Overview

• The government said it will soon present a reinforced program for maíz criollo that adds to existing supports such as free fertilizers and Production for Wellbeing.
• Plans include consolidating a national germplasm bank to safeguard seeds of Mexico’s native races as a long‑term genetic reserve.
• Sheinbaum outlined measures to keep guarantee prices near 5,000 pesos per ton and promote processing by community-run tortillerías to add value and raise farm-gate returns.
• Officials emphasized that a March constitutional reform bans planting genetically modified maize, a step framed as protecting native varieties stewarded by rural communities.
• Researchers warn that up to 61% of native maize populations could be lost by 2050 without effective action, as production fell to 23.3 million tonnes in 2024 from roughly 27 million previously.