Mexico Reports 67 Percent Progress on Michoacan Peace Plan One Year On

President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo held her morning press conference at the National Palace on November 4 to mark one year of the Michoacan Plan for Peace and Justice. The plan was created after the murder of Uruapan Mayor Carlos Manzo and amid security threats in the state.

The federal government reports 67 percent progress across the plan's twelve axes. Of more than two thousand five hundred planned works and actions, one thousand six hundred eighty have been completed.

“The work carried out represents an extraordinary effort.”

Investment progress stands at 61 percent of the 118 billion pesos planned for spending in 2025. Officials also highlighted the voluntary disarmament program, through which six hundred seventy-three firearms have been handed in.

In foreign trade, nine thousand three hundred million pesos will fund one development hub starting in November, alongside twenty-four investment projects totaling one thousand three hundred thirty-seven million pesos.

Agriculture officials reported one hundred ninety-three thousand one hundred eighty-three hectares maintained for avocado export certification, with thirty-four thousand eight hundred seventy producers registered and one thousand one hundred seventy-four shipments verified. The Sembrando Vida program now has one hundred seventy-seven thousand four hundred fifty-three beneficiaries.

The Environment Secretariat announced 168.3 million pesos in investment, of which 107.1 million pesos will go to resin production, including twenty community collection centers able to process five tons of waste daily.