Friday, February 1, 2008

NAFTA/Corn price protest in Mexico

photo by Daniel Aguilar for Reuters.

I posted earlier what I'd heard about NAFTA policy having had a negative impact on the ability of Mexico's Farmers to earn a living growing their staple crop, corn. Farmers at risk of loosing their farms worry that they will have to cross the US boarder to find work.
Perhaps you have seen news of the massive protest farmers mounted yesterday in Mexico City against corn-related trade policy. If not, here are some links:
*audio
*video
*text
-R

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