Quezon Rep. Mark Enverga had asked the government to ensure that farmers would have easy and equitable access to the Golden Rice seeds after the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Plant Industry (DA-BPI) affirmed its safety for direct use as food and feed, or for processing (FFP).
Quezon Rep. Mark Enverga had asked the government to ensure that farmers would have easy and equitable access to the Golden Rice seeds after the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Plant Industry (DA-BPI) affirmed its safety for direct use as food and feed, or for processing (FFP).
The chairman of the House Committee on Food and Agriculture welcomed the DA-BPI’s issuance of a bio-safety permit to the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) and International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) for GR2E Golden Rice.
After rigorous bio-safety scrutiny, the DA-BPI declared Golden Rice to be as safe as conventional rice, according to reports.
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