Philippines Protesters Trample, Uproot GM Golden Rice TrialHeather Callaghan Growing GM rice with vitamin A to help the blind is one of the biggest philanthropic harbingers for GM crops. Extra genes are inserted to better produce beta-carotene. As discussed in yesterdays Top 5 GMO Myths Debunked, there are a number of ways to address vision problems of the poor without resorting to forever changing plant ecology. BBC author Matt McGrath reports that the project to develop this golden rice was in the works 20 years ago with funding from the Rockefeller Foundation to German researchers. Helen Keller International claims that 670,000 can die from vitamin A deficiency caused disease each year and 350,000 will go blind. But, if growing these crops to help with poor peoples vision is such a grand idea, why are they being rejected, oftentimes by those very people? Some 400 Philippines farming protesters had other things in mind for the trial. International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) with PhilRice conducted the trial showing dismay at the vandalism and again stressing humanitarian efforts to aid with nutrition. Adrian Dubock of the Golden Rice project said: Dr Tolentino said: Courts in the Philippines recently rejected trials for a new GM eggplant crop that had built-in pesticides, due to Filipino constitutional rights to health ecology. They are pushing to go forward with the project despite the damages and clear message of consumer disapproval. I repeat, the Filipino FARMERS do not want GM Golden rice but IRRI et al. are determined and will force them. Thus saith Rockefeller and Gates Foundation: Be sure to watch this emotional video response to the incident: Read more about the controversy: http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/index.php/en/business/agri-commodities/17657-farmers-uproot-golden-rice-in-camsur-experiment Heather Callaghan is a natural health blogger and food freedom activist. You can see her work atNaturalBlaze.com and selfnewsPost.com. Like at Facebook. Read Other Articles by Heather Callaghan 