In terms of purchasing power parity, Greece is the world's 54th largest economy, at $387.801 billion per annum. Public health professionals need to play a prominent role. Alcohol consumption per capita. The list is part of PMIs 50th anniversary celebration that includes various activities to recognize the important role project management has played over the past five decades and celebrate where the profession is going. Global demand for agricultural crops is increasing, and may continue to do so for decades, propelled by a 2.3 billion person increase in global population and greater per capita incomes anticipated through midcentury ().Both land clearing and more intensive use of existing croplands could contribute to the increased crop production needed to meet such demand, but Also, smallholders will be allowed to produce their seed without restrictions. livestock and rice production), in addition to leakages from oil and gas production (called fugitive emissions). Raul Boncodin of IRRI, and other IRRI colleagues, were closely involved in the subsequent organisation and management. The World Bank recommends that micronutrient biofortification of staple crops, including specifically Golden Rice, should be the norm and not the exception in crop breeding. According to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), in 2020, the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic, despite the potential benefits of this key child survival intervention, only two out of five children in need received the life-saving benefits of vitamin A supplementation. Golden Rice is the brainchild of Profs Ingo Potrykus (ETH Zurich) and Peter Beyer (Univ of Freiburg), who in a collaborative effort were able to show that production of -carotene could be turned on in rice grains using a minimum set of transgenes. While not a full-throated endorsement of GR or GM, the pope's blessing is a step in the right direction. Syngenta stated in 2004 that it had no continuing interest in commercial exploitation of the technology. 47% and 60%, with respect to rice, coarse cereals and maize, the per capita consumption of sugar, fruits and vegetables will increase by 32%, 65% and 78% respectively, during the period from 2000 to 2050. In these areas, there is high trust with local government agencies in terms of agricultural and health concerns. From Ingo's perspective, the pope is concerned that genetic modification technology primarily benefits big business and not the poor. Working time may vary Contact | The resulting breeding lines have been tested in multiple locations. 6,000 (US$74) per month. Visit the ALLOW GOLDEN RICE NOW! Many people are aware that vitamin A has something to do with vision, especially at night. The idea of doing this work in 2009 was to inform the development of a public engagement strategy for the introduction of Golden Rice in the Philippines. The technology behind Golden Rice was donated to assist the resource poor of the world in 2000, by its inventors Professors Ingo Potrykus and Peter Beyer. total: 0.64 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) Follow Jamaican news online for free and stay informed on what's happening in the Caribbean livestock and rice production), in addition to leakages from oil and gas production (called fugitive emissions). While Golden Rice is an exciting development, it is important to keep in mind that malnutrition is to a great extent rooted in political, economic and cultural issues that will not be solved by a technical fix. In these, as almost in all developing countries, effective distribution systems for vitamin A supplementation are not in place to reach all people in need adequately and consistently. The intensity of the golden colour is a visual indicator of the concentration of -carotene in the endosperm.Our goal is to make sure that people living in rice-based societies get a full complement of provitamin A from their traditional diets. Their experience, report and presentation formed part of their academic assessment. ("Lack of Light") will take you from darkness into the light, accompanied by music, as an invitation for observers to reflect on the importance of our sensory connection to the world and the people that surround us. The condition affects more than 140 million pre-school children in 118 nations, and more than seven million pregnant women. Across the globe, an estimated 19 million pregnant women and 190 million children suffer from the condition. Both North America and the European Union are currently importing record amounts of rice, although both regions have a low per capita rice consumption compared with Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Filipino rice consumers are close to benefiting from a Vitamin A-infused rice with the approval of its commercial propagation permit.Dr. "Philippinen genehmigen gentechnisch vernderten goldenen Reis". note 1: extending 1,650 km north to south, the country is only 50 km across at its narrowest point note 2: Son Doong in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park is the world's largest cave (greatest cross sectional area) and is the largest known cave passage in the world by volume; it currently measures a total of 38.5 million cu m (about 1.35 billion cu ft); Regrettably, the church did not provide an official endorsement. In this case, what needs to be done is to introduce the biofortified varieties to people used to the white-fleshed varieties, as is happening at present in southern Africa by introducing South American varieties of orange-fleshed sweetpotatoes. August 2012. Unpaid labor such as personal housework or caring for children