Sentences with phrase «golden rice crop»

The golden rice crop that was sabotaged was the third such planting in the same site since March 2012.

Not exact matches

Apart from Golden Rice, Asia is a huge market for the bioscience industry wherein a plethora of GM crops are being introduced or are in the process of commercialization.

«They are getting approvals from countries that are favourable to genetically modified crops, to make it appear that Golden Rice is being accepted in developed countries.

We must fight the introduction of Golden Rice and other GM crops» added Panerio.

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.

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.

Quezon City — A House Resolution directing an inquiry on the controversial Golden Rice has been filed at the House of Representatives today, as an effort to stem the imminent re-introduction of the genetically modified (GM) crop in the country.

We are following international and national guidelines for food safety of genetically modified crops, which require assessment of the nutritional value of Golden Rice and potential toxicity and allergenicity of proteins from the new genes in it.

Golden Rice could likewise co-exist with other crops, including other types of rice and rice grown in other ways such as in organic agricultRice could likewise co-exist with other crops, including other types of rice and rice grown in other ways such as in organic agricultrice and rice grown in other ways such as in organic agricultrice grown in other ways such as in organic agriculture.

It seems that the anti-science, anti-technology, and anti-GMO movements that are hindering the use of transgenic crops in India, such as Bt brinjal (eggplant) and pro-vitamin A-fortified Golden Rice (GR), are having a chilling effect on our students.

A one - time investment to develop a biofortified crop such as Golden Rice can generate new varieties for farmers to grow for years to come, in many different countries.

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.

The depravity of their cynicism astounds even a crusty old bird like me: If Golden Rice is a success and effectively reduces blindness, disease, and death caused by vitamin A deficiency in millions of rice consumers, it will pave the way for other GM food crops that may be healthier for people and good for the environmRice is a success and effectively reduces blindness, disease, and death caused by vitamin A deficiency in millions of rice consumers, it will pave the way for other GM food crops that may be healthier for people and good for the environmrice consumers, it will pave the way for other GM food crops that may be healthier for people and good for the environment.

Other GM crops are being developed in the Philippines, including Golden Rice, and IRRI is researching other GM rRice, and IRRI is researching other GM ricerice.

This research on Golden Rice will ensure that any approved Golden Rice varieties will grow just like other rice crops, with comparable yields and pest resistance, and with the same environmental impaRice will ensure that any approved Golden Rice varieties will grow just like other rice crops, with comparable yields and pest resistance, and with the same environmental impaRice varieties will grow just like other rice crops, with comparable yields and pest resistance, and with the same environmental imparice crops, with comparable yields and pest resistance, and with the same environmental impacts.

However, we would like to join the ranks of people, including the more than 6,000 supporters who have signed the petition to stop the destruction of field trials of GM crops, in calling for anti-GM activists and other concerned citizens to not take action that could delay the assessment and ongoing research of Golden Rice as a potential new way to reduce vitamin A deficiency and reduce the damage it can do to the precious vision and eyes of children.

The compositional evaluation of crops intentionally modified to express altered nutritional properties, such as GR2E Golden Rice, is intended to determine whether the composition differs significantly from its traditional counterpart aside from the intended change, and to assess the safety of the intended change and any unintended changes.

«I am campaigning only for «Golden Rice» and not for other genetically modified (GM) crops.

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.

Germination and seedling growth parameters were compared between GR2E Golden Rice and control, non-transformed rice to investigate whether the genetic modification had resulted in unintended changes to the reproductive biology of rice that could affect environmental persistence or crop establishmRice and control, non-transformed rice to investigate whether the genetic modification had resulted in unintended changes to the reproductive biology of rice that could affect environmental persistence or crop establishmrice to investigate whether the genetic modification had resulted in unintended changes to the reproductive biology of rice that could affect environmental persistence or crop establishmrice that could affect environmental persistence or crop establishment.

It works against the commercialization of Golden Rice and other forms of genetically modified crops, towards a society with equity, food sovereignty, sustainable and ecology - based agriculture.

