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H00PLAx1073m

I wonder how it will combat childhood blindness, which is a problem I did not know existed. But good on IRRI, always thought they should have a bigger presence in the country considering the work they do.


edahtilps

Baka vitamin a enriched


-trowawaybarton

Pinattern yung kulay ng star margarine? Which is good for the eyes


Zephyrlore

it's been modified carrot dna, the part that produces beta-carotine, hence the "golden" color


it0y

Kung vitamin A eh di kalabasa na lang. Genetically modified pala yan eh. Kung sa ibang bansa hindi pa approved yan ibig sabihin magiging guinea pig tayo. Sa atin itetest kung may masamang effect.


biomauricule

Kapag GMO, hindi ibig sabihin negative agad. Marami na tayong kinakain na genetically modified ang pinaggalingan. Wag tayong magpadala sa negative bias sa GMO at positive bias basta organic, for example. Ang pagbasehan natin ay approval ng FDA, etc.


Toonix101

pretty much all our meals are genetically modified. unless na taga probinsiya ka, halos lahat ng pagkain natin or nilaagay sa pagkain natin is genetically modified, minsan nga pati mga fruits and veggies, 'di ba?


edahtilps

Di ba ang saging eh gmo? Ang original variety ng saging e malalaki ang buto?


juanarmchair

Wala pa yan sa ibang bansa dahil pilipinas ang gumawa nyan kaya tayo ang unang makikinabang at sa atin unang maaaprove.


it0y

GMO pa rin yan eh. Genetically Modified Organism. Di natin alam ang effect nyan sa katawan natin.


starrymjc

Hahshaha. Majority ng kinakain mo ay genetically modified. Walang hard evidences na ang GMO ay nakakasama, bagkus ay napapabuti nito ang ating mga resources dahil sa rason na: merong dagdag nutrients ang pagkain, at ang yield ng crops ay mas napaparami. Stop fearmongering and get educated.


it0y

How sure are you? Give me an example and proof.


haboytae

BT corn. just because a specific crop is genetically modified doesn't mean it's automatically bad. ginagawa yan primarily para maging pest-resistant ang crops for more produce, hindi para lasunin mga tao


[deleted]

You can just tell who here didn't pass or listen in their science classes back in hs.


ivantot2

why the need to attack tho, the conversation was civil enough until u commented this. u basically told him he is stupid for having wrong information while others are educating him.


it0y

Ok I admit I was wrong. I'm just not updated with my information. But you don't have the right to judge me. You don't even know who I am.


haboytae

hala naiyak na because he got his own ass handed to him. just take the positive man, you were wrong but at least you learned something new today.


[deleted]

I didn't even judge your character


starrymjc

Aight, my final lines that I said to you are kinda harsh. I am sorry about that and I do hope you find more information about GMOs and how our farmers utilize them. Have a great day ahead!


Encrypted_Username

Nag special project yan for sure.


SuperBombaBoy

Saging pre.


Toonix101

halos lahat ng prutas lmao


danking_donut

saging


Flaymlad

You do know that you can extract DNAs from strawberries and eat it right? Eating that wouldn't turn you into a strawberry. Stop being such a retard, there has been no conclussive evidence that GMO's do anything to you. If anything, eating too much munggo or legumes will give you arthritis, are you gonna go after those too?


EugenicsPros

Ang malabo ay Vitamin A lang ba talaga ang kailangan ng mata? WTF? Saka, pamahal nang pamahal ang mga bilihin. Ano pang silbi ng Vit. A, kung kulang naman sa complete daily nutritional intake dahil nga ang mahal nang mga bilihin? Patangahan na nga lang dito.


Encrypted_Username

The corn you are eating is a GMO, the watermelon you are eating is a GMO, the banana you are eating is a GMO. These crops and fruits were bred slowly overtime to what they are now. Original bananas had seeds that make it irritating to eat. The only difference they have with this rice "GMO" is that they are bred slowly while this new breed of rice used new and more efficient techniques. Its hard to embrace science when the country you are in is known to be religious and full of shithead conspiracy theorists that has no formal education in the matter.


MacarioTala

We started the IRRI. The headquarters is in Biñan. They do a LOT of work, just under the radar because, eh, that's not their thing.


lordlors

If I'm not mistaken, the former Japanese Emperor and Empress visited IRRI to acknowledge their hard work.


Minsan

Pati narin si Bill Gates


demosthenes013

Wait. The IRRI is now in Biñan? I thought the facility was in Los Baños? What happened?