or pets is not considered part of the working week.. The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) have announced the winners of the 2015 recipients of the Patents for Humanity Award, among them the Golden Rice Project. *Many transformation events were produced (Paine et al, 2005) from which event GR2E was selected based on molecular structure and insertion in the rice genome, together with agronomic performance. Annual Review of Plant Biology 66(1):1-22 Back in 2001, in a ground-breaking humanitarian licensing arrangement, the three applicants (with Dubock then working for Syngenta) arranged in a cashless transaction for the defined commercial rights in US patent US 7,838,749 (and related patents) to be transferred to Syngenta. Delaying the uptake of a genetically modified product shown to have clear health benefits has and will cost numerous lives, frequently of the most vulnerable individuals. It comes at a time when scientists in Bangladesh expressed deep frustration over regulators delay in approving the variety in the country for nearly four years. Among these, three communities were chosen to represent each of three different types of people: subsistence farmers (less than one hectare of tilled land, usually non-irrigated), commercial farmers (greater than 1 hectare of tilled land, usually irrigated), and members of non-farming households (no involvement with rice farming). Filipino farmers will become the first in the world to be able to cultivate a variety of rice enriched with nutrients to help reduce childhood malnutrition, after receiving the green light from regulators. 40 0.41: 1.57. Rice produces -carotene in the leaves but not in the grain, where the biosynthetic pathway is turned off during plant development. It is also an important indicator of slowly shifting global attitudes regarding the role that GM foods will play in the world's long-term food security. other alcohols: 0.01 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) Anyone interested in GMOs, social justice, or world hunger will find Golden Rice a compelling, sad, and maddening true-life science tale. The countrys consumption of dairy products is growing rapidly from a historically low base, making China the most dynamic segment of the global dairy market. A recent opinion essay authored by the inventors and promoters of Golden Rice in Leapsmag reminds us of the senseless controversy that has stood in the way of Golden Rice helping reduce one of the main causes of children mortality on a global scale and brings us up to date regarding some positive developments on this front. Golden Rice is a step in the right direction in that it does not create new dependencies or displace traditional foodstuff. Richard J Roberts, 1993 Nobel Prize Winner in Physiology or Medicine, on behalf of the 157 Nobel Prize winners and 13,292 co-signers supporting GMOs, have expressed their delight with the recent announcement of the move by the Philippine Department of Agriculture to authorize the direct use of Golden Rice as food and feed or for Processing. There will be no charge for the nutritional trait, which has been donated by its inventors for use in public-sector rice varieties to assist the resource poor, and no limitations on what small farmers can do with the cropsaving and replanting seed, selling seed and selling grain are all possible. Later research confirmed that the beta-carotene in Golden Rice is converted very efficiently into vitamin A. From the beginning Golden Rice was conceived as a public-good project under the guidance of the Golden Rice Humanitarian Board. The World Health Organization lists Philippine mothers as being moderately vitamin A deficient, and children less than 5 years old as being severely vitamin A deficient. the Philippines, and Indonesia. The study showed that the -carotene contained in Golden Rice was highly available and easily taken up into the bloodstream by the human digestive system. It is very clear it can make a huge contribution as an additional intervention for vitamin A deficiency, at no cost to growers or consumers. Dr Ariel Wilner is an Argentinian biologist and artist who has created, among other works of art, an audiovisual art piece with the title "Lack of Light". Two years later, in June 2018, Dr Roberts talked about his views at the 68th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting with Young Scientists, Germany. Golden Rice grains are easily recognisable by their yellow to orange colour. The program advances the President's global development agenda by recognizing private sector leaders who bring life-saving technologies to those in need, while showing how patents are an integral part of tackling the world's challenges. Magazine; 2022: The Pictures of the Year We sent our photographers around the globe to document our world and our times. It is also the main cause of irreversible childhood blindness. The 2016 World Food Prize has been awarded to the group of scientists who have tirelessly worked on breeding and introducing orange-fleshed sweet potatoes to Africa and thus benefitting millions of people, especially children, who are most susceptible to a lack of provitamin A. spirits: 1.55 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) Conversion factors for provitamin A carotenoids from various fruits is in the range of 13:1 for sweet potato, 15:1 for carrots, and between 10:1 and 28:1 for green leafy vegetables. To figure out how we can most effectively reduce emissions and what emissions can and cant be eliminated with current technologies, we need to first Many, or all, of the above diseases originated in wildlife