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OSORIO-ANTONIA, José; RIVAS-TOVAR, Luis Arturo  e  JUAREZ-PEREZ, Fredy. Simulation of Corn Production in Chicontepec Veracruz with Agent-Based Modeling. Comp. y Sist. [online]. 2025, vol.29, n.1, pp.529-544.  Epub 05-Dez-2025. ISSN 2007-9737.  https://doi.org/10.13053/cys-29-1-5293.

The objective of this research focused on the simulation of corn production in Chicontepec Veracruz, Mexico, over a period of 5 years, using Agent-Based Modeling with the high-level programming language NetLogo, which allows representing complex interactions between key factors such as: indigenous producers, government institutions at different levels. The complex systems research method made it possible to analyze and simulate the interactions of the parameters or variables: area planted, price per ton of corn, rainfall, fertilizer, government support, indigenous producers. The results found is that corn production in the indigenous municipality of Chicontepec Veracruz, Mexico is highly influenced by the availability of fertilizer inputs, seasonal rains for a more favorable yield, the implementation of crop rotation and adoption of sustainable technologies is indispensable. The findings: it is one of the important economic activities, although production is carried out in a rudimentary way, there is a lack of organization for a collective production that guarantees the recovery of the investment, the crop is rooted in their culture. The limitations encountered in the process of applying the field study are that the indigenous producers did not want to provide data due to the distrust generated by political campaigns.

Palavras-chave : Simulation; corn production; agents.

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