First GMO rice to be launched in Philippines in 2016: researchers
07/11/2013 08:06
by Staff Writers
Manila (AFP) Nov 05, 2013
The first genetically-modified rice to be commercially available could be approved for production in the Philippines in two to three years, researchers said Tuesday, despite strong opposition from environmental groups. Officers of both the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the Philippine government's agriculture department said the newly-developed "golden rice" had completed field trials, despite vandalism at one test field. [Read more] ...