Mexico: The death of an engineer on 5 April 1996 who had worked for the Farming Commercialization Support and Services Program (Apoyos y Servicios a la Comercializacion Agropecuaria, ASERCA) in the city of Toluca
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 27 September 2002 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | MEX40025.E |
| Reference | 2 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Mexico: The death of an engineer on 5 April 1996 who had worked for the Farming Commercialization Support and Services Program (Apoyos y Servicios a la Comercializacion Agropecuaria, ASERCA) in the city of Toluca, 27 September 2002, MEX40025.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3f7d4dce15.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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Information on the above-mentioned topic could not be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate. However, the following information about the ASERCA program may be of interest.
According to it's own Website, ASERCA was created by presidential decree on 16 April 1991, and is a branch of the federal department called the Secretary of Agriculture, Ranching, Rural Development, Fishing and Food Production (Secretaria de Agricultura, Ganaderia, Desarrollo Rural, Pesca y Alimentacion, SAGARPA) (n.d.). ASERCA serves two basic functions; the first is to strengthen the commercialization of farming by providing fiscal support, fostering market mechanisms, and promoting exports (ibid.). The second function is operating and administering the Program of Direct Support to the Countryside (Programa de Apoyos Directos al Campo, PROCAMPO), described as a program of central importance in the "new scheme" (nuevo esquema) of agricultural development in Mexico (ibid.). PROCAMPO directly transfers government aid to farmers with minimal resources in order to help them enter the marketplace (ibid.).
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Reference
ASERCA. n.d. "Que es ASERCA?" Additional Sources Consulted
Four unsuccessful attempts to contact ASERCA's office in Toluca
IRB databases
Internet sites
Diario de Amanecer de Mexico [Toluca]
El Diario [Toluca]
El Sol de Toluca [Toluca]
El Universal [Mexico City]
La Jornada [Mexico City]
Portal [Toluca]
Reforma [Mexico City]
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