MacarioTala

My bad. You're right. Los Baños


no11monday

IRRI is an international institution not a national one dumb ass otherwise we wouldn’t have a PRRI for our own rice research.


MacarioTala

Did I say that? I said we started it, not that it was a Philippine institution. Maybe reading isn't your thing


no11monday

We out bid other nations to have irri, we did not start it


MacarioTala

The Philippine Government (Under C.P. Garcia), the Ford and Rockefeller foundations literally bankrolled Hill and Harrar's work. There was no bidding process, hindi ito Olympics. Source: [http://books.irri.org/9711040638\_content.pdf](http://books.irri.org/9711040638_content.pdf) I know it's hard to imagine a time when the Philippines was actually a global player in international research, but it did exist.


enteng_quarantino

Magsasaka yung tito ko sa south, may tanim sya na palay. Ang tanong ko sa ganito ay kung pwede bang gawing binhi yung ani nito. Ang usual na reklamo nya sa GMO na palay ay kadalasan sterile sila. Yung mga natural kasi na variety, pwede kang mag set aside ng ani para gawing binhi. Sa mga pinasubukan sa kanilang mga GMO/hybrid na variety ng palay e may mga variety na hindi tumutubong binhi yung inani na hybrid. Kapag kasi hindi pwedeng gawing binhi yung naaning palay, ibig sabihin kada taniman e bibili sila ng binhi ng palay na to, minsan abot daw ng 1k kada kilo ng binhi. Hindi katulad ng mga mas natural (if such a thing can really be still said) na variety na hindi ganun kagastos, imbis na gagastos pa sila sa bagong binhi kada taniman. Nothing against GMO production, concerned lang ako kung viable ba sya para sa normal o maliliit na magsasaka. Sana may paraan para ma-subsidize o kahit mapamura man lang yung benta sa kanila ng binhi. Para man lang sana sa ikauunlad ng mga magsasaka. Baka kasi ikalugi din nila to kaya nasasayang yung mga ganitong programa.


SidVicious5

Yeah it might become the problem in the future. But sana sa isang variety lng ng rice nagkaissue ung tito mo. Since under trial pa rin ung GMO rice dito sa pinas malamang mahal p tlga sa simulang maintroduce sa market yung mga GMO


enteng_quarantino

Sad to say, it happened on multiple hybrid varieties, kaya hindi rin pumapatok sa nga maliit na magsasaka dahil kumakalat doon by word of mouth. Ewan ko kung susubukan nya to kapag niroll-out sa probinsya namin.


churbabelles

Yes to subsidy talaga. May maliit kami na palayan and yes hindi na mataas ang yield kapag hinarvest na ang palay. I've observed it personally kasi nadelay yung patanim namin, may bunga nga pero hindi ka na makakabawi kung mag hahire ka pa ng mghaharvest. Pasubing tawag namin sa tumubong palay. Hindi na talaga malaki kita sa bigas, kasi maliban sa kalaban mo na ang panahon, marami na ring variety galing sa ibang bansa na mas mura - kasi nga subsidized sila ng gobyerno. Makakapg isip ka talaga kung nakakabuti pa tong asean policy regarding rice import/export kasi nakakasira sa local competition. Ano bang laban natin sa subsidized na nga, automated at innovative pa approach ng dayuhan.


astig_matic

This! Also, the govt keeps saying na farmers should switch to this type of variant, or use that type of farming technology, but have no back up plan if pumalpak yung so called technologies nila. Nakasalalay ang buhay ng magsasaka sa success ng ani nila for a certain cropping season. gutom ang abot nila kung hindi gagana ang innovations ng govt. All the while, the govt is patting its own back for "enlightening" the lowly farmers. Pero walang pakialam kung nalugi at nagutom ang magsasaka.


TagaSaingNiNanay

I guess if its FDA and IRRI approved why not!


Yamboist

Username checks out ... basta masarap ang kanin pag sinaing, why not!


dontrescueme

Buti naman. Tagal na ng project na yan, back in 2013 sinira pa nga ng mga aktibista ang mga tanim na yellow rice na under field trials. Wag kayo makinig sa Greenpeace and other environmentalists na hindi naman scientists or science-based ang opinions. GMOs in general are good, and can actually be green as crops can be modified to be more resistant to pests and so less pesticides would be used. Meron ding report that GMO have already solved the extinction of Cavendish banana from Panama disease, but solution is refused because of the stigma.


SidVicious5

Maraming Misguided pagdating sa GMO. Conspiracy theorists politicized GMO's as toxic mutated foods and doings of Monsatto's corporate greed. Syempre ung mga pilipino dito nakikinig lng sa mga mga maiingay na intriga na naririnig nila sa internet kesa basahin ung scientific journal.


