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Mexico has dozens of native corn varieties, including this Bolita Belatove from Oaxaca, which Emmanuel Galvan holds. Galvan works with heirloom corn varieties and says he understands President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's reasoning for banning GMO corn.

217 Today: Corn has deep roots in Mexico. Now efforts to ban GMO corn place culture and trade at odds

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