MEXICAN GREENPEACE ACTIVISTS PROTEST AGAINST TRANSGENIC CORN CONTAMINATION, 2003-03-25 (photo)

A group of Greenpeace activists stand next to a giant corn cob decorated with a U.S. flag, to protest against the contamination of Mexican corn by genetically modified strains from the U.S. and Canada, March 25, 2003 in the lobby of a Mexico City hotel. The activists, some using face masks of Mexican Agriculture Minister Javier Usabiaga Arroyo, claim that free trade in NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) is allowing genetically modified corn from the the U.S. and Canada indiscriminate entry into Mexico, and that these altered strains will contaminate local varieties. REUTERS/Daniel Aguilar AW/HB