Unresolved Questions Around Golden Rice

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Title: Unresolved Questions Around Golden Rice Publication date: March 11, 2014 Posting date: March 11, 2014

THIRD WORLD NETWORK BIOSAFETY INFORMATION SERVICE Dear Friends and Colleagues  Re: Unresolved Questions Around Golden Rice  An article published by The Ecologist exposes the tangled web of unanswered questions around Golden Rice, genetically engineered to supposedly cure Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) amongst the poor. Agri-business giant, Syngenta, has reserved its commercial rights over Golden Rice and improvements to the technology, but has granted "humanitarian use" of it (through a sub-licensing agreement) to resource-poor farmers in developing countries, through the Golden Rice Humanitarian Board. The article points out that on the face of it, such terms appear straightforward but give rise to a multitude of concerns.  It questions the full implications and hidden costs of such a ‘gift’ which countries would do well to consider beforehand.    The full article is reproduced here and is also available at http://bit.ly/1cwzBNY   With best wishes  Third World Network 131 Jalan Macalister 10400 Penang Malaysia Email: twnet@po.jaring.my Website: http://www.biosafety-info.net/ and http://www.twn.my/