The idea is not for golden rice to replace every other kind of rice, but rather to become one of many varieties and to direct it toward the people who need it most. During this period, I had a ...

In the future, preliminary results on β-carotene bioavailability will have to be verified, the Golden Rice trait needs to be incorporated into agronomically superior local varieties, biosafety ...

The three enzymes added to the rice constitute a complete biosynthetic pathway for beta carotene, and the resulting golden-colored grains should provide a good source of vitamin A for some of the ...

Citing a recent study, PhilRice pointed out that farmers and even consumers are “willing to accept and consume” Golden Rice ... on par with conventional rice varieties,” it said.