The reform, proposed by President Claudia Sheinbaum, aims to protect native corn as an “element of national identity” and may trigger retaliatory measures by the U.S.
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The reform, proposed by President Claudia Sheinbaum, aims to protect native corn as an “element of national identity” and may trigger retaliatory measures by the U.S.
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Activists say that the US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement tribunal undermines Mexico’s authority to protect its health and environment.
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An absolute travesty, but this is what happens when Big Ag flexes its muscles.
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In the coming days, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said her government would present a plan to protect the country’s biodiversity and health.
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A new government in Mexico has pledged to carry on the fight to keep genetically-modified corn out of the national diet.
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Last year, the U.S. exported $234 million worth of organic products to Mexico, with apples, pears, grapes and lettuce among the top exports. Mexico’s organic exports to the U.S. were valued at over $1.4 billion, including avocados, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries and tomatoes.
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Mexico’s National Council of Humanities, Sciences and Technologies (Conahcyt) heralded the decision as “a triumph for life, health and food sovereignty.”
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In April, Claudia Sheinbaum signed an accord with Mexico’s peasant organizations to uphold the ban on GMO corn in food and replace glyphosate with safer alternatives.
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In a letter to President Lic. Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the 70 groups involved in organic production in Mexico make their thoughts known clearly.
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Researchers at a top Mexican agricultural university showed the progress they had made in producing more non-GM yellow corn seeds to help replace imported grain from the U.S. that is at the center of a major bilateral trade dispute.
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Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has also said GMO seeds can contaminate Mexico’s age-old native varieties and has questioned their impact on human health.
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Unfortunately, the U.S. is unwilling to compromise on Mexico’s proposed ban on corn grown using genetic engineering and certain herbicides.
Read Article Mexican officials continue to do the right thing for their citizens by banning more super-toxic pesticides.
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Excellent news! The Mexican government rejects a GMO corn permit for the first time ever.
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In banning glyphosate, Mexico has embraced the precautionary principle and the growing body of scientific research showing the dangers of the chemical.
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The country will also be phasing out the super-toxic glyphosate herbicide by 2024.
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Mexico has created a roadmap for the gradual reduction of the use of toxic herbicide until it reaches a total ban in 2024.
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Mexico’s Senate recently passed a federal law to promote and protect native corn.
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The fruit’s global surge in popularity has fueled exports and attracted violent cartels to the trade in ‘green gold’.
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Excellent news! It is being reported that Mexico’s president-elect, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, will ban GMO corn as soon as his new government takes office.
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