An intended generalized ban on the “introduction and use of transgenic seeds” has been announced by the Mexican government, which, unlike the other agricultural programs under this administration, lacks a budget and rules of operation. In this policy brief we consider scenarios of implementing such an intended ban, de-regulating the use of genetically modified crops, or an intermediate scenario under the existing biosafety regulations. We recommend maintaining the status quo given its potential contributions to food and environmental security, in addition to a better economic outlook. However, a greater impulse needs to be given by the federal government to foment the domestic development of GM crops that are pertinent for Mexican agri-food needs, in addition to funding the development and implementation of various agro-ecological practices that increase biodiversity in food production units.

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没有国家需要新种子：墨西哥拟禁止转基因作物对粮食和环境安全的影响

墨西哥政府已宣布有意全面禁止“引入和使用转基因种子”，与本届政府的其他农业计划不同，墨西哥政府缺乏预算和操作规则。在本政策简报中，我们考虑了实施此类禁令，放松对转基因作物的使用的管制的情景，或现有生物安全法规规定的中间情景。我们建议维持 现状 不仅可以改善经济前景，还可以为粮食和环境安全做出贡献。但是，除了资助发展和实施各种能够增加食品生物多样性的农业生态实践的资金外，联邦政府还需要更大的动力来刺激与墨西哥农业食品需求有关的转基因作物的国内发展。生产单位。