Sentences with phrase «golden rice field»

If I understand you correctly (and it is really difficult to understand what you are trying to say, and I assume English is not your first language), you are asking why the people who destroyed the Golden Rice field trial crop did such a thing, Did you not read the quote in the above article from Zenaida Soriano?

In a phone interview, Media said the Golden Rice field trials went ahead without public consultation, environmental impact assessment, and prior safety tests on «surrogate animals» — the same reasons similar experiments in the US and China were stopped.

On August 8, my colleagues and I found ourselves helpless at the news that a group of people, now identified as militant activists, vandalized and destroyed one of our Golden Rice field trials in the Philippines.

After airing our concerns, they promised us that they will not conduct any Golden Rice field trials.

«The farmers have decided to take action against the ongoing Golden Rice field trials.

Golden Rice field trials also puts our traditional and native rice varieties at risk of contamination.

Golden Rice field trial

«Golden Rice field trials are part of our work to see if Golden Rice can be a safe and effective way to reduce vitamin A deficiency in the Philippines — to reduce malnutrition,» said Dr. Bruce Tolentino, deputy director general of communications and partnerships at IRRI.

The decisive actions of the local Institutional Biosafety Committee of the Golden Rice field trial Bicol led by Dr. Evangeline de la Trinidad was also very critical in properly managing the aftermath of this unfortunate incident.

We are really disappointed that our Golden Rice field trial was vandalized, but it is just one trial and we will continue our Golden Rice research to improve human nutrition.»

Golden Rice field trials are being conducted in the Philippines by PhilRice and IRRI.

If you care to look closer, you can see the Golden Rice field trial approvals: Golden Rice is on page 5 and 6 under the Philippine Rice Research Institute.

In addition, all Golden Rice field trials in the Philippines are conducted under permits issued by the Bureau of Plant Industry of the Department of Agriculture (DA - BPI), the national regulatory authority in the Philippines for crop biotechnology R&D, after they established that the trials will pose no significant risks to human health and the environment.

«Earlier today one of our Golden Rice field trials located in the Bicol region of the Philippines was vandalized.

Today the National Academy of Science and Technology Philippines issued a statement regarding the recent vandalism of the Golden Rice field trial in the Philippines.

The Golden Rice field site that was vandalized was located within the Department of Agriculture Regional Field Unit 5's (DA - RFU5) Bicol Experiment Station in Pili, Camarines Sur.

The editorial expresses outrage at the recent destruction of our Golden Rice field trial in the Philippines by vandals.

Yet in 2013, the proponents made a secretive third field testing on the said area, prompting farmers to uproot the Golden Rice field test to assert their rights to health and the environment.

The uprooting of the Golden Rice field trial by more than 400 farmers and sectoral groups last 2013 proved to be just, given the dangerous nature of the said product» said Panerio.

Not exact matches

Medina stressed that with recent ruling on Bt eggplant and the evidences on the experience of GM corn farmers, it is but fitting that the commercialization of GM corn, the continued field trials of Golden Rice and the importation of other GMOs be stopped.

About 200 farmers, consumers, church groups, organic advocates and other sectors convened in the city of Cabanatuan to calling the Department of Agriculture to deny the application of open field test of Golden Rice in Munoz, Nueva Ecija and in San Mateo, Isabela.

Apart from application to field test Golden Rice, Philrice has also applied to feed test Golden Rice to ascertain its efficacy.

Los Baños, Laguna — Farmer - scientist group MASIPAG's call to revoke the application to field and feed test Golden Rice is validated after Testbiotech made an analysis on risk assessment made by Food Standards Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ) on Golden Rice.

RESIST Agrochemical TNCs together with the All UP Academic Employees Union and NNARA — Youth UP Manila conducted a Round Table Discussion with civil society organizations regarding the imminent approval of Golden Rice application for direct use and open field testing.

During the RTD the problems posed by the planned application to field test Golden Rice in Nueva Ecija and Isabela and feed testing of Golden Rice among target communities in the country were discussed.

The activity also commemorates the fourth year anniversary when 400 strong delegation of farmers and other sectors uprooted the field testing of Golden Rice in Pili, Camarines Sur.

Golden Rice has been field tested in the Philippines in anticipation of its eventual commercialization.

After the intense opposition from various farmers and consumers groups, including the uprooting of the clandestine field trial in Camarines Sur, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) postponed the commercialization, citing the failure of Golden Rice to produce better yields.

Apart from an application for Direct Use, the proponents have renewed an application to open field test Golden Rice in the municipalities of San Mateo in Isabela and Muñoz in Nueva Ecija.

The DA - AO is also used by multinational companies and offices such as the Philrice, IRRI and universities such as UPLB in applying for contained use and field testing of GM crops such as Golden Rice, Bt cotton, GM corn, GM Papaya and many others.

