What is ejidales?

Ejidales are a type of communal landholding in Mexico. They are governed by an ejido, which is a community or collective of farmers who share ownership of the land and work it together. Ejidos were established after the Mexican Revolution as a way to redistribute land from large landowners to indigenous and rural communities.

Ejidos are granted by the Mexican government and cannot be sold or divided among individuals; instead, they must be worked collectively by the community. The ejido system has been both praised for providing access to land for rural communities and criticized for limiting their ability to use it productively.

Ejidales are primarily used for agriculture, but they can also be used for residential purposes or to generate income through land leases or ecotourism. There are currently over 31,000 ejidos in Mexico, covering more than 100 million acres of land.