Mexico - On Road To Becoming Net Food Importer

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Mexico could be forced to import 80 percent of its food by 2030, warned Manuel Villa Issa, a former undersecretary of agriculture and a researcher at the Chapingo Autonomous University.

Mexico already imports around one-third of its food staples, including corn, wheat, rice, soy, meat and whole milk, said Villa Issa during a meeting with experts from 15 Mexican universities that aimed to design an agricultural overhaul plan that would ensure affordable food for the 115 million Mexicans to be presented to the country’s next president. Elections are scheduled for July.
Mexico produces less than 75 percent of what it consumes, the minimum level recommended by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization in order to combat rising food prices. One of the driest seasons in history last year, amid a drought in northern Mexico, has hurt the country´s food production. (...)

The article:
http://www.eurasiareview.com/07032012-mexico-on-road-to-becoming-net-food-importer/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+eurasiareview%2FVsnE+%28Eurasia+Review%29

More about:

http://www.wilsoncenter.org/sites/default/files/Mexico_Agriculture_rpt_English1.pdf

http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=107468

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United Nations Report on the realization of the right to food in Mexico:

http://www.srfood.org/images/stories/pdf/officialreports/20120306_mexico_en.pdf?utm_source=SRFood+Newsletter&utm_campaign=1e8f558760-2012-0312_Obesogenic_food_systems&utm_medium=email

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"Water Schools" Foster More Sustainable Habits in Mexico:

http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=107430

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Basic Information:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Mexico#Agriculture_and_food_production