«We only hope that other legislators will also see the light and take part in protecting our rice and food security by scrutinizing the Golden Rice technology and its planned field trials and commercialization.&rarice and food security by scrutinizing the Golden Rice technology and its planned field trials and commercialization.&raRice technology and its planned field trials and commercialization.»

«The Filipino farmers are strongly calling the DA - BPI to immediately deny PhilRice's application to field test and feed test Golden Rice.

Despite years of vehement public opposition to the field and feed test of Golden Rice in the past decade — a genetically engineered rice promoted for commercialization in Asia, the Department of Agriculture — Bureau of Plant Industry (DA - BPI), PhilRice has filed renewed application this year toopen field test the genetically modified crop in the municipality of San Mateo in Isabela and Muñoz in Nueva EcRice in the past decade — a genetically engineered rice promoted for commercialization in Asia, the Department of Agriculture — Bureau of Plant Industry (DA - BPI), PhilRice has filed renewed application this year toopen field test the genetically modified crop in the municipality of San Mateo in Isabela and Muñoz in Nueva Ecrice promoted for commercialization in Asia, the Department of Agriculture — Bureau of Plant Industry (DA - BPI), PhilRice has filed renewed application this year toopen field test the genetically modified crop in the municipality of San Mateo in Isabela and Muñoz in Nueva Ecija.

But this was belied by Zenaida Soriano, APC Southeast Asia coordinator, saying that the Aquino government approved the field testing of International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and Syngenta's Golden Rice.

THE Asian Peasant Coalition (APC) hailed members of the militant Kilusang Magbubukid ng Bikol (KMB) or Peasant Movement in Bicol together with the Sararong Inisyatiba nin Kahinwanmaan na Wasakon ang Agrokemikals na Lasong - GMO (SIKWAL — GMO) who uprooted Golden Rice yesterday, August 8, in an experimental lot at the Department of Agriculture Regional Field Unit No. 5 at Pili, Camarines Sur in Bicol region, Philippines.

Agribusiness giant Syngenta funded much of the research, but Mr Tolentino says they don't stand to profit from fields of Golden Rice.

To research Golden Rice thoroughly and ensure its safety, we have to do all sorts of tests — in the laboratory, in the greenhouse, and out in the field.

The Department of Agriculture — Regional Field Unit 5 (DA - RFU 5) together with the DA - Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) have completed two seasons of multi-location field trials of Golden Rice in Camarines Sur - a province in the PhilippField Unit 5 (DA - RFU 5) together with the DA - Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) have completed two seasons of multi-location field trials of Golden Rice in Camarines Sur - a province in the Philippfield trials of Golden Rice in Camarines Sur - a province in the Philippines.

IRRI's support for partners includes initial breeding of the Golden Rice trait into selected varieties, which involves laboratory work, greenhouse tests, and some preliminary field evaluation.

These field trials form part of the Golden Rice project that the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is working on together with other leading nutrition and agricultural research organizations to develop and evaluate Golden Rice as a potential new way to reduce vitamin A deficiency in the Philippines.

Work to develop Golden Rice currently includes laboratory, greenhouse, and field studies at IRRI, national agricultural research institutions, and other institutions around the world to

Data about Golden Rice collected from these field trials is being compiled and will eventually be submitted to DA - BPI who will evaluate the data as part of their biosafety regulatory process.

The Philippine Rice Research Institute, in partnership with the International Rice Research Institute and other partners, have recently finished two seasons of field trials in the Philippines, but this doesn't mean that Golden Rice is now ready for planting by farmers.

Dr. Bruce Tolentino makes a statement that Golden Rice research to improve nutrition will continue despite field trial vandalism.

First, we've seen statements that «In a few months, golden rice... will be given to farmers in the Philippines for planting in the paddy fields,» and «Finally, «golden rice» with vitamin A will be grown in the Philippines.»

Despite vandalism in one of the five multilocation field trials in August this year, data are being readied for submission to government regulators who will review Golden Rice against international standards for biosafety, according to Antonio Alfonso, coordinator of the biotechnology program of the Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA) and leader of the Golden Rice project at the DA - Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA - PhilRice).

They manage varietal development and selection, do field evaluations, and undertake biosafety research for science - based regulatory review of Golden Rice in the country.

With the engagement of collaborators from various fields and support from the government and community leaders, I have great hopes that Golden Rice will someday become available and provide health benefits to our consumers and economic benefits to our farmers.

Our confined field test is just one of the many steps in evaluating Golden Rice as a potential new food to help address the persistent and pervasive problem of vitamin A deficiency in the Philippines.

Many efforts brought PhilRice to this point with Golden Rice: getting permits of approval for the first confined test, engaging the support of local community leaders, establishing the field experiment, monitoring the experiment daily, and managing the harvested area for weeks afterward.