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Although nearly half of Mexico's total land area is officially classified as agricultural, only 12 percent of the total area is cultivated. In the early 1990s, only some 24 million hectares of a possible 32 million hectares were under cultivation.
Extensive irrigation projects carried out in the 1940s and 1950s greatly expanded Mexico's cropland, especially in the north. The government created areas of intensive irrigated agriculture by constructing storage dams across the valleys of the Río Bravo del Norte (Rio Grande) and the rivers flowing down from the Sierra Madre Occidental, by controlling the lower Río Colorado (Colorado River), and by tapping subterranean aquifers.
These water-control projects allowed Mexico to expand rapidly its total land area under cultivation. Between 1950 and 1965, the total area of irrigated land in Mexico more than doubled, from 1.5 million hectares to 3.5 million hectares. Despite a slowdown in the development of irrigated land after 1965, the total irrigated area had expanded to more than 6 million hectares by 1987. In the early 1990s, 80 percent of Mexico's cultivated land required regular irrigation. Because of the high cost of irrigation, however, the government has emphasized expanding production on existing farmland rather than expanding the area under irrigation.
Agricultural practices in Mexico range from traditional techniques, such as the slash-and-burn cultivation of indigenous plants for family subsistence, to the use of advanced technology and marketing expertise in large-scale, capital-intensive export agriculture. Government extension programs have fostered the wider use of machinery, fertilizers, and soil conservation techniques. Although corn is grown on almost half of Mexico's cropland, the country became a net importer of grain during the 1970s.
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Is the soil dry in central Mexico?
No. It is the best soil/farmland in Mexico.
How much farmland is there in Greece?
Lots
Does Norway have much farmland?
yes
The soil on farmland in Mexico and central America fertilzed by?
Volcanic activity. Both western Mexico and most of Central America lie on the Pacific Ring of Fire.
Where in Mexico are productive farmland and industrial cities found?
All throughout Mexico, but there is a considerable proportion of them located in the Central Mexican Plateau, where cities such as Mexico City, Guanajuato, Queretaro and Puebla are located.
How much of Vermont is farmland?
According to the US Department of Agriculture approximately 21% of the total land area in Vermont is farmland.
How much percent of Brazil is Farmland?
7.82% of 8,514,877 sq km= 665 863.381 sq km is farmland
Where is the best farmland in Mexico?
In the Central Mexican Plateau, where volcanic soil and temperate climate allow better yields.
Which continent have more commercial farmland?
North America has the largest area of commercial farmland compared to other continents. The United States, Canada, and Mexico are among the top countries in the world for commercial agricultural production.
How much of the Southern farmland was owned by blacks by 1880?
ten %
How much farmland is being lost per day?
28800
Athens had so much farmland that it is able to export grain to other places?
This is FALSE. Athens did not have enough farmland to grow crops for all of its people.