and jumped to humans. Breaking news from the premier Jamaican newspaper, the Jamaica Observer. The number of measles cases reported globally from January to March has tripled since last year, says the World Health Organisation. Here, science writer Ed Regis argues that Golden Rice is the world's most controversial, maligned, and misunderstood GMO. Patents for Humanity is a USPTO program that recognizes patent owners and licensees working to improve global health and living standards for underserved populations. The urgency of getting Golden Rice approved has become more apparent, and even more urgent, with the ongoing pandemic, which has made access to healthcare services more difficult in vulnerable populations worldwide. Unlike the industrialised countries, the Philippines is a country where rice is so important, that Pinoys (the Filipino people) do not consider any food to be a meal unless it is accompanied by rice. Digestibility and heat stability of the gene products (proteins) determines the dietary exposure and allergenic potential of each. It can cause blindness, limit growth, and weaken the body's immune system, thereby increasing morbidity and mortality. This effort must include scientists, breeders, farmers, regulators, policy-makers, and extensionists. One way that holds particular promise is the administration via GR, which had been engineered to produce large amounts of vitamin A. In 2017 tuberculosis killed 1.6m people, more than any other infectious disease. Biofortified foods are increasingly being used to address global health issues. Golden Rice is the only plant-based biotech project listed, although it shares its health applications with the other nine in the list. Only after the study will farmers be allowed to plant GR, said Ingo. The Philippines National Seed Industry Council has adopted a unified policy for the varietal registration of all genetically modified crops, saving the costs and time of unnecessary duplication of development work. And are recommended as standard by the World Bank. That means the impact could spread far beyond the agencys payday lending rule. Rice plants produce -carotene (provitamin A) in green tissues but not in the endosperm (the edible part of the seed). And it can contribute to attainment of Sustainable Development Goals 1,2,3,4,5 & 7. Millions of people can benefit from the use of GMO-technology in plant breeding, it is hard to comprehend how the anti-GMO movement can sleep at night.. All that is now needed is for Public Health Professionals to overcome any scepticism caused by the anti-gmo activists activities over the past three decades and embrace Golden Rice. The good news, however, is that dietary supplementation of vitamin A can eliminate VAD. In 2018, per capita white rice consumption in the Philippines was 115 kg per annum or 315 g daily (454 g = 1 lb), or more than 15-fold higher than in the USA. Golden Rice field trials, already completed in both the Philippines and in Bangladesh which share similar agro-ecosystems have shown no cause for concern, so the outlook is very positive. IRRI agreed to develop Golden Rice to fulfil the inventors' vision: to make the nutritional benefits of Golden Rice available as an additional intervention for vitamin A deficiency (VAD), without any additional cost compared to white rice, in developing countries to governments, small farmers or consumers. In return for Syngenta committing to assist the inventors humanitarian project, Syngenta acquired the commercial rights to the inventors core technology. The fourth winner, Dr Howard Bouis, is the founder of HarvestPlus at the CGIAR International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), and is being recognised for his work over 25 years to ensure biofortification was developed into an international plant breeding strategy across more than 40 countries. Rice production is the third largest among cereals in the United States, after corn and wheat. Additionally, PMI has released lists of the top 10 most influential projects across 14 categories in a variety of regions and industries, including a broadly-based biotechnology category. The cynic in me expects profit-driven multinationals to behave unethically, but I want to think that those voluntarily campaigning on issues they care about have higher standards, their experience in assessing the safety of gmo crops, can Golden Rice start saving sight and lives. You can read about this widely publicised event in many local and international news releases: International Rice Research Institute (IRRI): "Philippines becomes first country to approve nutrient-enriched Golden Rice for planting". In the last month, a New Scientist article about Golden Rice commented: What shocks me is that some activists continue to misrepresent the truth about the rice. Artwork collection by Ariel Wilner. These deficiencies affect particularly children, impairing their immune system and normal development, causing disease and ultimately death. Unfortunately, such genetic variability is not available for every crop, thus requiring the use of laternative approaches to generate the new, desirable trait. It has been calculated that the life of 25 percent of those children could be spared by providing them with diets that included crops biofortified with provitamin A (beta-carotene) and zinc. Several companies have provided free access to their patented technologies necessary to generate Golden Rice . However, these rural participants are vaguely aware on proper diet and nutrition. The equivalent of 13 jumbo jets full of children crashes into the ground every day and kills them all, because of vitamin