Mexico: the greenhouses of the Tierras Amarillas
How growing food brought a solution to the indigenous Wixáritari community’s many problems
For as long as he could remember, Benito González from western Mexico had struggled to make ends meet and lived on the margin of society. As many indigenous peoples – anywhere – do.
His life started to change for the better in 2016, when the Government of Mexico and FAO made it possible for Benito and others in his community to grow their own food.
They started off with a 200-square-metre greenhouse, a drip irrigation system, and a 5 000-cubic-meter water tank.
Now, eight greenhouses are filled with bustling rows of tomatoes, serrano and jalapeño peppers, cucumbers, cabbages, zucchinis and green beans.
Publisher: FAO
Author: FAO
Organization: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Year: 2019
Country/ies: Mexico
Geographical coverage: Latin America and the Caribbean
Type: Case study
Full text available at: https://www.fao.org/fao-stories/article/en/c/1241237/
Content language: English