Summary: MEXICO EDITION. Where there once was desert, there is now corn. Mennonite growers are using loans from the Canadian government to transform 35,000 hectares in the desert of Chihuahua. But this story of success is in reality another page in a history of corruption allowed by Mexican authorities. A few days ago, agronomist Ismael Solorio Urrutia and elementary school teacher Manuela Martha Solís, both activists from the small farmer organization El Barzón, were shot to death, because of this corruption. Activists say that Mennonite growers of Canadian nationality have been using the Del Carmen River without legal permits, and taking water from more than 160 wells, without any repercussions from the authorities, who instead of penalizing them, support and subsidize them. Martha Elena Ramírez hosts Voz Pública from Mexico City. Guests: Heraclio Rodrígez, director, El Barzón, Chihuahua, Mexico; Joaquín Solorio Urrutia, brother of Ismael Solorio Urrutia, activist from El Barzón in Chihuahua, and killed with his wife Manuela Martha Solís, on October 22nd, Chihuahua, Mexico.
