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Canada’s steadfast support for Big Agriculture’s assault on Mexican biodiversity

Originally published: COHA (Council on Hemispheric Affairs) on November 10, 2023 by Sameer Gupta and Armaan Johal (more by COHA (Council on Hemispheric Affairs)) | (Posted Nov 14, 2023)

Although Mexico has maintained a ban on genetically modified (GM) corn since the 1990s, the move by Mexican President Andres Manuel Luiz Obrador (AMLO) in 2020 to eventually ban the import of GM corn in order to promote domestic cultivation of native varieties has threatened to spark a trade war with the United States.