Silvia Ribeiro describes yet another aspect of the war on life waged by transnational corporations. This week from December 2-8, marked the global campaign against the privatization of seed and the UPOV (International Union for the Protection of Plant Varieties. #StopUPOV
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What the Zapatistas have shown us is that there is no time to feel defeated, or to hide in our homes. Our hearts must dance again, united by our common dream of freedom..and for Life. We thank you for sharing this journey with us.
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Text and Photos by Daliri Oropeza Ana de Ita is emphatic: that the Mexican Senate approved the Law for the Promotion and Protection of Corn in the midst of phase 2 of the covid-19 pandemic, is a slight to society. De Ita is a senior researcher at the Center for the Study of Change in the Mexican Countryside(CECCAM). She has participated in the Network in Defense of Corn for more than 17 years. All her life she has accompanied peasant and indigenous movements, farm workers. She is sitting near her computer in case she forgets something. And although it is
“False, that the state can impede genetically modified corn” READ MORE »
By Ana de Ita & Ramón Vera Herrera On March 24, the Senate approved the Federal Law for the Promotion and Protection of Native Corn (LFFPMN) after a year of corrections and discussion by the Senate and House of Representatives. In the latest version, although there were adjustments, the core content was maintained, which brings with it enormous problems, as pointed out by the Network in Defense of Corn in its position of October 2, 2019. San Juan Chamula, Chiapas Photo: Mario Olarte On March 24, the Senate approved the Federal Law for the Promotion and Protection of Native Corn
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