Geo-Mexico, the geography of Mexico

This index page lists the major posts on Geo-Mexico related to agriculture, farming and food production. Additional agriculture-related posts can easily be found via our tag system.

Post highlighted in red are new additions to the index since the last time it was published.

Enjoy!

General posts related to agriculture and agricultural products:

• Mexico’s first cooks and the origins of Mexican cuisine
• The regional geography of tacos (Jun 2014)
• Mexico’s top 10 agriculture-related exports
• The energy efficiency of farming in Mexico and elsewhere
• How sustainable is organic agriculture on the Baja California Peninsula in Mexico?
• Farming in the Copper Canyon:
  • Tarahumara agriculture in the Copper Canyon region
  • Case study of a Tarahumara garden
• How did the Aztecs get their food? Sustainable farming in Aztec times
  • Chinampas, an ancient form of sustainable agriculture
  • Resources about the geography of chinampas
  • Are Aztec chinampas a good model for food production and agro-development?
• The diary of a food activist’s visits to Mexico
• Organic farming helps the Mam of Chiapas regain their cultural identity
• Mexico’s shrimp farms tackle disease crisis (Sep 2014)
• LA Times investigatives farmworkers in Mexico(Dec 2014)
• LA Times investigates farmworkers in Mexico: pt 2 (Dec 2014)
• The Haciendas of Mexico (book) (May 2015)
• Farm size in Mexico: Is there a connection between farm size and marginalization?
  • The number of small farms in Mexico is growing
  • The pattern of farm sizes in Mexico: is there a north-south divide?

Individual crops and products:

• Avocados: Record avocado production and exports, 2012-2013
• Avocado-growing states (Oct 2014)
• Bananas: The challenges of banana cultivation in Mexico
  • The geography of banana production in Mexico
  • Eight types of bananas are grown commercially in Mexico
• Beer: The geography of Mexico’s beer industry (Jan 2015)
• Cacao: The geography of cacao production in Mexico
• Chiles: The cultivation of chiles in Mexico
• Christmas trees: The production of Christmas trees in Mexico
• Coffee: Mexico’s Fair Trade coffee faces an uncertain future
• Corn: Mexico, the home of corn, is now the world’s largest corn importer
• Floriculture: The pros and cons of floriculture in Mexico
• Honey: The geography of honey production in Mexico
• Horticulture: Commercial greenhouse production of horticultural crops
• Oranges: The cultivation of oranges in Mexico
• Sugarcane: The geography of Mexico’s sugarcane industry
• Tequila:
  • The origin of tequila
  • The geography of tequila: how is tequila made?
  • The geography of tequila: where is tequila made?
  • The geography of tequila: trends and issues
  • “A drink named tequila”: an interesting read about the history of tequila
• Tomatoes: Tomato production in Mexico

Other Geo-Mexico index pages:

• Mexican migrants and remittances: index page (25 Oct 2014)
• Maps of Mexico on geo-mexico.com (24 Nov 2014)
• The geography of Mexico City: index page (2 April 2015)
• 30 top geotourism sites in Mexico (Geo-Mexico special) (May 2015)
• The geography of Mexico’s drug trade: an index page (18 Jun 2015)