Mexican farm workers go for endorsement of national position in production of nopal and prickly pear

Published 2021년 7월 21일

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The State of Mexico is a leading producer of prickly pear and nopal in Mexico, particularly in the Teotihuacán Valley. The region cultivates over 17.5 thousand hectares of these cacti, focusing on the varieties Nopal Tunero, Nopal Verdura, and Nopal Xoconostle. Due to its nutritional value and cultural significance, nopal production has gained interest, but it faces threats from pests and diseases like the cochineal and thrips. A campaign for the phytosanitary management of nopal and subsoil cleaning for planting has been initiated to combat these issues.

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PRESS RELEASE. GOVERNMENT OF EDOMEX. The State of Mexico has the first national place in prickly pear production and third in nopal. Outstanding among the species that exist are Nopal Verdura, Nopal Tunero and Nopal Xoconostle, in the Teotihuacán Valley. Metepec, State of Mexico, July 18, 2021. According to the Agrifood and Fisheries Information System (SIAP) 2019, Mexico presents a growing line in the production of nopal; worldwide, our country cultivates just over 70 percent of international production. The State of Mexico, for its part, ranks third in the production of nopal, highlighting the municipalities of San Martín de las Pirámides, Axapusco, Otumba, Nopaltepec, Teotihuacán, Temascalapa and Acolman. In this area, with just over 17.5 thousand hectares, the varieties of Nopal Tunero, Nopal Verdura and Nopal Xoconostle are preferentially cultivated and harvested, whose producers are awaiting the SIAP-2020 study, to confirm that the State of Mexico continues in the first ...

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