Luis Ventura
Mexico’s corn production needs to increase significantly — is this possible with agroecology, and without GMOs?
Through its Decree banning imports of GM corn and restricting trade with the United States and other countries, the administration ...
Can native and conventional crops coexist with GM and gene-edited varieties? The case of Honduras
Over the last several years, it’s been more than evident there is an urgent need to increase food production at ...
GMO social media battleground: Scientists and farmers using activist tactics to push back on disinformation deluge
Social media has fundamentally changed how we communicate with each other. Much has been written about the negative consequences of ...
Gene-edited crops made in Latin America, for Latin American needs
In recent years, precision biotechnologies have appeared on the Latin American horizon, introducing new ways to modify genomes affordably easily ...
Activists and ‘celebrity figures’ are turning public opinion against crop biotechnology in Mexico
On New Year’s Eve 2020, the Mexican government announced its plan to ban GMO corn and phase out GMO corn ...
Viewpoint: Seeds of science denialism in Latin America — The most influential anti-crop biotech groups trace their disinformation network to North America and Europe
Earlier in this series on anti-GMO activism in Latin America, we talked about some of the most influential and active ...
Farmers warn Mexico’s GM corn ban will raise food prices
Mexico’s farmer associations are teaming up and pushing back through legal battles in opposition to a presidential decree to ban ...
Latin American researchers use gene editing to breed hardier crops
Latin American researchers are using gene editing to breed hardier varieties of staple crops and fruits, according to an Alliance ...
Viewpoint: Eco-hypocrisy—Mexico bans GM corn and glyphosate to promote sustainability while subsidizing fossil fuels
Imagine for a moment that the US government banned smart phones and tablets and forced everyone to use home telephones ...
Viewpoint: Promoting science with ideology — Pro-GMO vegans use animal rights advocacy to boost vaccine, biotech acceptance
The COVID-19 pandemic has reminded us that we are part of a living, evolving ecosystem and often at its mercy ...
Viewpoint: Promoting CRISPR crops at the expense of GMOs to appease activists undermines both technologies
In the span of a few short years, gene editing has allowed scientists to begin rapidly and cheaply improving food ...
Mexican farmers and scientists speak out against government’s anti-biotech agenda
The Mexican government’s nonstop attacks on genetically modified (GM) crops — resulting most recently in a ban on GM maize ...
Latin American researchers use gene editing to develop new crops that benefit farmers and consumers
Latin American farmers are partnering with scientists to create new crop varieties using gene-editing techniques such as CRISPR-CAS 9 in ...
