Golden Rice, also known as Malusog Rice, was developed with enhanced levels of beta-carotene to help tackle vitamin A deficiency (VAD), a form of malnutrition affecting more than 15 percent of children under six in the Philippines.
Greenpeace once again on the wrong side for reasons completely unsupported by data. I found this from 2013: https://www.greenpeace.org/international/publication/7136/golden-illusion/
They say golden rice is “an ineffective tool to combat VAD it is also environmentally irresponsible, poses risks to human health, and compromises food security”, but these claims are wholly unsupported. The linked PDF only tries to scare you with the unknown (“we don’t know how the body processes this beta carotene!” like it’s different from that in carrots, and they don’t cite anything that shows people eating it developed health issues).
Why did the court agree with Greenpeace?
The court ruled that all commercial propagation of golden rice and Bt eggplant must be stopped until “the concerned respondent government agencies submit proof of safety and compliance with all legal requirements”
Philippines: Farmers and citizens win court case against GM golden rice and Bt eggplant
You’ll note this news has no mention of Greenpeace.
We can’t know that as the linked document is just the outcome.
If someone can find the actual ruling maybe more can be gleaned from it.
Most likely this is hysterics and anti-scientific pandering.
What a stupid decision. Agriculture inherently makes GMOs: we’ve been doing so for thousands of years by controlling plant and animal genetics.
The only time we should avoid GMOs is if they increase reliance on pesticides (round up ready) or pose a legitimate threat to ecology if they escape (e.g. creeping root systems). Having multiple varieties of GMO, so they don’t get taken out by disease is also a good idea.
Greenpeace really are on a bad guy stroll for quite a while now…
Greenpeace being the superstitious peasants with pitchforks, yelling something about “tampering with Mother Gaia’s blessing” or something.
From the Moodthingy (ugh…) at the bottom:
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