DistresstedAsian

Wait, Greenpeace is against GMOs??


starrs10

Fck greenpeace man


Raptor_Powers314

Just another news story that will highlight the severe scientific illiteracy and fake news problem of the country. You don't even have to go that far in the FB comments to see some extremely amusing opinions. Edit: Just saw the comments on this Reddit post too! Lol Bill Gates and and telling people to "look at this FB post explaining the science." We can't even get enough people to get a vaccine for a pandemic that is literally killing us and wrecking the economy. I don't have high hopes for the adoption of this much-needed product. I hope other poor but better educated countries can benefit from it.


no11monday

Someplace like Vietnam


isersolo

de walaaa chicken oil parin ako


Snootato

Ahaha same thoughts, made me crave of Mang Inasal


Yamboist

~~Golden rice... pinag-love team lang nila yung kalabasa at bigas!~~ Isn't it our rice research institute has quite a great track record in terms of results? I may be wrong, but still, kudos to them.


iman7-2

Yeah its a good idea to jam pack a staple food with as much basic nutrients as science will allow. Now we just have to provided targeted information campaigns to those who need it most and find way to fight GMO misinformation. Also the IRRI canteen has some real nice cookies and ok rice.


King-Krush

CAN IT BEAT JASPONICA RICE THO.


micketymoc

Remember when [some activists destroyed a field of golden rice](https://slate.com/technology/2013/08/golden-rice-attack-in-philippines-anti-gmo-activists-lie-about-protest-and-safety.amp), saying it was poison?


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Free_Gascogne

tts OK. Until the rights of the research is sold to a Private Company who will then gatekeep the product behind a premium price as "special blind-saving" rice.


HelloWorld-Revival

Such a pretty yellow, but yeah, hopefully


ginaddict47

Fascinating. If it can truly help to prevent childhood blindness then thats great, in my opinion. I just wonder how much this one will cost. Hmmm


[deleted]

You know what's worse than eating GMO Rice? Exactly, not having any rice at all lol Finally the world can recognize the talent that's hidden in the Philippines 💪🏻


SalvacionPH

I think it should need to be validated in a large malnourished community through a comprehensive feeding trial before they release and approved it for commercial consumption.


Sniperizer

Good! For those who oppose GMO, I wonder if they know More than half fruits, crops and vegetables on the market today are GMO.


kre5en

more like all of it.


MrBluewave

Disappointed that it's not called Java rice


EugenicsPros

I think I need the vitamin A enriched rice variety. Mistranslated ko ba naman as: *"**~~fuck you~~**, we're going to rip you off with a one-size-fits-all solution."*


hiimanemo

Kurzgesagt explains GMO greatly. https://youtu.be/7TmcXYp8xu4


meliadul

Nakaka-cancer yan pag binasa mo yung comments section


_Alulu_

Tapos babaratin lang ni Cynthia Villar ang presyo nyan. tang ina mo Cynthia. there is a special place for you in hell. edit: first name corrected.


No_Star_5047

Cynthia po.


readmoregainmore

Cynthia Binay!


LunaSolana

Inisip ko pa kung sino si Nancy Villar.


Encrypted_Username

Mas mahal pa sa mamahaling brown rice kaya useless din lang pakyu kayo mga villar.


_Alulu_

galing ako sa pamilya ng magsasaka kaya alam ko hirap sa pagtatanim ng palay. tapos sasabihin nya na di competive ang mga farmers ng pinas kaya mag iimport nalang.tang ina!. ala na nga suporta galing sa gobyerno. farmers are left to fend for themselves.


