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Although silver mining brought many Spaniards to Mexico and silver was the largest single export from New Spain, agriculture was extremely important.There were far more people working in agriculture, not only producing subsistence crops for individual households and small-scale producers for local markets, but also commercial agriculture on large estates to supply Spanish cities.
Pages in category "Agriculture in Mexico" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The secretariat traces its roots to 1917, when it was established as the Secretaría de Agricultura y Fomento (Secretariat of Agriculture and Development). The name changed in 1946 to Secretaría de Agricultura y Ganadería (Secretariat of Agriculture and Ranching), in 1976 to Secretaría de Agricultura y Recursos Hidráulicos (Secretariat of Agriculture and Hydraulic Resources), and again in ...
Mexico, a classified arid and semi-arid country, has a total land area of 2 million square kilometres, 23% of which is equipped for irrigated agriculture. The agricultural sector plays an important role in the economic development of the country accounting for 8.4 of agricultural gross domestic product (GDP) and employing 23% of the economically active population.
Enhancing the contribution of land reform to Mexican agricultural development. Vol. 285. World Bank Publications, 1990. Historia de la cuestión agraria mexicana. 9 vols. Mexico City: Siglo XXI, 1988. Holden, R.H. Mexico and the Survey of Public Lands: The Management of Modernization, 1876 - 1911. DeKalb: Northern Illinois University Press 1993.
The coffee production in Mexico is the world's 8th largest with 252,000 tonnes produced in 2009, [1] and is mainly concentrated to the south central to southern regions of the country. The coffee is mainly arabica , which grows particularly well in the coastal region of Soconusco , Chiapas , near the border of Guatemala .
Pages in category "History of agriculture in Mexico" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Hass is the leading avocado cultivar in Mexico. Mexican avocado production is concentrated in Michoacán state in west central Mexico. Accounting for 92% of the country's production of the crop, Michoacán leads the world in avocado production, with approximately 106,000 hectares (260,000 acres). [15]