Commercialization of corn under a climate-change and political context in the subhumid Mexican tropic

Abstract

The effects of the structural adjustments during the 1990s in Mexico as well as the climate change have caused an increased vulnerability in the subhumid tropic agriculture. Studying this process required the application of both in-depth surveys and interviews. In addition, a documentary review was performed. The results show that in this study zone they have quit the cultivation of native corn to replace it with enhanced corn, whose production is intended to satisfy both the domestic and foreign demand. All this brought about an individualization process in the production that undermined the social confidence and solidarity, both of them valuable resources to cope with the climate change.