Food System vs. Sustainability: An Incompatible Relationship in Mexico
Fatima Ezzahra Housni,
Mariana Lares-Michel
Abstract:The Mexican food system has suffered deep transformations due to multiple technological advances and political and free trade agreements, transiting from a food system for self-consumption to a system based on exports and imports that has resulted in excessive agricultural activity intensification, leading to environmental deterioration. Our species’ survival will depend on our capacity to manage systems, considering all ecosystems, especially the climate and food systems. International organizations insist th… Show more
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