Mexican maize production: Evolving organizational and spatial structures since 1980

Applied Geography

Volumn 39, Issue , 2013, Pages 78-92

  Sweeney, Stuart ^a   Steigerwald, Douglas G ^a   Davenport, Frank ^a   Eakin, Hallie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture and climate risk; Commercial and traditional maize production; Mexican agricultural policy; Mexican maize production; Regional and sectoral policy adjustment

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MARKET; AGRICULTURAL PERFORMANCE; CROP PERFORMANCE; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; FOOD SECURITY; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; MAIZE; NAFTA;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84872666328     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2012.12.005     Document Type: Article

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