Course themes and Issue areas
Livelihood Systems in Mexico’s Gulf Region: Which are the objectives, needed information, and appropriate actions? How to make research and extension relevant?
Agricultural development, rural poverty and historical overviews
- A Study of Rural Poverty in Mexico. 2005. World Bank. English Español
- Agriculture and Rural Livelihoods: Is globalization opening or blocking paths out of rural poverty?
- Blake, R. W. 2000. Tradition and Transition in Intag 602 and the Graduate Field of International Agriculture and Rural Development. San José, Costa Rica. Pages 36-40 in Proc. Intag 602 Millennium Conf. Agric. Devel. 21st Century, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. pdf
- Craib, R. 2006. Mexican ejido system and rural issues of smallholder farmers in the Gulf region. IARD 402 videoconference.
- Diamond, J. 1997. Guns, Germs, and Steel. The Fates of Human Societies. W. W. Norton and Co., NY ISBN 0-393-31755-2.
- Globalization and Livelihood Diversification through Non-traditional Agricultural Products: The Mexico Case.
- ODI Key sheets for sustainable livelihoods, www.keysheets.org
- Non-farm income in rural areas
- Land tenure
- Remittances. 2006. IADB Background Paper.
- Sisler, D. G., and E. B. Oyer. 2000. The Past as Prologue to the Future: 50 Years of Change in International Agricultural Development. San José, Costa Rica. Pages 3-16 in Proc. Intag 602 Millennium Conf. Agric. Devel. 21st Century, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. pdf
- USAID Program Profile for Mexico
Climate Change
- Appendini, K. and D. Liverman. 1994. Agricultural policy, climate change and food security in Mexico, Food Policy, 19(2):149-164
- Phillips, E. 2006. Climate Change in Mexico: Implications for Smallholders, Food Security and the Future. Paper submitted for IARD 602, Agriculture in the Developing Nations II.
Ejido
- Richards, M. 1992. The Forest Ejidos of South-east Mexico: A Case Study of Participatory Natural Forest Management. ODI.
Food and Nutrition Policy
- Barquera, S., J. Rivera-Dommarco, and A. Gasca-Garcia. 2001. Food and Nutrition Policies and Programs in Mexico. Salud Pública de México, 43:1-13.
Livestock
- Blake, R. 2004. Dairy cattle performance in difficult environments. Pages 125-131 in Proc. 7th World Bruna Conference, Fieragricola, Verona, Italy. pdf
- Trejo, S. 2006. Mexico: Livestock and Products, Livestock Annual 2006. Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA. [Global Agriculture Information Network Report MX6068]. pdf
Maize
- Nadal, A. (2000). The Environmental & Social Impacts of Economic Liberalization on Corn Production in Mexico. Gland, Switzerland and Oxford, UK, WWF International and Oxfam GB: 1-113.
- Nadal, A., and T. Wise. 2004. The environmental costs of agricultural trade liberalization: Mexico-US maize trade under NAFTA. Discussion paper No. 4. Working Group on Development and Environment in the Americas. pdf
- Smith, M. Maize in Mexican culture. IARD 402 videoconference.
- Zahniser, S., and W. Coyle. 2004. U.S.-Mexico Corn Trade During the NAFTA Era: New Twists to an Old Story. Economic Research Service, USDA. [Electronic Outlook Report FDS-04D-01]
Maya
- Diamond, J. 2004. The Maya Collapses. Chapter 5 in Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed. Viking Adult. USA.ISBN: 0670033375.
- Fernández, L. Mayan civilization and household organization. IARD 402 videoconference.
Migration
- Rural urban linkages, www.keysheets.org
Natural Resources and Environment
- Gómez Pompa, A. Research in the Veracruz tropics by the Center for Tropical Research. IARD 402 videoconference.
- Guzmán, A., M. Raine, and A. Rodriguez. 2003. The Mesoamerican Biological Corridor: Multilateral Efforts to Support Sustainable Development. pdf
- Environmental assessment, www.keysheets.org
- Participatory watershed development, www.keysheets.org
Research and Extension
- Agricultural research, www.keysheets.org
- Agricultural extension, www.keysheets.org
- Can Extension Contribute to Rural Poverty Reduction? pdf
- Farmer Field Schools and Local Agricultural Research Committees: complementary platforms for integrated decision making in sustainable agriculture. pdf
- Lagos, S. 2006. Mexicos rural development challenges. IARD 402 videoconference.
- Understanding Participatory Research in the Context of NRM. pdf
Trade and Globalization
- Commodity supply chains, www.keysheets.org
- Williams, D. and G. Hernández. 2006. Mexico: Agricultural Situation. Mexico, NAFTA and Agriculture, A Snapshot. Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA. [Global Agriculture Information Network Report Number MX6060] pdf
Systems
- Sterman, J. 2000. Business Dynamics: Systems Thinking and Modeling for a Complex World. Irwin/McGraw-Hill. (pp.1-14; 33-39)
