Abstract
In agriculture, Mexico was birthplace of modem Revolution.1 From 1940 to 1965, agricultural output in Mexico increased fourfold.' During this period, Mexico went from importing to more than meeting its domestic requirements. Its stunning agricultural accomplishments were widely heralded. Mexican agriculture was used as a model by Rockefeller Foundation, U.S. Agency for International Development (AID), World Bank, and other agencies, to promote Green Revolution technology packages around world. By end of 1970s, however, something was amiss with miracle in agriculture. After a decade of sluggish growth in agricultural productivity, coupled with rapid population growth, Mexico began importing large quantities of basic grains. Barkin proclaimed the end of self-sufficiency in Mexico;3 others termed it Mexico's agricultural dilemma;4 and food crisis.5
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