Relationship between Maize Seed Productivity in Mexico between 1983 and 2018 with the Adoption of Genetically Modified Maize and the Resilience of Local Races

Mexico depends on maize imports to satisfy its national demand. The use of native varieties among subsistence farmers can help reduce the cereal’s imports. However, agricultural policy in improve productivity per hectare has centered improved varieties; them, transgenic variety. In this study, from 1983 2018 was analyzed determine influence policies sector, and factors that condition adoption maize. It found those regions with irrigation; however, for rainfed regions, expected technological changes were not achieved because ancestral tradition cultivation, associated greater variety a larger indigenous population, stronger. also had low significance since increase field yields is economically profitable regards production costs. Therefore, ought be directed at protection farmers, revaluing have shown higher resilience environmental changes.