most of the really good agricultural land in mexico is owned by
Agriculture in Mexico During the early colonial period, the Spanish introduced more plants and the concept of domesticated animals, principally cattle, horses, donkeys, mules, goats and sheep, and barn yard animals such as chickens and pigs. Farming from the colonial period until the Mexican Revolution was focused on large private properties. After the Revolution these were broken up and the land redistributed. Since the latter 20th century NAFTA and economic policies have again favored large scale commercial agricultural holdings.