TY - JOUR
T1 - NAFTA and the United States and Mexico maize belts 1994–2017
AU - Osorio-Antonia, José
AU - Bada-Carbajal, Lila Margarita
AU - Rivas-Tovar, Luis Arturo
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, Emerald Publishing Limited.
PY - 2020/7/29
Y1 - 2020/7/29
N2 - Purpose: The purpose of this paper is twofold. First, the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) on the agribusinesses of corn production in Mexico is analyzed, taking into special consideration the policy of encouragement to small producers, productive restructuring and identification of positive and negative effects. Second, the evolution of the US–Mexican maize belts (1994–2017) is analyzed, establishing the economic and political impacts with respect to NAFTA. Design/methodology/approach: The paper opted for a documentary meta-analysis study using data from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the System of Agricultural and Fishery Information (SIAP) in Mexico. The data were completed with documentary analysis of research on maize productivity. Findings: Provided is the information about the impacts of maize belts in the United States (US) and Mexico, where it was determined that the leading states maintained productive hegemony to a greater and lesser extent and that Mexico experienced a productive reorientation. The findings show that it is a myth that there are losers in the maize agroindustry of Mexico and the United States as it is suggested that after twenty-four years they have become complementary. Research limitations/implications: Summarized is the state of knowledge from 1994 to 2017, aligned to the databases of the United States and Mexico. Originality/value: A need to study the relation between the productive evolution of maize production and NAFTA is identified.
AB - Purpose: The purpose of this paper is twofold. First, the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) on the agribusinesses of corn production in Mexico is analyzed, taking into special consideration the policy of encouragement to small producers, productive restructuring and identification of positive and negative effects. Second, the evolution of the US–Mexican maize belts (1994–2017) is analyzed, establishing the economic and political impacts with respect to NAFTA. Design/methodology/approach: The paper opted for a documentary meta-analysis study using data from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the System of Agricultural and Fishery Information (SIAP) in Mexico. The data were completed with documentary analysis of research on maize productivity. Findings: Provided is the information about the impacts of maize belts in the United States (US) and Mexico, where it was determined that the leading states maintained productive hegemony to a greater and lesser extent and that Mexico experienced a productive reorientation. The findings show that it is a myth that there are losers in the maize agroindustry of Mexico and the United States as it is suggested that after twenty-four years they have become complementary. Research limitations/implications: Summarized is the state of knowledge from 1994 to 2017, aligned to the databases of the United States and Mexico. Originality/value: A need to study the relation between the productive evolution of maize production and NAFTA is identified.
KW - Impacts
KW - Maize
KW - Maize belt
KW - Maize producers
KW - Mexico
KW - NAFTA
KW - Productivity evolution
KW - United States
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U2 - 10.1108/JADEE-08-2019-0127
DO - 10.1108/JADEE-08-2019-0127
M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:85083828830
SN - 2044-0839
VL - 10
SP - 385
EP - 402
JO - Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies
JF - Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies
IS - 4
ER -