Golden Rice (GMO) or Vitmain A Fortified Rice

Golden rice is a somewhat controversial product. Canada has approved its widespread production for commercial sale. Many smaller and often developing countries have refused to approve it. So what is golden rice?

Golden rice is one of the better known and tested GMO crops. It is a vitamin A fortified food and since its inception a raft of new products have been developed . The reason golden rice was developed is the need for an economical and efficient delivery of food in regions where alternatives are difficult to deliver, distribute, have limited efficacy and shelf life.

As with most GMO technology It has been vilified to a certain extent by extreme groups. Some view it as a abomination of the world order others as an unnatural and wholly artificial monstrosity. There are varying takes on how far off the mark these are but most sources agree there are fundamental misconceptions of how GMO technology works in this specific and other more general cases.

This is a development supported by the Bill and Melinda gates foundation due to its promise.

Relevant Links:
http://www.goldenrice.org/
https://med.nyu.edu/highschoolbioethics/genetically-modified-organisms-%E2%80%9Cgolden-rice%E2%80%9D-debate
https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2013/03/07/173611461/in-a-grain-of-golden-rice-a-world-of-controversy-over-gmo-foods
http://irri.org/golden-rice
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2018/02/13/golden-rice-gmo-crop-greenpeace-hates-and-humanitarians-love/
https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2016/06/28/genetically-engineered-golden-rice.aspx
http://www.world-grain.com/articles/news_home/World_Grain_News/2018/02/Golden_rice_receives_food_safe.aspx?ID=%7B202F921B-102A-4CE9-9655-42BBA57224FE%7D&cck=1