A deficiency!!! Sir Rich: At the meeting I described the Nobel Laureates campaign in favor of GMOs. Those involved in the authorisation are to be praised for their scientific integrity and courage in the face of stiff activist opposition. They figured out how to turn on this complex pathway again with a minor intervention. Link to opinion paper at PNAS (or as PDF). Food and feed safety, agronomic performance and environmental interactions are reported. Now, though, everything is in place. The complete list of projects honoured can be found at this PMI link, The list of Honourees of the Golden Rice project recognised for their contributions in the PMI Award. One such country is the Philippines, where more than 80% of the population identifies as Roman Catholic and field trials of GR are nearing completion. Simply because authorities are not prepared to face controversy generated by ill-guided activists and because the deaths of poor children do not seem to cause as much controversy, if any. This has been taken into consideration by the creators of Golden Rice, Profs Peter Beyer and Ingo Portrykus, and the crop protection company Syngenta, who have worked together to make the latest, improved version of Golden Rice available for humanitarian use in developing countries, free of charge. The United States is the only developed nation without a system of universal health care, with a large proportion of its population not Biosafety assessments involve the molecular characterisation of the introduced gene constructs and the biochemical characterisation of the improved crop plant, including a comparative compositional analysis of the biofortified Golden Rice against conventional white rice grains. Golden Rice was developed by the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice) in partnership with the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) to contain additional levels of beta-carotene, which the body converts into vitamin A. Malthus T.R. In these areas, financials are the main constraint, and this serves as the main factor that influences the purchasing power of these people. 'Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace'), is a country located on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia.Apart from its South China Sea coast, it is completely surrounded by the Malaysian state of Sarawak. Prof Fan Shenggen, former Director General of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Chair of China Agricultural University proposes that to ensure food security in the Face of Covid-19, urgent action is needed: Adapted from Platform for African European Partnership in Agricultural Research for Development (PAEPARD), based on the original China Daily source. It is under such circumstances that adoption of biofortified crops like Golden Rice can show their greatest potential as a safe, culturally simple and economically sustainable amelioration due to the simple facts that smallholders can grow and multiply their own biofortied crops and that such crops can vastly reduce the need for supplementation campaigns requiring recurring assembly of a costly labour and travel infrastructure to reach all those in need in the most remote areas. The outcome of this project calls for rapid introduction and adoption of a number of biofortified crops, like Golden Rice, biofortified bananas, cassava, sorghum, and other crops rich in other micronutrients like iron and zinc, which would address other major, widely spread nutritional deficiencies. A 2012 study by Tang et al. Thus, Golden Rice spearheads the country's regional leadership in recognising biotechnology as a powerful force to feed the future, thereby establishing leadership in nutritional security, sustainability, agricultural productivity and economic growth. About | BY TYRONE SPADY ASPB For more detailed information please refer to: http://rdcu.be/wwud ; http://rdcu.be/wwui ; http://rdcu.be/wwub. In remote rural areas Golden Rice could constitute a major contribution towards sustainable vitamin A delivery. If you're interested in reading about the pro GMO campaign and learn more about agricultural biotechnology follow the link provided with the initiative's name, and if you like and agree with the content please Please sign on at the following page: Join Us! If the first hurdles are taken successfully, then Golden Rice will be heading towards China, India, Bangladesh, Indonesia, and Vietnam. Although it is hard to imagine that such golden grains of polished rice could be included in commercial shipments of white rice by accident, in the modern world any such inclusion could be damaging to international trade. ISBN-13: 978-1421433035ISBN-10: 1421433036, And this is what Ingo Potrykus, one of the creators of Golden Rice had to tell to the author of the book: I am half way through your book and I cant wait to the end to tell you, how excited I am. Statistics Explained, your guide to European statistics. And the work doesn't stop there. Here is the Executive Summary of the students' work. Working time may vary Three of the 2016 laureates - Drs Maria Andrade, Robert Mwanga and Jan Low are from the CGIAR International Potato Center (CIP). On November 7, 2013, Pope Francis gave his personal blessing to Golden Rice (GR). The idea was to involve Golden Rice Humanitarian Board member and Professor of Marketing, JP Jeannet in providing a seminar for MBA students, at AIM, in consumer field research including focus group management and analysis, followed by about a months engagement for the trained students in conducting the focus groups and reporting back. The inventors retained rights to the carefully