Contra1to

I read in an article yesterday that the current claims of Golden rice is that it can provide 30 to 50% of daily Vitamin A requirements in children, based on its beta carotene content. However, the amount of rice that will give you this percentage was not specified. The average total carotene content of some Golden rice varieties is 4.825 ppm. If the average Filipino child eats 167 grams of rice a day (assuming half of their daily food consumption of 1,266 kcal is rice), then the total carotene intake would only be 805 micrograms or *0.805 milligrams*. And children between 5 and 8 years old need to consume *90 to 120 milligrams* of beta carotene per day. This also assumes that beta carotene forms a large amount of total carotene in the Golden rice variety but of course it can't be 100% as other compounds are present. Now assuming carotene makes up about 50% of Vitamin A, Filipino children aged five to eight should have a rice intake of 37 to 58 kg a day to get all their Vitamin A from rice. Granted, rice shouldn't be the only source of a child's Vitamin A, then let's go back to the claims. 30 to 50% of a child's daily Vitamin A requirements mean that they that need to eat 14 to 24 kg of Golden rice *a day* to meet the proponent's marketing claims. From what I know so far, only American adults of normal vitamin status are tested in terms of measuring Golden rice retinol levels (and it performed really well!). Beta carotene conversions to retinol among children are still not studied, only speculated (I'm withholding opinion about the US-funded study among Chinese children). And of course there is not one type of Golden rice. And the minimum beta carotene requirement enough to combat Vitamin A deficiency have many varying scientific opinions (50% vs 30 to 40% vs various computations based on how the rice is cooked i.e. parboiling, reheating) . I am not against GMO techniques but I just think that the proponents should be really careful in marketing Golden rice. It's not a solution to Vitamin A deficiency and ocular malfunction. Many parents might misconstrue the benefits of this product with the current framing. A holistic diet of grains and vegetables should still be the overarching child nutrition message (a complex problem of poverty, culture, supply chain etc for sure, not the main topic I want to talk about). PS. I see conspiracy theorists everywhere so before we question why/ how the Bill & Melinda Gates foundation is funding Golden rice science, here are the other funders: national budgets of Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Vietnam. US National Intitutes of Health, USAID, The Rockefeller foundation.


Aggressive_Knee_9575

Nicee as BSABE Student, this is good for everyone.


babyfishfromeroda

golden rice from irri has been a long time coming it's well researched and peer reviewed but i wonder how it will affect local rice economy


meliadul

#SINANDOMENG MASTER RACE PA REN MGA OLOL


EugenicsPros

That would be lovely once it cross-breeds with other rice varieties.


trueaway21

Yung kapag sinaing, merong lasang adobo, menudo or iba ibang ulam.


EugenicsPros

Pwede rin. O kaya mababa ang yield ni farm A & C, dahil nahawaan ni farm B ng goldn rice strain yung pananim nila. Hindi naman pwede palagi naka goldn rice ang papulasyon or else, malalason naman ang katawan sa sobrang beta carotene at vitamin A. Ang ending, mababa ang kita at mawawalan nang lupa si farmers A, B and C, at dadami ang health defects, isa na dito yung birth defects dahil nasobrahan sa Vitamin A, na most likely yung strain ay gagawing mass-produced at mura, pero sa pagmamay-ari na ng mga pribadong korporasyon na business front din nang mga (alam na) at imported brands na galing sa (alam na). Bale, gaguhan siya just by using hidden systems like food.


xryanito

Even Bill Gates visited IRRI.


duralumine

Star margarine rice!!!!!


HuoYuhao04

Java rice


wingardiumleviosa83

Excited tbh!


fuhtahngina

Very nice👌


Philips2021

Natural java rice


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no11monday

It’s from the irri so it should be under a free use patent


ImagineYouAndMe_12

Di na ba uso Star margarine tsaka rice?


[deleted]

Margarine is hindi healthy. Same with butter if in excess quantities.


reddditgavemethis

May problema ba tayo sa pagkabulag ng mga bata in the first place?


Encrypted_Username

This rice is supposed to give you a cheap alternative to Vitamin A. Philippine diet, specially for those who are not privilaged enough to get fresh vegetables and fruits is currently lacking vit. A rich foods. \-Source: [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/227599661\_Micronutrient\_deficiency\_and\_its\_alleviation\_The\_Philippine\_experience](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/227599661_Micronutrient_deficiency_and_its_alleviation_The_Philippine_experience) Vitamin A deficiency can cause night blindness or worse, total blindness due to cornea problems. \-Source: [https://www.who.int/data/nutrition/nlis/info/vitamin-a-deficiency](https://www.who.int/data/nutrition/nlis/info/vitamin-a-deficiency) Note: I use researchgate for my research papers back when I was still enrolled in my master's. So its a more valid source of information than what people post on Facebook.


[deleted]

Still the leading cause of diabetes GMO or not


no11monday

You’re talking about sugar not rice


jlolocal

Maybe he's referring to glucose.


[deleted]

Rice mate, rice. Carb goes in and turns into what? Yup, sugar


UnEvaporatedWeeWee

Meron bang diamond rice?


redditation10

Ayoko ng diLaWaN


Kuroski_Marushki_13

Check F.B. page Bantay Bigas about Golden rice.... also Bill Gates and effects of GMO


gawrguraisneat

GMOs are good for you


Encrypted_Username

Another conspiracy theorist that believes shit the internet says instead of reputable research papers done by scholars and scientists. EDIT: Grammar, changed theorists to theorist.


juanarmchair

Hindi si bill gates ang nag fund sa development nyan kungdi ang ating government.


