Investments in the agro-food sector of Zacatecas, Mexico

Published Feb 10, 2021

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In 2019, Zacatecas contributed 0.8% to Mexico's total GDP with a agricultural production value of 18,422.2 million pesos. The state is a leading producer of several agricultural products and has a livestock inventory of 1.23 million head of cattle among other livestock. The Instituted Trusts in Relation to Agriculture (FIRA) has played a significant role in financing various agricultural value chains and has seen substantial growth in financing from 2014 to 2020. A collaboration agreement between FIRA and the Zacatecas government aims to develop medium-sized agri-food and rural companies through a credit guarantee scheme. Challenges exist in the agri-food, forestry, rural, and fishing sectors, and FIRA is providing advice and assistance to producers and companies.

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The main value chains financed are: beans, tomatoes, meat, dry chili, garlic, lettuce, corn, milk, onion, alfalfa, vine, as well as other productive activities linked to the rural sector Zacatecas in 2019 contributed 0.8% to the total national GDP with 152,500 million pesos. SADER in 2019 reports a value of agricultural production of 18,422.2 million pesos (mp), the main products are: beans, dry chili, grain corn, forage corn, green chili, tomato, onion and alfalfa. Zacatecas is the first national place in the production of beans, dry chili, goat meat, garlic and industrial grapes; second place in lettuce, green tomato, table grape, onion, sunflower seed, pumpkin seed, apricot, chia and sheep wool; third place in prickly pear, forage oats, carrots, guava and forage corn. Livestock is extensive and traditional, with a livestock inventory of 1.23 million head of cattle, 539,000 of goats, 533,000 of sheep, 316,000 of pigs and 2.43 million birds. The value of livestock production ...

Source: El economista MX