(icono/Pexels) Genetically modified (GM) crops or genetically modified organisms (GMO) have been developed and grown since the 1990s. They are created through the process of genetic engineering, where the DNA of an organism is modified to produce desirable traits. GM crops are created to increase...
“Our Land, Our Food, Our Rice! Reject Golden Rice!” is an outcry of countless farmers and concerned consumers over the recent approval of Golden Rice’s application for varietal registration by the National Seed Industry Council (NSIC) and DA’s issuance of a biosafety permit for Golden Rice...
An online solidarity action was held by various peasant groups in the Philippines to solidify their resistance against the Golden Rice project. Masipag farmers reject Golden Rice (Photo courtesy of Masipag Visayas / Facebook) Filipino farmers, on Monday, Aug. 8, launched an online solidarity action...
It is the first genetically modified rice variety developed to address a specific nutrition issue such as vitamin A deficiency (VAD). * Vitamin A is an essential micronutrient for growth, development, and keeping the body’s visual and immune systems healthy. The Filipino diet lacks vitamin A,...
A sample of the golden rice, which will be inbred with the local rice variety of PSB Rc 82. (Photo courtesy of DA-6) ILOILO CITY -- The cultivation of genetically-modified golden rice will be expanded in the provinces of Antique and Iloilo. The golden rice is said to be rich in Vitamin A and the...
Peasant group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP), on Monday, April 4, urged the government to revoke the biosafety permits granted to Golden Rice. (Image courtesy of Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas) “Today is the 62nd year anniversary of the (IRRI) in the Philippines. IRRI is among the main...
The National Academy of Science and Technology, Philippines (NAST PHL), the country’s premier recognition and advisory body on science and technology (S&T), vouched for the safety of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) such as BT eggplant and Golden Rice. (NAST PHL Facebook page) The NAST...
Members of various civil society groups, farmers, consumers and academic experts have submitted their petition to the Department of Agriculture, asking for the review of the Biosafety Permits issued to Golden Rice (GR2-E) and BT Eggplant (EE-Eggplant). golden rice In a statement, Bayanihan sa...
The global commercial cultivation of genetically modified rice variety called Golden Rice can save as many as 190 million children in the world with Vitamin A deficiency (VAD), according to Filipino experts. National Scientist Emil Q. Javier said in a statement that the recent approval of the...
Rice Watch Action Network, Inc. (R1) has raised concern over the government's approval of the commercial propagation permit of the so-called Golden Rice, a genetically modified (GM) rice variety infused with vitamin A. (Keith Bacongco/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement, R1 cited the lack...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) described as a “regulatory milestone” the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Plant Industry’s (DA-BPI) biosafety approval of nutrient-enriched, and genetically modified Golden Rice. (Photo by PhilRice) DOST Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de...
The Philippines became the world's first country Friday (July 23) to approve the commercial production of genetically modified (GM) ''golden rice'' that experts hope will combat childhood blindness and save lives in the developing world. A biosafety permit issued by government regulators...
