While some Mexican producer organizations side with those in the U.S. who fear a closer review of the USMCA trade agreement, others see the detriment to Mexico’s agriculture as an urgent sign that major changes must be made.
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“We reject this nationalistic and distorted view of reality. Workers in all three countries have been harmed by corporations that circumvent national regulations through trade and investment treaties….We must oppose Trump’s tariffs to divide us. In our three countries we want decent jobs, healthy food systems and environments, and as Sheinbaum touted when she was a student, “fair trade with democracy.”
Worker solidarity must prevail.
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The profusion of studies, data and evidence, of technical and scientific aspects that are indispensable to understand the effects of GM corn on human health and the environment is surprising. Equally surprising is the number of references to all kinds of publications, pages, journals, which show the level of detail that is included and considered in the dossier.”
But the United States will disqualify as unscientific everything that does not suit it. It’s like Humpty Dumpty says to Alice in Through the Looking Glass, it doesn’t matter what is said, what matters is to know who’s in charge.
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Staring down the barrel of the New Trump Imperialism, Mexico’s dependency on the U.S. for basic foodstuffs comes into sharp focus. With little support for national agricultural production, the fate of the Mexican countryside and campesino livelihoods becomes increasingly precarious. This does not bode well for Mexico as a whole. Sin Maiz, No Hay País
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More on corn and the threats to the Mexican Countryside.
Corn and Trump: Luis Hernández Navarro looks at the recent findings of the T-MEC panel in light of the current geopolitical position of the U.S.
Collapse of Food Self-Sufficiency in Corn.
Ana de Ita shares insight on the domestic policies within Mexico that contribute to the collapse of self-sufficiency in the nation’s primary food.
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