Rather than investing in the promotion and implementation of golden rice, this money could be used to promote crop diversity and strengthen local and regional nutrition and food sovereignty.

Civil society in Asia and GMO watch groups have been wary of Golden Rice as rice is not just the staple food for one third of the world's population, it is also a political cRice as rice is not just the staple food for one third of the world's population, it is also a political crice is not just the staple food for one third of the world's population, it is also a political crop.

UCCSN - AL questions the neutrality and objectivity of the letter from Nobel laureates that urges Greenpeace to end its opposition against genetically modified crops, especially golden rice.

«Inspired by the success of the country's first commercially released biotech crop in 2013, Bangladesh is now field testing three more crops developed through applications of agro-biotechnology, including Golden Rice.

Golden Rice is a bioengineered crop with yellow - colored endosperm that contains β - carotene (provitamin A).

By focussing on only one crop, rice, which by itself does not provide all the nutrients we need, while eclipsing the alternative of diverse crops providing diverse nutrients, including higher quantities of vit A than Golden Rice, the Golden Rice pushers are in fact worsening the crisis of hunger and malnutritrice, which by itself does not provide all the nutrients we need, while eclipsing the alternative of diverse crops providing diverse nutrients, including higher quantities of vit A than Golden Rice, the Golden Rice pushers are in fact worsening the crisis of hunger and malnutritRice, the Golden Rice pushers are in fact worsening the crisis of hunger and malnutritRice pushers are in fact worsening the crisis of hunger and malnutrition.

Although Golden Rice is not being developed for profit, activists argue that it is being used as a propaganda tool to soften the image of GM crops.

Huang Dafang, a member of the biosafety committee in charge of agricultural GM organisms, which is affiliated with the Ministry of Agriculture, said that using a new generation of GM crops, such as golden rice, to achieve nutritional improvements is now a global trend.

Marbella, who attended the protest at Pili, Camarines Sur, where the Golden Rice in a trial site was uprooted, says malnutrition is caused by poverty and needs to be addressed by support services, not genetically modified crops.

The technological breakthrough for golden rice came back in 1999, and the crop quickly became a symbol for those who believe in the lifesaving potential of GM crops.

«As crops like rice or wheat turn from green to golden before harvest, chloroplasts are consumed, then nutrients are released and recycled to produce grains as a result of aging.

Meanwhile Golden Rice and other genetically modified crop programs remain stalled.

But Adrian Dubock, who was not directly involved in the work but who is a Switzerland - based manager for the Golden Rice Project, which promotes the development of the engineered crop, believes most of the charges to be baseless.

The current delay in timely approvals of biotech crops like golden rice with benefits for millions is a moral dilemma where the demands of regulatory systems have often become the end and not the means.»

«Inspired by the success of the country's first commercially released biotech crop in 2013, Bangladesh is now field testing three more crops developed through applications of agro-biotechnology, including Golden Rice.

Most recently he protested against what he sees as Greenpeace's fear mongering around golden rice, a genetically modified crop enriched with beta - carotene, a precursor of vitamin A.

If we allow this golden rice, and depend for nutrition on it, we might further lose these crops, our children losing knowledge of the importance of other crops such as green leafy vegetables.»

The biotech lobby is selling the idea that genetically engineered (GE) crops, starting with golden rice, will solve problems of malnutrition.

Genetic engineering is also sometimes used to enhance a crop's nutrient profile (like golden rice), increase growth rate, or increase its shelf life.

This is the type of diet that is attained from biodiverse farming — the opposite of what will occur if GM crops like golden rice get planted on a large scale, requiring the removal of all other competing life forms.

Quick quesiton to help me clarify this issue: How much will golden rice seeds cost and will farmers need to purchase every year, or will they be able to harvest seeds from their existing crops to use in subsequent crops.

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?

The field was part of a scientific trial of golden rice designed to evaluate its safety and utility as a crop.