Overview
- President Claudia Sheinbaum delivered 100 Comaleras Bienestar equipment packages in Jocotitlán on Saturday, May 30, 2026, in a public kickoff for the Plan Nacional de Maíz Nativo “El Maíz es la Raíz.”
- Each paquete productivo includes a nixtamal mill, nixtamalizing pot, round comal with burner, tortilla press, work table, gas tank, scale, extinguisher, first‑aid kit, tarp and 250 kg sacks of blue maize to enable hand‑made tortilla production.
- Officials say the initiative has provided technical accompaniment to about 199,506 producers so far and currently involves roughly 200,000 campesinos, with a government target to reach one million beneficiaries by 2028.
- Planned commercialization steps include installing 100 Tortillerías Bienestar in coordination with INAES and opening a factory to produce tostadas and totopos from nixtamalized native maize, with those measures described by officials as under development.
- The program aims to protect Mexico’s native maize diversity while boosting incomes for small producers and rural women who will gain processing tools and training, a move that could reduce reliance on commercial seeds and shift earnings from raw grain sales to value‑added products.