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IRRI spokesman Dr. Bruce Tolentino said, «we all want to answer questions about Golden Rice.

This has been going on for 20 years — I remember Greenpeace's very first press release about Golden Rice and how it was dangerous because people (who were dying from VAD) might overdose on vitamin A. Then, when they realized the vitamin levels were low, they turned things around and started saying it wouldn't work at all (as if VAD is a binary problem — lack of vitamin A is a distribution of concentration so any increase will help some people).

But the debate about Golden Rice is not just about its safety.

Greenpeace's scaremongering includes the regular production of glossy reports spreading unscientific myths about golden rice.

Our media visitors also had a chance to see for themselves what's different about Golden Rice: the golden - colored grains, rich in beta - carotene.

Here are answers to common questions about Golden Rice and the Golden Rice project coordinated by IRRI.

Of course, I agreed — I'll take any opportunity to talk about our exciting work to help improve people's nutrition and share accurate information about Golden Rice.

In my last blog, I wrote about Golden Rice and the enormous opportunity it offers to address the intransigent problem of vitamin A deficiency in rice - consuming countries.

We also welcome peaceful dialogue and the opportunity to listen to concerns about Golden Rice so we can seek to address any issues.

In February, two major stories about Golden Rice appeared in The Guardian and Project Syndicate, sparking a number of other articles.

We're regularly updating our website to share information about Golden Rice and our work to develop and evaluate it as a potential way to reduce vitamin A deficiency.

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.

IRRI was quickly contacted by BBC morning radio, inviting me to participate in an interview about Golden Rice to respond.

The trials are an essential part of the scientific research process that helps us learn about Golden Rice and find out if it could be a safe and effective way to help reduce vitamin A deficiency.

The latest feature is our «FAQ» section to answer common questions about Golden Rice.

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While rice is cooking, melt butter in a 10 - inch skillet over moderate heat, then cook almonds, stirring, until golden, about 3 minutes.

Stir the rice often and toast until lightly golden brown, about 7 minutes.

Heat the oil in a large pan or pot over medium - high heat; add garlic and stir for less than 1 minute then add the cauliflower and cook, stirring occasionally, until the cauliflower rice is tender and slightly golden brown, about 6 - 9 minutes.

2 cups Rice Flour 1 cup Tapioca Flour 1/2 cup Garbanzo Flour (plus about 4 Tablespoons for dusting) 1/4 cup ground golden flax seeds 2 teaspoons baking soda 2 Tablespoons vinegar 1 3/4 cups warm water 2 Tablespoons poppy seeds or sesame seeds 2 Tablespoons unsweetened nondairy milk or water.

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.

Add rice and fry stirring until rice is light golden and translucent, about 6 - 8 minutes.

2 cups Rice Flour 1 cup Tapioca Flour 1/2 cup Garbanzo Flour (plus about 4 Tablespoons for dusting) 1/4 cup ground golden flax seeds 2 teaspoons baking soda 2 Tablespoons vinegar...

Golden Rice is expected to cost farmers about the same as other rice, and they will be able to save seeds for replantRice is expected to cost farmers about the same as other rice, and they will be able to save seeds for replantrice, and they will be able to save seeds for replanting.

According to research published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, daily consumption of a very modest amount of Golden Rice — about a cup (or around 150 g uncooked weight)-- could supply 50 % of the Recommended Daily Allowance of vitamin A for an adult.

Research so far indicates that eating about one cup a day of Golden Rice could provide half of an adult's vitamin A needs.

This beta carotene is the same as that found in other food, and recent research suggests that consumption of about one cup of Golden Rice a day could provide half of an adult's vitamin A needs.

Knowing more about the bioavailability of the beta carotene in Golden Rice helps determine if it can improve vitamin A status.

Dr. Gerard Barry, Golden Rice Network coordinator at IRRI, talks about the Institute's work to develop Golden Rice as a way to address vitamin A deficiency in Bangladesh and the Philippines.

As the ethical and regulatory oversight of Golden Rice - related research conducted at other institutes has recently been questioned, some might wonder about how other Golden Rice - related research is conducted.

Add cauliflower rice and cook about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until slightly golden.

Once the oil is sizzling add the rice and saute, stirring frequently until lightly toasted and golden about 6 - 8 minutes.

We often tell people that about a cup of Golden Rice can provide half of an adult's vitamin A needs, but for them to actually see the simple rice grains that could help nations overcome a public health problem affecting 190 million children has an impact all its Rice can provide half of an adult's vitamin A needs, but for them to actually see the simple rice grains that could help nations overcome a public health problem affecting 190 million children has an impact all its rice grains that could help nations overcome a public health problem affecting 190 million children has an impact all its own.

The display highlighted new details about our work, which is to evaluate Golden Rice as a potential tool to reduce vitamin A deficiency in the Philippines and Bangladesh.

