Mexico: Guar cultivation stands out in Mexicali

Published 2021년 8월 19일

Tridge summary

The article highlights the sowing of 272 hectares of guar in the Mexicali Valley, accounting for 41% of the total 662 hectares planted under the 'Various Crops' certificate in the Spring-Summer 2021 cycle. The majority of this crop (113 hectares) is located in the Caders Delta agricultural fields. The guar legume is a new addition to the region and is used for making gums and natural thickeners for industrial applications. There is ongoing research and development to increase the sown area in future cycles. The article also mentions the sowing of watermelon across six Caders of the District, covering 168 hectares.

Disclaimer:The above summary was generated by Tridge's proprietary AI model for informational purposes.

Original content

THE WATCHMAN. MEXICALI, Baja California. With the sowing of 272 hectares, the guar stands out from the rest of the plantations established, so far, in the certificate of "Various Crops" of the Spring-Summer 2021 agricultural cycle, in the Mexicali Valley, informed the engineer Juan Manuel Martínez Núñez, representative of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in Baja California, highlighted that this crop covers 41 percent of the entire area currently planted with “various crops”, which is 662 hectares, as reported by the District of Rural Development 002, Río Colorado –Mexical Valley- and its different Support Centers for Sustainable Rural Development (Caders). The official specified that the largest guar crops are located in agricultural fields belonging to the Caders Delta with 113 hectares, followed del Guadalupe Victoria with 100 hectares, Benito Juárez with 30 hectares and finally the Hechicera with 29 hectares. He explained that "guar" is a legume that is used ...

Source: Inforural