Agriculture
-Total Area :
1,964,375 sq km
-Land Area :
1,943,945 sq km
-Water Area :
20,430 sq km
-Description of Climate :
varies from tropical to desert
-Terrain:
high, rugged mountains;low coastal plains ;high plateaus;desert
- Arable land:
12.98%
-Permanent crops:
1.36%
-Irrigated land:
64,600 sq km (2009)
-Total renewable water resources:
457.2 cu km (2011)
-Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
total: 80.4 cu km/yr (14%/9%/77%)
per capita: 700.4 cu m/yr (2009)
-Natural hazards:
tsunamis along the Pacific coast, volcanoes and destructive earthquakes in the center and south, and hurricanes on the Pacific, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean coasts
volcanism: volcanic activity in the central-southern part of the country; the volcanoes in Baja California are mostly dormant; Colima (elev. 3,850 m), which erupted in 2010, is Mexico's most active volcano and is responsible for causing periodic evacuations of nearby villagers; it has been deemed a Decade Volcano by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to its explosive history and close proximity to human populations; Popocatepetl (elev. 5,426 m) poses a threat to Mexico City; other historically active volcanoes include Barcena, Ceboruco, El Chichon, Michoacan-Guanajuato, Pico de Orizaba, San Martin, Socorro, and Tacana
-Environment - current issues:
scarcity of hazardous waste disposal facilities; rural to urban migration; natural freshwater resources scarce and polluted in north, inaccessible and poor quality in center and extreme southeast; raw sewage and industrial effluents polluting rivers in urban areas; deforestation; widespread erosion; desertification; deteriorating agricultural lands; serious air and water pollution in the national capital and urban centers along US-Mexico border; land subsidence in Valley of Mexico caused by groundwater depletion
note: the government considers the lack of clean water and deforestation national security issues
-Labor force:
50.64 million (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 14
-Labor force - by occupation:
agriculture: 13.7%
griculture - products:
corn, wheat, soybeans, rice, beans, cotton, coffee, fruit, tomatoes; beef, poultry, dairy products; wood products
1,964,375 sq km
-Land Area :
1,943,945 sq km
-Water Area :
20,430 sq km
-Description of Climate :
varies from tropical to desert
-Terrain:
high, rugged mountains;low coastal plains ;high plateaus;desert
- Arable land:
12.98%
-Permanent crops:
1.36%
-Irrigated land:
64,600 sq km (2009)
-Total renewable water resources:
457.2 cu km (2011)
-Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
total: 80.4 cu km/yr (14%/9%/77%)
per capita: 700.4 cu m/yr (2009)
-Natural hazards:
tsunamis along the Pacific coast, volcanoes and destructive earthquakes in the center and south, and hurricanes on the Pacific, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean coasts
volcanism: volcanic activity in the central-southern part of the country; the volcanoes in Baja California are mostly dormant; Colima (elev. 3,850 m), which erupted in 2010, is Mexico's most active volcano and is responsible for causing periodic evacuations of nearby villagers; it has been deemed a Decade Volcano by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to its explosive history and close proximity to human populations; Popocatepetl (elev. 5,426 m) poses a threat to Mexico City; other historically active volcanoes include Barcena, Ceboruco, El Chichon, Michoacan-Guanajuato, Pico de Orizaba, San Martin, Socorro, and Tacana
-Environment - current issues:
scarcity of hazardous waste disposal facilities; rural to urban migration; natural freshwater resources scarce and polluted in north, inaccessible and poor quality in center and extreme southeast; raw sewage and industrial effluents polluting rivers in urban areas; deforestation; widespread erosion; desertification; deteriorating agricultural lands; serious air and water pollution in the national capital and urban centers along US-Mexico border; land subsidence in Valley of Mexico caused by groundwater depletion
note: the government considers the lack of clean water and deforestation national security issues
-Labor force:
50.64 million (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 14
-Labor force - by occupation:
agriculture: 13.7%
griculture - products:
corn, wheat, soybeans, rice, beans, cotton, coffee, fruit, tomatoes; beef, poultry, dairy products; wood products
![Photo](/uploads/2/3/3/9/23397196/6196923.jpg)
This image shows a Mexican who is working in a corn crop, probably Substainable agriculture.
http://laborrightsblog.typepad.com/international_labor_right/2008/07/the-farm-bill-s.html
http://laborrightsblog.typepad.com/international_labor_right/2008/07/the-farm-bill-s.html
![Photo](/uploads/2/3/3/9/23397196/5423407.jpg)
This image shows the old agricultural material that Mexican are using in Subsitence agriculture.
http://downtheroad.org/Publishing/1TheRoadnoEnd/Pictures_Pages/4Zacatecas.htm
http://downtheroad.org/Publishing/1TheRoadnoEnd/Pictures_Pages/4Zacatecas.htm
![Photo](/uploads/2/3/3/9/23397196/6205911.jpg)
This picture shows 2.5 million of bird been killed in Mexico, commercial probably.
http://www.passagesmag.com/2012/07/18/2-5-million-birds-killed-to-contain-bird-flu-outbreak-in-mexico.htm
http://www.passagesmag.com/2012/07/18/2-5-million-birds-killed-to-contain-bird-flu-outbreak-in-mexico.htm
![Photo](/uploads/2/3/3/9/23397196/1226481.jpg)
This a commercial machinery use in Mexican commercial agriculture in rural zone
http://gulfofmexicodeadzone.blogspot.com/p/agriculture-and-fertilizers.html
http://gulfofmexicodeadzone.blogspot.com/p/agriculture-and-fertilizers.html
![Photo](/uploads/2/3/3/9/23397196/417890.jpg)
This picture shows a paddy field in Mexico , probably substainable.
http://gulfofmexicodeadzone.blogspot.com/p/agriculture-and-fertilizers.html
http://gulfofmexicodeadzone.blogspot.com/p/agriculture-and-fertilizers.html