The world according to Monsanto : pollution, corruption, and

mexico: seizing control of biodiversity 255taminating the rest of your field. Generally speaking, you have to be very vigilantand keep close watch on your corn.”“If contamination spreads, what might be the consequences?” I asked“That will be the end of criollo corn and of the whole rural economy. Butthe more I think about it, the more I tell myself that it’s all intentional, becausefinally contamination benefits only multinational corporations likeMonsanto. Once everything is contaminated, the company will be able totake control of the most widely grown grain in the world and collect royalties,as in Argentina and Brazil.”Indeed, the ravages of GMOs are not limited to North America and Mexico.They have also affected South America, Argentina in particular, whereover the course of just a few years transgenic soybeans have become boththe country’s primary economic resource and, probably, its primary curse.