Biosecurity in agricultural field within neoliberal policies

Schaper and Parada, 2001; Melgarejo et al., 2002; Russell, 2008; Azadi and Ho, 2009; Qaim, 2010.

• Nutritional value• Food supply• Toxicity• Allergenicity

Consumer products

• Herbicide tolerance• Pest resistance• Reduced pesticide use• Persistence of toxins• Pollen transfer

Agricultural and Environmental

• Yield • Access to small farmers• Biosecurity and seeds costs

Economic

• Value to traditional knowledge

• Patents• Biopiracy

Bioprospecting

BACKGROUND

Current Situation in Mexico:

Clive, 2013; SAGARPA, 2013

Ranks 17th in adoption of biotech crop worldwide. Mainly in

soybeans and cotton.

October 10, 2013, federal court

issued an injunction

abstention to grant permits

release of genetically

modified maize

Last year, of 93 applications received for

alfalfa, cotton, corn and

soybeans , only were authorized

8 Cotton

Research: Assess the economic, environmental and public perception of GMO biosafety in Mexican agricultural field impact.

Environmental Impact• Use of HYSPLIT model to to analyze spatially the dispersal of GM

maize pollen particles.

Public Perception• Application Likert type survey to measure perception of a target

population about GMOs.

Economic Impact• Cost-benefit analysis using genetically modified cotton in

Mexico.