Vitamin A deficiency, which Golden Rice seeks to alleviate, will only be finally solved by lifting the 30% of our people out of poverty so they can afford a balanced, nutritious diet...However, until that day comes, we can use Golden Rice to help not only our people but the nearly 210 million children and pregnant women around the world who suffer from Vitamin A deficiency every year... Those who perpetuate these myths are doing a disservice to our country, especially to the malnourished, poorest Filipinos, and I urge everyone to seek out credible scientific evidence (with the stress on being both credible and scientific) to find the truth for themselves...I believe that the best way forward for Philippine agriculture is not to dismiss GMOs outright, but to see how we can best use them to our advantage. I believe that we need to use GMOs intelligently, and that many GMOs can be used for the good of our farmers, our people, and the environment... Golden Rice is one such GMO, and that is why I support its development.
Posted on: Tue, 22 Oct 2013 02:21:52 +0000
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