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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Mexico announces food and agriculture plan that could take the country back to the 1980s

Mexico Food Plan - (Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Mexico’s new president announced a new agriculture plan Tuesday that could make the country’s food production and distribution look a lot more like it did in the 1980s, when meals in Mexico were dominated by tortillas, beans and instant coffee and cheap hot chocolate.

Four decades ago, the ingredients for those meals were often bought at government stores that stocked a few basic goods.

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