# Leading Latin American college endorses use of GMO crops - Alliance for Science

> UNAM's Biotechnology Institute publicly endorsed GMO crop use in agriculture in November, through a 500-page book produced by 17 Mexican scientists. The book argues there is no evidence of damage from transgenic cultivars and that Mexican farmers should be allowed to adopt them.

- Date: 2018-01-17 · published 2018-01-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66942-leading-latin-american-college-endorses-use-of-gmo-crops-alliance-for-science
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Academic support for GMO cultivation could eventually ease Mexico's restrictions on biotech corn, which would affect long-term import and production patterns for corn and soybean meal, though the impact is not immediate.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-09-16 | [Fighting GMO Corn, for Mexico’s Soul (OPINION) - Latino Rebels](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51078-fighting-gmo-corn-for-mexico-s-soul-opinion-latino-rebels.md) | +1.1% | +4.7% |
| CORN | 2025-11-11 | [GM corn and challenges to Mexico’s food sovereignty by Elizabeth Fitting - American Ethnological Society](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21929-gm-corn-and-challenges-to-mexico-s-food-sovereignty-by-elizabeth-fitting.md) | +2.0% | +3.2% |
| CORN | 2026-09-10 | [American Ethanol Exports: Winning Global Markets for U.S. Biofuels](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17461-american-ethanol-exports-winning-global-markets-for-u-s-biofuels.md) | +3.2% | +1.6% |
| CORN | 2025-10-16 | [Mexico’s scientists urge rules on gene-edited crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22349-mexico-s-scientists-urge-rules-on-gene-edited-crops.md) | -0.0% | +2.8% |
| CORN | 2021-10-01 | [Is the Past the Prologue for the Future of Agricultural Policy in the United States? \| American Enterprise Institute - AEI](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44521-is-the-past-the-prologue-for-the-future-of-agricultural-policy-in-the-united.md) | +0.7% | +3.7% |
| SBM | 2021-02-26 | [Finding effective ways to ensure sustainable supplies of forest-risk commodities - Landscape Alliance Forests News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48668-finding-effective-ways-to-ensure-sustainable-supplies-of-forest-risk.md) | -1.3% | -5.7% |
| SBM | 2019-08-28 | [ASA Submits Comments on RFS Proposed Volumes for 2020/2021 - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57446-asa-submits-comments-on-rfs-proposed-volumes-for-2020-2021-american-soybean.md) | +0.2% | +0.6% |
| SBM | 2025-04-16 | [EU eases deforestation law reporting for companies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25148-eu-eases-deforestation-law-reporting-for-companies.md) | -1.0% | -3.3% |

## Sources

- allianceforscience.org: https://allianceforscience.org/blog/2018/01/leading-latin-american-college-endorses-use-of-gmo-crops/

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