Transformation of dairy activity in Mexico in the context of current globalization and regionalization

To explain globalization of the Mexican dairy production more precisely, globalization in dairy systems worldwide and within Mexico is presented, using an intensive dairy operation in the region of La Laguna (North Mexico), and a traditional dairy operation in Los Altos de Jalisco (West Mexico) as examples. The focus is on the economic aspects of regionalization, and how it relates to the globalization process. In this context, the process of regionalization of the North American dairy systems and their relationships with the local systems in La Laguna and Los Altos de Jalisco are presented. The main thesis in this paper is whether globalization has acted as a factor to help homogenize the dairy systems in terms of economic, political, and cultural processes affected by world tendencies as well as local trends. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]