The USDA and agribiz ramp up their adherence to science — that is, the narrow slice of science that protects the billions of US dollars at stake with Mexico’s proposed GMO ban. The U.S. agriculture trade chief has given Mexico until February 14″ to “…explain the science behind Mexico’s planned bans on genetically modified cornContinue reading “Show Me The Science — Or Else!”
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Resistance to US Agriculture’s Strongarm Tactics on Mexico’s GMO Corn Import Ban
From Regeneration International, January 9, 2023, written before Mexico’s last agreement to allow imports of GMO white and yellow corn, with the sole limitation that the white corn cannot be used by domestic companies to make tortillas — an ineffectual limitation. Trinational Announcement of Peasant Organizations, Farmers, Environmentalists, Unions, Churches, Social Activists, Academics and JournalistsContinue reading “Resistance to US Agriculture’s Strongarm Tactics on Mexico’s GMO Corn Import Ban”
Update: Mexico’s GMO ban and sovereignty falter
US ag interests smother Mexico’s attempt to control its food system, protect biodiversity, the environment, and rural communities Threat by threat from US agriculture, Mexico has been compromising on its ban on importing GMO corn and glyphosate1. Mexico’s most recent offer radically undermines their original goals. Mexico made a bold and courageous move to reclaimContinue reading “Update: Mexico’s GMO ban and sovereignty falter”
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