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Protestan contra el maíz transgénico en el Zócalo capitalino. Foto: Xinhua / Alejandro Ayala Moderator’s Note: This update on the unfolding struggle over the suspension of GMO corn plantings in Mexico, in effect since September 2013, draws from a report by Mexican journalist Mathieu Tourliere that appeared in the on-line Proceso magazine on August 19, 2015 . I have also drawn from reports by Sinembargo , and background briefings from the ETC Group . Mexican judge overturns ruling on the suspension of the planting of transgenic corn in Mexico RULING APPEALED BY CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS Devon G. Peña | Viejo San Acacio, CO | August 20, 2015 Yesterday (August 19), reports came out of Mexico regarding the continuing legal battle over the cultivation of genetically engineered (GE) maize in the country that is the principal center of origin for this globally vital food staple. According to Mathieu Tourliere, writing in the on-line magazine, Proceso , a judge with the 12th District for Civil Mat...

All photos courtesy of CIP Americas’ Program Moderator’s Note:   We are reposting what I consider to be the best report on the history of the struggle against Monsanto and other purveyors of transgenic crops in Mexico, which successfully defeated the ‘Gene Giants’ in Mexican courts to ban the planting of GMO corn and other transgenic crops that represent a real, proven threat to the native land race varieties in one of the world’s preeminent centers of origin for numerous domesticated crops including maize, beans, squash, and many others. The CIP Americas Program has been accompanying the grassroots movement of campesinos, indigenous communities, consumers and scientists to maintain the ban on genetically modified corn for over a decade. The pushback from Monsanto and other biotech companies has been constant, but cross-sector organization has succeeded in protecting Mexico’s native corn and campesino livelihoods from the threat. This report describes the latest developments. I...