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...
One out of six or 15.5 percent of Filipino infants and children aged six months to five years had vitamin A deficiency (VAD), particularly those in the rural areas, based on the 2018-2019 Expanded National Nutrition Survey (ENNS) of the Department of Science and Technology's Food and Nutrition...
One out of 10 or 10.3 percent of Filipino children aged 6 to 12 had vitamin D deficiency, with highest prevalence recorded in the National Capital Region (NCR), based on the 2018 Expanded National Nutrition Survey (ENNS) of the Department of Science and Technology- Food and Nutrition Research...