Mexico: Genetically Engineered Corn Prohibition for Consumption and Planting Proposed as Constitutional Reform

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Mexico: Genetically Engineered Corn Prohibition for Consumption and Planting Proposed as Constitutional Reform
Following the June 2024 election of Claudia Sheinbaum as the next President of Mexico, the sitting President Andres Manuel López Obrador expressed intent to move forward with constitutional reforms in the September 2024 legislative session. The constitutional reforms include a prohibition on genetically engineered (GE) corn for human consumption and planting.
Production & Sustainability, New Technologies
Western Hemisphere, Mexico
Grains, Feeds and Fodders, Corn

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