After 14 years of the North American Free Trade Agreement’s (NAFTA) devastating effects on the majority of Mexican farmers, Mexico’s food system now faces another serious threat: Genetically Modified (GM) corn. Illegally planted and unknowingly imported since the late nineties, GM corn has contaminated farms all over Mexico, threatening the livelihoods of small farmers, endangering consumer health, and putting at risk the incredible genetic diversity of native Mexican corn varieties.

For over a year now, farmers, scientists, and activists all over Mexico have been mobilizing to the banner “Sin maíz, no hay país“—Without corn, there is no country. A nationwide campaign bearing the same name has been organizing protests and rallies against the importation of GM corn and in support of maiz criollo, known in English as ‘indian corn’ or maize.

Source: guerrillanews.com