00:00In Mexico, civil society organizations and activists gather to raise their voices in
00:05favor of reproductive rights within the framework of the Global Day of Action for Access to
00:10Legal and Safe Abortion.
00:11The event is part of our Global Day of Mobilizations that every September 28 seeks to highlight
00:17the urgent need for public policies that protect bodily autonomy and human rights.
00:23Although 24 states in Mexico have decriminalized abortion, participants denounced that medical
00:29clinics performing the procedure are located in central areas or restrict access to it.
00:35September 28 has been globally adopted by feminist and human rights organizations, becoming an
00:41international day of action to end the criminalization of voluntary pregnancy termination.
00:47In Mexico, corn is constitutionally considered an element of national identity, which is
01:01why since last March the planting of genetically modified corn has been prohibited in the country.
01:07Antonio Aranda gives us more details.
01:11Corn is such an important seed that the ancient Mesoamericans considered it sacred.
01:20The basis of the Mexican diet, in recent years, traditional producers have defended their genetic
01:26and cultural diversity against the risks of genetically modified corn.
01:30It is very important to support the producer as well and value their work, because if they
01:37do not have an income that pays them well for their corn, they cannot work.
01:40No pueden trabajar.
01:42Hay que darle prioridad al campo.
01:44Ellos no ganan mucho.
01:46Es su productor.
01:47We must give priority to the countryside.
01:49They don't earn much for their product.
01:51They pay very little.
01:52So we must support the producers, because without them there is no food.
01:55To promote recognition of traditional producers and the preservation of their knowledge, the
02:05corn and agrobiodiversity fair was held.
02:10Biodiversity conservation is directly related to understanding the culture of each seed and
02:14everything that goes into planting it.
02:16These types of events are very important because we need people who live in the city to be aware
02:21of the great biological value we have in the city.
02:24In the south, which we protect, and also all that access to the potential healthy food
02:28we could have.
02:29The corn and agrobiodiversity fair is also a cultural, environmental, and gastronomic
02:39event that visitors enjoy.
02:43Mexico is still a country that lives with inequality, and people who still depend on the countryside,
02:47so we see that we have to work on that, because we live off it.
02:50We continue to eat vegetables, raise livestock, and do everything else that has to do with
02:54the countryside.
02:55If we don't take care of it, where are we going to live?
02:58We must conserve it and preserve it, because it is the source of our food.
03:05Furthermore, if we produce it and continue to maintain production as our ancestors did,
03:10then we continue to maintain healthy, nutritious food.
03:14Why?
03:15Because, ultimately, that is our food, the fundamental basis of our diet.
03:20In addition to this, we must protect the environment.
03:23The corn fair is part of the Mexico City Government's efforts to protect and strengthen the production
03:34of native corn on conservation land.
03:36In addition, the aim is to increase the production of this seed by 15% by the end of this year's
03:51growing season.
03:52Antonio Aranda, Telesur, Ciudad de México.
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