Greenpeace demanded Thursday that Mexico ban the planting of genetically
modified corn, using a giant ear of corn covered with a condom to dramatize
the idea of protecting native crops.
Greenpeace activists protested against GM crops in front of the Agriculture
and Ranching Secretariat in Mexico City.

The group said that the Mexican grain can only be protected from
contamination with a solid "regime of special protection for corn" and
criticized those who support the experimental sowing of GM corn in Mexico.

Greenpeace also slammed President Felipe Calderon, who called for a
"wide-ranging and inclusive" alliance to sow GM corn in the country to
combat the worldwide food crisis.

The environmental organization countered that this alliance is made up of
giant multinationals like Cargill, Minsa and Monsanto that promote the use
of GM crops, while excluding 80 percent of Mexican producers.

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