Scientists have warned that a court decision to block the growing of the genetically modified (GM) crop Golden Rice in the Philippines could have catastrophic consequences. Tens of thousands of children could die in the wake of the ruling, they argue.
The Philippines had become the first country – in 2021 – to approve the commercial cultivation of Golden Rice, which was developed to combat vitamin A deficiency, a major cause of disability and death among children in many parts of the world.
But campaigns by Greenpeace and local farmers last month persuaded the country’s court of appeal to overturn that approval and to revoke this. The groups had argued that Golden Rice had not been shown to be safe and the claim was backed by the court, a decision that was hailed as “a monumental win” by Greenpeace.
Many scientists, however, say there is no evidence that Golden Rice is in any way dangerous. More to the point, they argue that it is a lifesaver.
If the local people don’t want it, it’s not the right solution.
If people don’t want it, because they are being lied to about it, we should maybe stop the people lying and spread accurate information, before we decide that “it’s not the right solution”.
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This isn’t misinformation, this is a real issue. I’m an ecologist … we worry about genetic drift from native plants sourced elsewhere in the state!! Of course there is a concern about genetic drift from GMOs.
Maybe read the article before assuming the poor idiotic Filipino people are being misinformed 🙄
I assume poor idiotic people everywhere are being misinformed. It has nothing to do with the specific subset of humanity they belong to, and everything to do with incentive gradients and entrenched power nodes.