The Philippines has rated 'Golden Rice' safe, but farmers might not plant it
- Written by Glenn Davis Stone, Professor of Anthropology and Environmental Studies, Washington University in St Louis
Golden rice, right, compared to white rice, left.IRRI/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY“Golden Rice” is probably the world’s most hotly debated genetically modified organism (GMO). It was intended to be a beta carotene-enriched crop to reduce Vitamin A deficiency, a health problem in very poor areas. But it has never been offered to...
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