CGTN interviewed senior research fellow Joseph Glauber on Mexico’s mission to become self-sufficient in terms of food. Glauber discusses the importance of corn to the Mexican diet. The new directive is about the #2 yellow corn fed to livestock. The directive reads that GMO crops that go for human consumption are banned, but the food that is consumed by livestock is genetically modified and then that livestock is slaughtered for food. Prices of cattle feed went up and #2 yellow corn was cheaper to use. Glauber discussed and answered various questions, including what does food self-sufficiency mean? What kind of opportunities does it create for local growers? Is Mexico’s new directive actually related to country pride over GMO products?
International Food Policy Analyst Joseph Glauber on Mexico’s agricultural plans (CGTN)
March 26, 2021