and economic changes taking place in the region since the 1970's. The authors focus on the effects of the structural adjustment programs in the 1980's and 1990's. The analysis begins by reviewing the economic context in which maize production occurs in the region and the main economic policy instruments affecting the maize economy. Next, trends in maize consumption and production are analyzed, along with the main factors influencing maize production, including trends in the public financing of maize research and extension. The authors find that several factors related to structural adjustment have defined -- and are still defining -- the course of agriculture, including maize production, in the countries of the region. The impact of these factors on maize production, consumption, and import trends has been different in Central America and in Mexico. In particular, the reduction or complete elimination of production incentives, the reduction of trade barriers, the liberalization of input and product prices, the deregulation of the currency exchange rate, the control of inflation, and the restructuring of agricultural research systems between the public and the private sectors have determined how basic grains are produced in the region and how they will be produced in the future. Furthermore, the visible and increasing deterioration of the natural resource base has raised great concern about the need to promote more sustainable, environmentally friendly uses of production systems and natural resources.
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