03/08/21

Despite clearing hurdle public can’t sample GM rice yet

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Golden rice cultivation will start in select farms beginning 2022. Copyright:Isagani Serrano/IRRI,(CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)。该图像已裁剪。

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  • 金米first announced in 1999 may finally hit the markets in 2023
  • 激进分子质疑了遗传改性(GM)水稻的生物安全
  • Philippines is the first country to approve commercial production of Golden Rice

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[MANILA] While genetically modified Golden Rice has finally been cleared for commercial production in the Philippines, 20 years on from its inception, market availability is at least two years away, developers admit.

菲律宾上个月成为第一个批准商业生产金米的国家,从基因上进行了较高的β-胡萝卜素水平,身体转化为维生素A.β-胡萝卜素可为米饭提供金色的黄色,因为它可以做水果。以及南瓜,木瓜和胡萝卜等蔬菜。

Reynante Ordonio,更健康的稻米项目领导Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice),与International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)说,耕种将从2022年4月至2022年10月的某些农场开始,而试点部署预计将在2022年11月至2023年3月之间开始。

农业 - 菲律宾稻米研究所的健康水稻项目的负责人Reynante Ordonio(图片来源:农业 - 菲律宾稻米研究所)。beplay下载官网西西软件

Ordonio补充说,到2023年的最后一个季度,将在具有较高维生素A缺乏症的目标区域提供种子。营养不良,尤其是目标省的维生素A缺乏症。”他说。

Abiosafety permit,7月21日发行,证明通用大米已经“经历了令人满意的生物安全评估”,并且可以传播。清除到了two decadesafter the development of Golden Rice was first announced but was slowed down by technical difficulties particularly on yield issues, and opposition from anti-GM groups.

根据World Health Organization,维生素A缺乏症是世界上可预防的儿童失明原因,高达500,000孩子们每年都会成为它的受害者,主要是在非洲和东南亚。维生素A缺乏症使儿童患有呼吸道,腹泻和其他常见感染的风险增加,除了引起缓慢的骨骼发育和发育迟缓。它与妊娠和泌乳问题和较高的孕产妇死亡率有关。

According to a2020年报告菲律宾的食物与营养研究所(FNRI),与一到五岁的儿童相比,不到一岁的儿童的维生素A缺乏率更高,农村地区的患病率高于城市地区(19.5%)(19.5%)(19.5%)(13.7%)。

“前进,金米research将专注于与营养部门和当地社区合作,以收集有关金稻的营养影响的证据,并在可能提供大量公众的国家中扩大合作伙伴关系健康benefit,” says罗素·莱因克(Russell Reinke),Irri更健康的稻米项目负责人。

“We are hopeful that the positive response of Philippine regulators strengthens confidence in the safety and potential impact of Golden Rice in other countries where rice is a staple food crop.”

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金稻已经收到食品安全批准from regulators in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the US, according to IRRI, which developed Golden Rice with DA-PhilRice. It is also currently undergoing final regulatory review in Bangladesh.

金稻的批准是“科学的胜利”,保罗·滕(Paul TengS. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS),南南技术大学, Singapore.

“因此,金米和鲜为人知的BT茄子的批准是使用的里程碑生物技术见面18beplay needs through more (nutritious) food with less pesticides,” Teng said in apiece最初出版by RSIS.

“在全球粮食安全受到破坏性力量威胁到的时候气候变化pandemics,技术有重要的作用innovatingsolutions,” he wrote.

Activists have long opposed the development and deployment of Golden Rice.绿色和平菲律宾要求撤回其在该国的批准,理由是数据不完整,缺乏透明度和公众参与。

激进的农民团体Magsasaka在Siyentipiko para para sa pag-unlad ng agrikultura在陈述“不需要黄金稻”补充说:“营养不良主要是由于由于贫困,无法获得以及不断变化的食品生产和消费方式而无法获得足够,营养和安全的食物。”

根据FNRI报告,菲律宾已经采用了钉书钉和加工食品的食物防御能力来解决维生素A缺乏症。

This piece was produced by SciDev.Net’s Asia & Pacific desk.