Public Sector

• Secretaría de Agricultura, Ganadería, Desarrollo Rural, Pesca y Alimentación, SAGARPA - Secretariat for Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries, and Food, www.sagarpa.gob.mx

Semi-autonomous Governmental Extension Organizations

• Instituto Nacional Para el Desarrollo de Capacidades del sector Rural A.C, INCA - National Institute for the Development of Rural Sectors, www.inca.gob.mx
  (25 extension staff in 2009)
  

Public Research Institutions with Extension Unit

University-based Extension

Non-Governmental Organizations Providing Extension Services

Farmer Based Organizations

• National Union of Autonomous Regional Farmer Organizations (UNORCA), www.unorca.org.mx

Private Sector Organizations or Firms

The Role of the Agricultural Sector 

Excellent background information is available in: 

• IICA Annual Report 2009 (in Spanish):

www.iica.int/Esp/regiones/norte/mexico/Publicaciones%20de%20la%20Oficina/B1679e.pdf

Related Resources

• Increasing Profitability for Farmers Supplying to the International Coffee Market by Improving Supply Chain Management, including Traceability in Mexico. Case Study Presentation Click here to view video presentation by Edward Milllard, Conservation International, Mexico