03/04/2025
Great news in the fight to protect native corn in Mexico! Our hero, Mercedes López, International Director of OCA’s sister organization, Vía Orgánica, has worked tirelessly alongside other activists, lawyers and politicians on the “Collective Lawsuit” in the trial for the ban on the planting of transgenic corn in Mexico. This trial is based on the “Sin Maíz No Hay País” (Without Corn There Is No Country) campaign and is a powerful rallying cry, uniting peasant, indigenous, scientific, and social organizations in a shared movement to protect the very foundation of our food systems and cultural heritage.
“In defense of native corn and biodiversity from the center of origin: Mexico. On February 25, the Chamber of Deputies approved a constitutional reform to articles 4 and 27 to prohibit the planting of genetically modified corn, prioritize the protection of biodiversity and food sovereignty, defend the milpa system and promote traditional crops and native seeds. Civil society has played a fundamental role in achieving this important resolution, particularly through the work of our Mexican organization, Vía Orgánica.”
- Mercedes López, Director of Vía Orgánica
Learn more: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/after-trade-dispute-mexico-officially-bans-planting-gm-corn-2025-02-26/
