TY - JOUR
T1 - Mexican maize production
T2 - Evolving organizational and spatial structures since 1980
AU - Sweeney, Stuart
AU - Steigerwald, Douglas G.
AU - Davenport, Frank
AU - Eakin, Hallie
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the National Science Foundation , Grant no. BCS-0826871 . The paper benefitted from the insightful comments provided by anonymous reviewers. We also thank Kirsten Appendini, Hugo Perales, and Amy Lerner for comments on early versions of the manuscript.
PY - 2013/5
Y1 - 2013/5
N2 - Maize has long been one of the most important crops produced in Mexico. The importance of maize stems not only from its role in national economic output, but also because of its strong connections to Mexican culture and, especially, the key role it plays in supporting rural livelihoods. The past 15 years have witnessed dramatic institutional and economic changes that are impacting maize production. Some are well known, such as increasing market integration under NAFTA, while others are less well known, such as the changes in irrigated land use. After an overview of the key changes that impact maize consumption and production since 1980, we provide a detailed description of changes both to the structure of production and to the spatial organization of this production. We close with a discussion of the interplay of changes to production and consumption and the associated changes in livelihood risk, food security, and political security.
AB - Maize has long been one of the most important crops produced in Mexico. The importance of maize stems not only from its role in national economic output, but also because of its strong connections to Mexican culture and, especially, the key role it plays in supporting rural livelihoods. The past 15 years have witnessed dramatic institutional and economic changes that are impacting maize production. Some are well known, such as increasing market integration under NAFTA, while others are less well known, such as the changes in irrigated land use. After an overview of the key changes that impact maize consumption and production since 1980, we provide a detailed description of changes both to the structure of production and to the spatial organization of this production. We close with a discussion of the interplay of changes to production and consumption and the associated changes in livelihood risk, food security, and political security.
KW - Agriculture and climate risk
KW - Commercial and traditional maize production
KW - Mexican agricultural policy
KW - Mexican maize production
KW - Regional and sectoral policy adjustment
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U2 - 10.1016/j.apgeog.2012.12.005
DO - 10.1016/j.apgeog.2012.12.005
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84872666328
SN - 0143-6228
VL - 39
SP - 78
EP - 92
JO - Applied Geography
JF - Applied Geography
ER -