The Dichotomy of Prosperity and Poverty in Mexican Agriculture

Abstract

A S INCREASING EMPHASIS IS GIVEN to agriculture in the process of economic growth, a few countries are cited as examples of economies with relatively responsive agricultural sectors. Invariably, Mexico is included. The 35-year record, from 1929 to 1965, with an approximate five per cent rate of growth in crop production, places Mexico among the leading performers for long-term agricultural production growth; few other countries, particularly in Latin America, have obtained a comparable growth rate. It is the purpose of this article to review the recent growth of the country's agricultural sector and to consider the rele-