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Mexico - Access to Land for Young Farmers Project

Type: Project
Research focus: Poverty Reduction, Development
Keywords: World Bank, Land Tenure, Mexico, Agriculture
Abstract: Poverty in Mexico remains widespread. Poverty indicators demonstrate that in 2000, about 53% of its national population suffers from income-poverty (defined as those with a per capita consumption level below that which is needed to meet basic food and non-food needs). In 2002, 35% of the rural population (between 8 to 10 million people) is extremely poor.
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