'A catastrophe': Greenpeace blocks planting of 'lifesaving' golden rice

[codfisherman]

2. Just skimmed the article

What I find curious is that The Phillipines was picked for this GMO crop to supply vitamin A to kids. Sweet potatoes are native to that area and a staple root and greens (camotes); easily grown in a home garden. Sweet potatoes are one of the few vegetables that supply an abundance of vitamin A. Although I'm not going to immediately doubt some Big Agra scientist's altruism, I think this has more to do with marketshare and revenue generation than any consideration for the health of the Phillipino people.