Philippine Department of Ag gives nod to nutritious GMO 'golden rice'

The Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA) gives commercial cultivation of GMO golden rice the green light.
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The Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) has issued a go signal for commercial propagation of golden rice after an extensive study by different government agencies.
The Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) has issued a go signal for commercial propagation of golden rice after an extensive study by different government agencies.

© Philippine Department of Agriculture, Philippine Rice Research Institute

The Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) has issued a go signal for commercial propagation of golden rice after an extensive study by different government agencies.
The Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) has issued a go signal for commercial propagation of golden rice after an extensive study by different government agencies.

© Philippine Department of Agriculture, Philippine Rice Research Institute

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