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by 2024.
The purpose of the decree is to promote food security and sovereignty, protect native maize varieties, biocultural diversity, and biosecurity, as genetically modified corn may contaminate Mexico's ancient native corn varieties
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In addition, the decree states that studies have shown the adverse effects of glyphosate and the use of other less toxic pesticides, biological or organic products as alternatives to maintain production, protect human health, national biocultural diversity and environmental security
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Recently, a government relations expert at Syngenta commented on the decree, saying that if Mexico continues to ban genetically modified corn, it could have as big an impact
as opening a Pandora's box.
as opening a Pandora's box.
Mary Kay Thatcher of Syngenta said that if Mexico's ban on crop protection products such as GM corn and glyphosate goes into effect, it will set a precedent, "Will they abandon GM corn?" No, if they can do it, soy will be next
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Will they ban glyphosate? No, they will choose other pesticides, whether it is atrazine, chlorpyrifos, or something else
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Will they ban glyphosate? No, they will choose other pesticides, whether it is atrazine, chlorpyrifos, or something else
.
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Thatcher believes that this has become a personal problem for the Mexican president, and "it only works if the president of the United States goes to the president of Mexico to ask this question
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" So we encouraged Trump and Biden to do so, but to no avail
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It has become so important that the president of the United States will decide to use some leverage to negotiate with the Mexican president to make this decree 'must stop
'.
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" So we encouraged Trump and Biden to do so, but to no avail
.
It has become so important that the president of the United States will decide to use some leverage to negotiate with the Mexican president to make this decree 'must stop
'.
Thatcher also said the Mexican government is considering direct agreements with farmers in the United States, Argentina and Brazil to obtain non-GMO yellow corn
before the country's ban on GM products goes into effect in January 2024.
before the country's ban on GM products goes into effect in January 2024.
"It's not like you flip a switch and tomorrow the farmer switches from one to another, and it's certainly not like the seed company being able to suddenly decide to put more on the market the next day, our process started three or four years ago
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In the past, Mexican authorities attached great importance to the introduction, planting and marketing of genetically modified plants, with the National Agricultural Biosafety Commission and the General Administration of Phytosanitary Administration
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These departments have approved or partially approved the research and development of experimental varieties of cotton, rice, gourds, tomatoes, corn, melons, potatoes, papayas, pineapples, bananas, soybeans, tobacco, wheat and other transgenic varieties that are resistant to herbicides, diseases and pests, drought, cold or heat, and late-maturing
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These departments have approved or partially approved the research and development of experimental varieties of cotton, rice, gourds, tomatoes, corn, melons, potatoes, papayas, pineapples, bananas, soybeans, tobacco, wheat and other transgenic varieties that are resistant to herbicides, diseases and pests, drought, cold or heat, and late-maturing
.
