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- “Golden Rice” which is genetically modified has been given approval for commercial production by Philippines.
- Health experts believe that this decision will save lives and combat childhood blindness in the developing regions of the world.
- The government issued a bio safety permit which paves way for this rice which is enriched with beta-carotene.
- International Rice Research Institute along with the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rice Research Institute has spent two decades to develop the golden rice which is named so due to its bright yellow hue.
- This is the first kind of genetically modified rice which has been approved for commercial usage in the South and Southeast Asia region.
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