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title: "Farm subsidies in Mexico"
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# Farm subsidies in Mexico

<div class="well">Project: <a href="http://subsidiosalcampo.org.mx/">Farm subsidy database for Mexico</a> by <a href="http://www.fundar.org.mx/">Fundar</a></div>

![Farm subsidies database](http://i.imgur.com/4MkQnsg.png)

[Fundar](http://fundar.org.mx) joined with two other organisations including the University of
California of Santa Cruz to build the first farm subsidy database in
Mexico. Fundar received some technical assistance from the Environmental
Working Group, which operates the US farm subsidy database. 

Fundar is currently planning to relaunch the database with a new interface and new
features. One part-time consultant and two developers are working on the database,
which is strongly prioritised by the organisation.

## Experiences 

The farm subsidy database has seen substantial use from journalists
using its various search functionalities. During the last federal
election, the database became an important source for both local and
national media outlets for monitoring politicians. 

Collaboration between communities working on farm subsidies in Mexico, USA, and Europe could be explored in order to share experiences on how to create useful tools for displaying and analysing farm subsidy data.