On March 21, the Chilean Transparency Council stood with its citizenry against Monsanto and other global seed corporations to protect Chileans’ right to know about genetically engineered (GE) crops.
The council’s decision ensures that farmers, beekeepers and rural
residents can find out exactly where GE crops are planted—basic
information that is critically important as they seek to protect their
farms, apiaries and families from toxic pesticide drift and contamination by pollen from GE plants.
María Elena Rozas, leader of Pesticide Action Network (PAN)—Chile and the Chilean organization, Alliance for a Better Quality of Life, described the decision’s impact in Chile:
