We need public markets now, more than ever Markets have been in the news lately, in this corner of Michoacán. A few weeks ago, a nighttime fire destroyed the parking garage section of Mercado Independencia, the biggest public market in the Centro Historico of Morelia, only a 5 minute walk from my house. It’s myContinue reading “Just keep the public markets going strong”
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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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