"We cannot allow protectionism disguised as environmentalism to make us unviable"

Representatives of Maizar, along with their counterparts from the Brazilian and U.S. corn chains that make up the international alliance Maizall, concluded last week a strategic mission through Spain and Italy, including the FAO headquarters in Rome. The reason? To explain the advances of corn in the world and to debate the agricultural policy of the European Union (EU) and its impact on global food security. It should be remembered that the three countries that make up Maizall are responsible for 50% of the world's corn production and 70% of global exports. In this context, the delegation firmly defended their production system, which is based on biotechnology, direct sowing, and large scale. They emphasized that this model is sustainable economically, socially, and environmentally, and has scientific support and proven productive results. On the contrary, they warned that the European regulatory model has even led their own farmers to a sustained loss of competitiveness. In the ...