The progress made in rural areas since the first administration of Mexico’s Fourth Transformation has been significant, but much remains to be resolved. In the paths yet to be taken, the voice of rural organizations is fundamental.
Everything indicates that the current dominant model of globalization, created and perfected by corporations and banks, is already unsustainable.
Mayan Values are reflected in the government program to support reforestation and repair ecosystems after years of damage from agribusiness and tourism.
Mexico demonstrated that the cultivation and consumption of genetically modified corn have different negative effects on health, native corn and the environment.
Fair trade labeling originated with Oaxacan small scale farmers, but now years of “fairwashing” have produced a label that papers over worker abuse to benefit agribusiness.