Posters and video materials that talk about the potentials of Golden Rice to help in the fight against vitamin A deficiency will be put on display, and print materials on the topic will also be distributed to conference participants and guests.

Because rice is widely produced and consumed, Golden Rice has the potential to reach many Filipinos, including those who do not have reliable access to or can not afford other sources of vitamin A. Research so far indicates that eating about one cup a day of Golden Rice could provide half of an adult's vitamin A nerice is widely produced and consumed, Golden Rice has the potential to reach many Filipinos, including those who do not have reliable access to or can not afford other sources of vitamin A. Research so far indicates that eating about one cup a day of Golden Rice could provide half of an adult's vitamin A neRice has the potential to reach many Filipinos, including those who do not have reliable access to or can not afford other sources of vitamin A. Research so far indicates that eating about one cup a day of Golden Rice could provide half of an adult's vitamin A neRice could provide half of an adult's vitamin A needs.

I confess that I have become somewhat blasé about the range of exciting — I think revolutionary is probably more accurate — technologies that we are rolling out today: our work in genomics and its translation into varieties that are reaching poor farmers today; our innovative integration of long — term and multilocation trials with crop models and modern IT and communications technology to reach farmers in ways we never even imagined five years ago; our vision to create a C4 rice and see to it that Golden Rice reaches poor and hungry children; maintaining productivity gains in the face of dynamic pests and pathogens; understanding the nature of the rice grain and what makes for good quality; our many efforts to change the way rice is grown to meet the challenges of changing rural economies, changing societies, and a changing climate; and, our extraordinary array of partnerships that has placed us at the forefront of the CGIAR change process through the Global Rice Science Partnersrice and see to it that Golden Rice reaches poor and hungry children; maintaining productivity gains in the face of dynamic pests and pathogens; understanding the nature of the rice grain and what makes for good quality; our many efforts to change the way rice is grown to meet the challenges of changing rural economies, changing societies, and a changing climate; and, our extraordinary array of partnerships that has placed us at the forefront of the CGIAR change process through the Global Rice Science PartnersRice reaches poor and hungry children; maintaining productivity gains in the face of dynamic pests and pathogens; understanding the nature of the rice grain and what makes for good quality; our many efforts to change the way rice is grown to meet the challenges of changing rural economies, changing societies, and a changing climate; and, our extraordinary array of partnerships that has placed us at the forefront of the CGIAR change process through the Global Rice Science Partnersrice grain and what makes for good quality; our many efforts to change the way rice is grown to meet the challenges of changing rural economies, changing societies, and a changing climate; and, our extraordinary array of partnerships that has placed us at the forefront of the CGIAR change process through the Global Rice Science Partnersrice is grown to meet the challenges of changing rural economies, changing societies, and a changing climate; and, our extraordinary array of partnerships that has placed us at the forefront of the CGIAR change process through the Global Rice Science PartnersRice Science Partnership.

Add the crushed garlic and rice and cook for about 2 minutes, or until the rice and garlic start to turn golden brown.

Mayer says that questions about the uptake of provitamin A, also known as beta carotene, could be answered later in 2005 through feeding experiments in people using the original golden rice.

I told her it was Cauliflower - Carrot Golden Rice, which led to a conversation about how to make it / why I love it, and I told her all the things I'm about to tell you...

Continue to cook until rice develops a deep amber - golden hue, about the same color as brown rice, 15 — 20 minutes.

Working in 2 batches, cook rice cakes, turning halfway through, until crisp, puffed, and golden, about 10 minutes.

Add the cauliflower «rice» and cook, stirring occasionally, until the cauliflower rice is tender and just slightly golden brown, about 7 - 10 minutes.

► «A controversial study that showed genetically engineered golden rice could alleviate vitamin A deficiency in children was retracted» because of concerns about whether the authors behaved ethically in their work with the children in China who participated in the nutritional trial, Erik Stokstad wrote at ScienceInsider last Friday.

About a half a cup per day — less than what a Vietnamese child might eat — of this «golden» rice can provide all the daily vitamin A a person needs.

We can only dream about how different the outlook for GMO foods would be today if the world's first extensive experience with the technology had been a product like golden rice, engineered specifically to address a critical malnutrition problem, vitamin A deficiency, that blinds hundreds of thousands of children every year in Africa and Southeast Asia.

2 cups Rice Flour 1 cup Tapioca Flour 1/2 cup Garbanzo Flour (plus about 4 Tablespoons for dusting) 1/4 cup ground golden flax seeds 2 teaspoons baking soda 2 Tablespoons vinegar...

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But what Moore has to say about Greenpeace's stance on Golden Rice is important.

This group also avoid any evidence of the practical benefit of the GMOs they advocate for, avoid talking about cheaper and simpler alternatives (see e.g. golden rice as a good example of this) and refuse to get drawn on issues of cost - effectiveness or cost benefit.