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Mexican corn and NAFTA hollow out Oaxaca farming towns
In Oaxaca's San Jeronimo Sosola and similar areas, aging villagers report a mass exodus of young men to the United States as NAFTA fallout undercuts small corn farms. Experts cite imported U S corn, subsidies favoring large producers, and limited rural aid as drivers of rural poverty and migration.
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San Jeronimo Sosola
Mexico
Oaxaca
United States
Abel Santiago Duran
Canada
U.S
Duran
Jesus Duran
Jonathan Fox
University of California
Timothy A. Wise
Global Development and Environment Institute
Tufts University
Medford
Mass
Victor Suarez
National Association of Rural Producers
Chiapas
NAFTA
Suarez
Guatemala
Baldemar Mendoza
Sierra Juarez
Fox
Grupo Bimbo
Maseca
Josefa Soriano
Soriano