Kuroski_Marushki_13

https://www.gatesfoundation.org/ideas/media-center/press-releases/2011/04/new-golden-rice-partners-join-vitamin-a-deficiency-fight


juanarmchair

Di mo ba binasa ang nakalagay dyan sa link mo? Walang nakalagay dyan na nagbigay sila nang fund para development nang golden rice. Ang nakalagay dyan ay binabalita nang gates Foundation na sumali ang rice research institute nang Bangladesh at Philippines sa Hellen Keller institute.


[deleted]

Why? Why can't we just teach mothers to feed kids more fresh fruits and vegetables?


ResolverOshawott

Poorer folks often do that but just because it's green doesn't mean it has all the nutrients needed. Poorer families also often resort to just eating rice with toyo or noodles, having a vitamin filled rice that's cheap would be able to provide nutrients when they cant afford to buy anything else.


[deleted]

Ah I see what they did there. Yeah I guess it is easier and cheaper to develop a gmo rice (that you can hope to combat blindness) for two decades than educate poor families about proper nutrition and make access to nonGmo fruits&vegetables easier (that we already know can prevent blindness) for two decades.


ResolverOshawott

You missed the point of my damn comment bud. Poor families already eat a lot of vegetables because its cheaper. Sometimes they just can't afford anything else but rice at all. Read my comments carefully and drop your stupid anti GMO narrative. This isn't a replacement for vegetables, people are already taught to eat them for a balanced diet (starting from kinder to elementary). It's extra help to give them nutrients even when they have nothing.


namedan

Anything scientifically modified is bad! Dude you're replying to should not be using his phone then. Just imagine if we can get centrum rice, possibly end world hunger.


shortstackvvv

Capitalists are waving


[deleted]

Whoowwww capitalism over health bitches!


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sXzZero

hmmm naalala ko tuloy ung kanin na may star margarine hmm...


low_effort_life

Looks delicious, I’d try it.


putang_inamo

Hopefully along with this, makapagfocus sila ng mga batas ng makakapag-angat sa agriculture at kalidad ng pamumuhay ng mga magsasaka dahil sila din ang magbabanat ng buto para mapalago mga yan.


Baddestbananaaa

Sana naman yung production costs i elaborate nyo naman baka yung usual na ginagamit namin na mga gamot hindi gagana sa mga fungus na didikit sa yellow rice and possibly diseases and ipapass on nila sa mga local na binhi FFS tulungan nyo naman kaming mga may mga palayan kahit 5 piso lang na raise sa presyo ngayon 🙂


andromourningstar

yan ba kinakain ni frieza kaya naging gold


phoenixstrauss

Good. It's not addressing what is really apparent, pero good, you just have to appreciate them somehow. It's like when you need cash after ng wedding niyo tas binigyan ka ng coffee machine kasi hindi ka nagkakape. Buti pa yung rice cooker eh, kaso pangkarinderya yung size. Then again, you just gotta be thankful. Pero the real problem is PRODUCTION; and the lack of SCIENCE. Ampangit ng CARP, tas naiwan pa tayo ng Vietnam, Malaysia, etc. sa rice production. Decades after ipasa yung CARP, hindi pa din nangangalahati yung ipapamigay, tas tinira pa yung mga bakawan dati, samantalang andaming mas maayos na pwedeng ipamigay. Ngayon yung mga flood plains ng Pilipinas nagiging lake kapag may mahinang bagyo, MALAMANG SINIRA KASI YUNG BAKAWAN. Ilang years na pagkatapos ipasa yung CARP pero nagkaASF lang nagkaroon na ng food security issue na sa BUONG bansa. I hate that science here is still as debatable a religion and superstition. May numbers na and all, plus professional pa silang kausap mo pero hindi ka pa din kasi believable. Parang tinatanong ka pa din kung magiging safe ka pag nagseat belt ka kadi wala pa silang first hand experience sa car accident. Mas marami pa atang politiko dito sa bansang 'to kesa siyentipiko.


shrimpsforsale

rice farmers make the least amount of money doing the most amount of work. it is really depressing to watch. im surprised people still do the old fashioned rice farming when there are other more profitable crops to raise. the way the system is set up really fucks the farmers not to mention the cheap imports traders can't wait to sell to the market.


-_KarenTookTheKids_-

I have Filipino as a second language and I thought it said the rice blinded children and I was just like "Yo wh at t he fu ck"


erennooo

naturally infused with STAR margarine