Mexico: Firm on Ban of GM Corn

FRIDAY, JULY 12
PROGRAM #10436 12:00 PM PT

Mexico Edition. As Big Ag from Canada and the US are pushing Mexico over the Mexican government’s recent ban on GM corn imports, Mexico insists in their position to safeguard native corn varieties. This is a report on the latest developments on this trade dispute.

Guests: Francisco Zamudio Muñoz, Former Miner, Section 271 and President, APS PODEMOS, Morelia, Michoacan, MX; Carlos Ventura, Deputy Spokesperson for the Class Action Lawsuit Against GM Corn, on behalf of the “No Corn, No Country” campaign, Mexico City, MX; excerpts from recent statements by Mexico’s President-Elect Claudia Sheinbaum, and Lázaro Cárdenas Batel, Mexican politician.

Photo: Crop Trust/Flickr

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