NAFTA and the United States and Mexico maize belts 1994–2017

PurposeThe 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 identificat...

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Published in:Journal of agribusiness in developing and emerging economies 2020-08, Vol.10 (4), p.385-402
Main Authors: Osorio-Antonia, José, Bada-Carbajal, Lila Margarita, Rivas-Tovar, Luis Arturo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agribusiness
Agricultural industry
Agriculture
Belts
Consumption
Corn
Crop production
Economic analysis
Ethanol
Evolution
Fisheries
Food
Free trade
Genetically altered foods
Government agencies
International trade
North American Free Trade Agreement
Productivity
Trade agreements
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Summary:PurposeThe 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/approachThe 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.FindingsProvided 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/implicationsSummarized is the state of knowledge from 1994 to 2017, aligned to the databases of the United States and Mexico.Originality/valueA need to study the relation between the productive evolution of maize production and NAFTA is identified.
ISSN:2044-0839
2044-0847
DOI:10.1108/JADEE-08-2019-0127