MEXICO CITY, Oct. 18 (CNN.com) -- The Mexican government recently has approved 35 requests to test-plant genetically modified (GM) corn, said a government statement.
Still in the test stage, the approved GM corn planting will be confined to closed areas and is subject to the country's ecological security laws, said the departments of agriculture and environment in the statement.
All related governmental agencies will strictly monitor the planting to make sure it confirms to the law, said these two departments.
However, several Mexican environmental protection groups along with Greenpeace, an international nongovernmental organization for environmental conservation, oppose the planting, warning it would endanger the country's ecological diversity.
Mexican farmers also have staged several protests, calling for a ban on GM planting so that more than 200 corn varieties in Mexico will not be threatened.
It is reported that the Mexican government will for the time allocate 194 hectares of land in six states to plant GM corn crops.
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