Monsanto and DuPont-Pioneer Threaten Food Security in Mexico La Jornada
go to original June 3, 2013

The International Day of Protest Against Monsanto, convoked by a range of civil rights and environmental organizations, managed to attract shows of support in hundreds of cities and more than 50 countries, including the United States, Argentina, México, Japan, South Africa, Germany and Australia, among many others.

Significantly, this massive social mobilization, practically simultaneous around the world, was not on this occasion addressed to any state or financial institution. Rather, It was against a particular entity that holds a hegemonic and illegal position in the field of food production and biotechnology. This is particularly the case when it comes to the development and commercialization of genetically-modified maize; the enormity in power and scope of which puts it in a position to threaten biodiversity and food supplies for entire populations.

In the particular case of our country, this comes as Monsanto and DuPont-Pioneer have submitted permit applications to the Mexican government for the right to large-scale, unrestricted GM-maize production for commercial purposes, with the supposed goal of diminishing the need for increased grain imports.

These applications are inappropriate. As documented by various scientific publications around the world, these crops are a risk factor for the health of populations and biodiversity. Their consumption is causally-related to conditions of the vital organs, while their production is tied to the irreversible contamination of indigenous species in distinct environments.

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Translated by Kyle Shepard

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