TITLE:
High Productive Potential Areas for Rice (Oryza sativa L.) in Campeche, Mexico, under Rainfed Conditions
AUTHORS:
Genovevo Ramírez-Jaramillo, Alejandro Cano-González, Jorge Humberto Ramírez-Silva, Mónica Guadalupe Lozano-Contreras
KEYWORDS:
Regionalization, Geographic Information System, Staple Food, Campeche Plan
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Access Library Journal,
Vol.12 No.5,
May
30,
2025
ABSTRACT: Rice is a staple food in the Mexican diet; however, in recent decades, the cultivated area has diminished substantially and the production is so low that it is compulsory to import more than 1 million t of rice annually. Faced with the need to strengthen rice production, without compromising the ecosystems, the Mexican government launched the Campeche Plan as part of the 2025-2030 National Development Plan. This initiative is looking forward to enhance rice production in Campeche through sustainable agricultural practices, ensuring quality, and food self-sufficiency. Therefore, the objective of this research was to identify areas, in the state of Campeche, with high productive potential under rainfed conditions. The altitude, temperature, precipitation, light intensity, and soil requirements for rice were considered by consulting databases, bibliographies, and crop experts. QGIS 3.22.14 Batioweiza software was used to determine potential areas. The databases used were the INEGI digital elevation models, and the WorldClim version 2.0 related to the average temperature, precipitation and soil models with a scale of 1: 250,000. It has 26,414 ha of high productive potential for rice production, Carmen, Palizada, Escárcega, Candelaria, and Champotón being the 5, out of 11 municipalities, with the higher potential areas. Carmen, Palizada and Escarcega showed to be the largest areas with 9,470.00, 8,000.00 and 5,000.00 has, respectively for rainfed production.