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Plight of communal farmer centers Yucatan unrest
In Merida, ejidatarios like Jacinto Medina labor for about 50 pesos weekly on henequen, facing poverty and unrest. The 1915 agrarian reform aimed to end haciendas by sharing land as ejidos but critics say insufficient funds and aid hinder progress amid declining henequen prices and synthetic fiber competition. The Agrarian Bank finances farms but preharvest advances strain peasant incentives and production quotas guard against market gluts.
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