No to GM Corn!
Submitted by Stefan Lehmann on Monday, November 23, 2009
Filed under On-Line News

Mexico's history and identity are entwined with maize, but today this centuries-old relationship is threatened by the introduction of gentically modified (GM) crops.



Slow Food is supporting producers and citizens in a protest against the experimental planting of GM corn in Mexico, as the contamination of native varieties with these crops could have major consequences for Mexican farmers, for local biodiversity and genetic reserves more broadly.

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