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

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9. Only corporations think it's a catastrophe

The Philippines has tons of yams and plantains with Vit A - they don’t need more pesticided GMO food.

The yields of golden rice are less than native rice and could endanger the whole native rice crop:




“Instead of helping people to combat malnutrition, these plants, if grown on the fields, might endanger their whole rice harvest,” said Christoph Then of the German research platform Testbiotech. “It is worrying that effects that can arise from crossing genetically manipulated plants with other varieties are, as yet, not included in risk assessment.”
https://gmwatch.org/en/106-news/latest-news/17470-gmo-golden-rice-shows-stunted-and-abnormal-growth-with-reduced-grain-yield