Govt policies urged for biotech crops

The Philippines needs to create policies that would ensure the availability to the poor of genetically modified (GM) crops like Vitamin A rich rice to solve the worsening hunger problem both locally and globally, a US-based biotech expert said.

Dr. Wayne Parrott of the University of Georgia-Institute of Plant Breeding Genetics and Genomics said that GM technology could raise food production and nutrient level in crops, making it possible to meet the world’s increasing food demand.