Two Seasons of Golden Rice Trials in the Philippines Completed
February 6, 2013| |
The two seasons of multi-location field trials of Golden Rice have been completed in the Philippine province of Camarines Sur. Data generated from these multi-loc trials are now being compiled to be submitted to the Bureau of Plant Industry under the Department of Agriculture (DA-BPI), who will evaluate the data as part of the government's biosafety regulatory process.
Golden Rice is a new type of rice that contains beta carotene, a source of vitamin A. Leading nutrition and agricultural research organizations are working together to further develop and evaluate Golden Rice as a potential new way to reduce vitamin A deficiency. Golden Rice will only be made available broadly to farmers and consumers in the Philippines if it is approved by DA-BPI and shown to reduce vitamin A deficiency. This process may take another two years or more.
View IRRI's news release http://www.irri.org/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=12466:two-seasons-of-golden-rice-trials-in-camarines-sur-concluded&lang=en.
| |
Biotech Updates is a weekly newsletter of ISAAA, a not-for-profit organization. It is distributed for free to over 22,000 subscribers worldwide to inform them about the key developments in biosciences, especially in biotechnology. Your support will help us in our mission to feed the world with knowledge. You can help by donating as little as $10.
-
See more articles:
-
News from Around the World
- Global Partnership to Boost Africa's Ag Research
- US-Indian Project to Develop Improved Pigeonpea Cultivars
- Burkina Faso's Cotton Output Increases by 57% due to GM
- Tanzania Hosts Key International Forum on Plant Viral Diseases
- Ghana's Minister Suggests the Use of GMOs to Boost Country's Food Security
- Nigeria to Host UNN Biotechnology Summit
- Research Shows New Means to Boost Maize Yields
- Costa Rica Approves GM Corn Cultivation
- Draft of Chile Genomic Sequence Completed, Hope to Improve Chile Breeds
- Two Seasons of Golden Rice Trials in the Philippines Completed
- Iloilo Agri Extension Officers Get Updates on Crop Biotech
- Philippine Policy Makers Recognize Local Biotech Researches and Products
- Survey on Extension Officials' Awareness on Bt Brinjal
- Students Visit Biotech Institutes in Bangladesh
- Korea Approves GM Corn Stacks for Importation
- GM Tobacco Produces Antibodies for Possible Rabies Treatment
- BASF Stops EU Approval Bid for GM Potatoes
-
Research Highlights
- Comparison of Agrobacterium and Particle Bombardment for Dev't of High-expressing, Low-copy Transgenic Plants
- Expression of Aquaporin gene in Salt-stressed Rice Pre-treated with Dopamine
-
Beyond Crop Biotech
- RNA Fragments From Microvesicle Can be Used for Cancer Diagnosis
- Manipulation of Mosquito Gut Bacteria to Fight Mosquito-Borne Diseases
-
Resources
- Developing Soybean Cultivars, a Video Presentation
-
Read the latest: - Biotech Updates (April 24, 2024)
- Gene Editing Supplement (April 24, 2024)
- Gene Drive Supplement (February 22, 2023)
-
Subscribe to BU: - Share
- Tweet