Scientists in the fields of agriculture and bio-safety, Dr. Angelika Hilbeck and Prof.

Jack Heinemann, are coming to Manila to share their assessment of golden rice development. Golden rice, a genetically engineered strain is claimed to contain betacarotene that can express Vitamin A and in turn, address Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) as well as blindness. Its proponents led by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the Department of Agriculture (DA) project that crop will be publicly released in 2016.

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