Agricultural Value Chains in the Mexicali Valley of Mexico: Main ...

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Agricultural Value Chains in the Mexicali Valley of Mexico
INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................... 3
Research Methods ................................................................................................................................................................ 4
OVERVIEW OF MEXICALI VALLEY AGRICULTURE ....................................................................................... 5
Wheat Producers and Buyers ............................................................................................................................................ 9
Cotton Producers and Buyers ........................................................................................................................................... 11
Green Onion Producers and Buyers ............................................................................................................................... 13
Asparagus Producers and Buyers ................................................................................................................................... 16
Alfalfa Producers and Buyers .......................................................................................................................................... 17
ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITMENTS OF PRODUCERS AND BUYERS .......................................................... 17
Tables
Table 1: Acreage, Production Volume, and Market Value for Major Agricultural Crops, 2004-2008………...7
Table 2: Mexicali Agricultural Crop Producers, By Major Crop ………………………………………….……8
Table 3: Mexicali Agricultural Crop Buyers, By Major Crop ………………………………………….……….9
Table 4: Major Wheat Producers in the Mexicali Valley …………………………………………………….10
Table 5: Major Wheat Buyers in the Mexicali Valley ………………………………………………………..10
Table 6: Major Cotton Producers in the Mexicali Valley ……………………………………………………..12
Table 7: Major Cotton Buyers in the Mexicali Valley ………………………………………………………...12
Table 8: Acreage, Production Volume, and Market Value for Selected Vegetables, 2008 …………………14
Table 9: Producers of Green Onions in the Mexicali Valley …………………………………………………15
Table 10: Asparagus Producers in the Mexicali Valley ……………………………………………………....16
Figures
Figure 1: The Mexicali Valley ............................................................................................................................................... 6
Figure 2: Wheat Value Chain ............................................................................................................................................. 11
Figure 3: Cotton Value Chain .............................................................................................................................................. 13
Figure 4: Green Onion Value Chain .................................................................................................................................. 15
Figure 5: Asparagus Value Chain ...................................................................................................................................... 16
Figure 6: Alfalfa Value chain .............................................................................................................................................. 17
Appendices
Appendix A: CGGC Research Reports, Publications and Presentations, 2007-2010 …………………..…….21
Appendix B: List of People Interviewed ……………………………………………………………..………..23
Appendix C: List of Major Producers and Buyers of Crops Grown in the Mexicali Valley …………..……….25
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