On 05/31/2013 12:14 PM, Xenophaneros Anartaxius wrote: > --- In [email protected], "sparaig" <LEnglish5@...> wrote: >> That is the hoped-for outcome of using Golden Rice, but it hasn't happened >> yet. >> >> L >> >> --- In [email protected], wgm4u <no_reply@> wrote: >> [...] >>>> 'The Truth About Genetically Modified Food' >>>> http://tinyurl.com/kcmfmpc >>>> >>> I think a few folks on this forum should read this article...GMO save >>> children from blindness in third world Countries. >>> > Golden Rice may be finally approved for cultivation in the Philippines in one > or two years. > > But isn't it better spiritually to let nature take its course and let the > children die or go blind? Save on overpopulation.
There have been programs for years to help overcome blindness due to vitamin A deficiency. This includes free vitamin A supplements and educational programs. No need for a covert solution. This is just another big corporation hoping to gain a ban on any other rice other than theirs to be grown in countries. Greed knows no boundaries when it comes to convincing the public.
