'Golden' rice's lack of lustre

Addressing vitamin A deficiency without genetic engineering

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Publication - 9 November, 2010

'Golden' rice has been in development for almost 20 years and has still not made any impact on the prevalence of VAD (vitamin A deficiency). Not only has it failed to have any impact on VAD while using money and resources that could have been given to real solutions, it is also environmentally irresponsible. Genetically Engineered (GE) crops have, and will continue to contaminate neighbouring crops wherever they are released.

VAD continues to be one of the most serious health problems in the developing world. The last two decades have seen tremendous improvements in the treatment of VAD, and it has been virtually eliminated among specific sectors of the population in many countries.text JCCT16 £5 to 70070 to donate.

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