Corporate agribusiness lobbying and regulatory capture enable glyphosate use, undermining farmer health and ecological resilience
Original framing: “MAHA activists warn Trump could lose their support over glyphosate order - Reuters” — Reuters (via Google News)
Over 10,000 peer-reviewed studies link glyphosate to cancer and ecosystem collapse. The WHO classified it as 'probably carcinogenic' in 2015. Yet regulatory agencies continue to ignore this evidence due to corporate influence.
The glyphosate controversy exemplifies how corporate power distorts food systems governance, with the FDA and political leaders serving agribusiness interests over public health.
Historical patterns show this is not an isolated incident but part of a recurring cycle of regulatory capture. Indigenous agroecological systems demonstrate viable alternatives, yet these are systematically excluded from policy debates. The solution requires dismantling corporate influence in regulation, funding agroecological transitions, and centering marginalized farmer voices. The 1970s DDT ban shows systemic change is possible when public pressure overrides corporate lobbying, offering a roadmap for glyphosate phase-out.