“Revolutionizing Agriculture: Quintana Roo Launches Family Farming Registry”

During a visit to Quintana Roo, Lina Pohl, the Mexico representative for the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), announced the near completion of an action plan for strengthening family farming in the region. This plan will make Quintana Roo the first area to have a comprehensive record of family farming. In this state, family members provide between 80 and 100 percent of the labor force in production units, particularly in the federal Sembrando Vida program in the municipality of José María Morelos.

Governor Mara Lezama expressed optimism about the initiative, stating that "achievements are possible when pursued with determination, enthusiasm, and a clear understanding of what the people need."

On August 6, the Mexican Agency for International Development Cooperation (AMEXCID-FAO) and the FAO presented Lezama with the results of the Mesoamerica without Hunger AMEXCID-FAO Program in Quintana Roo. This study is expected to enhance food production, promote rural community development, generate social justice and wellbeing, and improve the quality of life for agricultural families.

Lezama, alongside Lina Pohl Alfaro and Alfredo Mayén Mena, the principal technical advisor for Mesoamerica without Hunger AMEXCID-FAO, reiterated her administration's commitment to work tirelessly to achieve more results and reduce hunger. "I am very pleased to see progress, as I cannot bear the thought of a mother in our beautiful, hardworking community worrying about her children going hungry," said Lezama.

The governor emphasized that Quintana Roo is on the right track with a new humanistic vision, prioritizing people in public policy and a new governance approach based on a New Agreement for the Wellbeing and Development of Quintana Roo.

Alfredo Mayén praised the Sembrando Vida program, noting its positive impact on the Mexican countryside over the past six years through significant investments and advancements in food self-sufficiency.

Linda Saray Cobos Castro, the Secretary of Agricultural, Rural and Fishing Development of Quintana Roo (Sedarpe), noted that the AMEXCID-FAO provides technical support to the state government. The focus is on the development of family farming and production units to increase yields.