and generously defined humanitarian applications. But many are not aware of the central role it plays in maintaining the integrity of the immune system. In Ancient China, rice was the staple crop in the south and wheat in the north, the latter made into dumplings, noodles, and pancakes. Golden Rice: To Combat Vitamin A Deficiency for Public Health, Nobel Laureates Press Conference - 30 June 2016, 107 Nobel laureates sign letter blasting Greenpeace over GMOs, "Disembedding grain: Golden Rice, The Green Revolution, and heirloom seeds in the Philippines", ground-breaking humanitarian licensing arrangement, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), American Journal of Clinical Nutrition in 2009, Golden Rice Humanitarian Board 2005-2022. Regulation of meat, seafood and wildlife markets is essential. Golden Rice is a not-for-profit project: no individual, nor organisation involved with its development, has any financial interest in the outcome. The DNA sequence of the gene construct is also used to exclude the unintended creation of any novel gene products, including any potential allergens or toxins. In response, the pope offered his personal blessing. At the time of the blessing, Ingo, a member of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, had been attending a meeting at the Vatican on the interaction of nutrition and brain development. Global greenhouse gas emissions are about 50 Gt per year (6.6t per person) and for 2019 have been estimated at 57 Gt CO 2 eq including 5 Gt due to land use change. Golden Rice is a public-sector product designed as an additional intervention for VAD. Golden Rice, which was developed in the hopes of combatting that problem by a team of European scientists in the late '90s, was genetically modified to provide an essential nutrient that white rice lacks: beta-carotene, which is converted into vitamin A in the body. Treating those who fall ill is crucial to preventing its spread. Similarly, GMO Golden Rice provides a source of vitamin A. Vitamin A deficiency is an immune deficiency syndrome, so children die of common infections. Of them, 5-15% will develop the disease, mostly those whose immune systems are weakened by HIV, malnourishment or smoking. Golden Rice event GR2E* has been crossbred with local rice varieties preferred by growers and consumers in Bangladesh and the Philippines. Since a prototype of Golden Rice was developed in the year 2000, new lines with higher -carotene content have been generated. Although U.S. per capita cheese and yogurt consumption has more than tripled since 1970, U.S. per capita consumption of all dairy products peaked in 1987 at 1.57 cup-equivalents per day. Unfortunately, there are no natural provitamin A-containing rice varieties. Here's a link to the press briefing by Sir Richard Roberts FRS and two other Nobel Laureates on the topic: Nobel Laureates Press Conference - 30 June 2016, Here is the full text of the article 107 Nobel laureates sign letter blasting Greenpeace over GMOs, You may also want to read Adrian Dubock's (Executive Secretary, Golden Rice Humanitarian Board) comments on how Greenpeace and other GMO critics misrepresent the Golden Rice Humanitarian Project at the Genetic Literacy Project site: "Disembedding grain: Golden Rice, The Green Revolution, and heirloom seeds in the Philippines", Are you aware of the very important Support Precision Agriculture Initiative? In the Philippines, approximately 1.7 million children aged 6 months to 5 years and an additional three out of every ten school-aged children have VAD, as do one out of every five pregnant and lactating mothers. Together, the articles make up an encyclopedia of European statistics for everyone, completed by a statistical glossary clarifying all terms used and by numerous links to further information and the latest data and For biofortification alone GMO technology can deliver high folate rice (mothers dietary deficiency causes birth defects), high zinc and high iron rice (dietary deficiency impedes mental development). This assists the design of social marketing programmes as part of effective public engagement strategies, necessary for the adoption of varieties of Golden Rice into routine cultivation and consumption as an additional intervention for vitamin A deficiency. GDP (nominal) per capita does not, however, reflect differences in the cost of living The experts plan is to end it within a generation. GR distribution will be carried out by existing small-scale operations. Vegan and vegetarian products like soy milk, soy yogurts, rice milk and tofu are widely available in major retailers, and sold across the country. And more than that, the example of the orange-fleshed sweet potato has proven that the matrix of biofortified crops are perfectly suited as a conduit to carry the much needed micronutrient, in this case is provitamin A. beer: 0.48 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) Tuberculosis is a neglected disease, according to a newly published report in the Lancet, a medical journal. Orange-coloured carrots are the product of a mutation selected by a Dutch horticulturist a few hundred years ago, because it was the colour of the Dutch Royal House of Orange-Nassau! Independent regulators have confirmed Golden Rices safety. The purpose of the Most Influential Projects list is to raise awareness of the positive impact that project work has had on the world. Leapsmag publishes reported feature articles, commentary, personal essays, and interviews with innovators whose work stands to affect us all. Except for commercial export, no restrictions were imposed on what the farmers could do with the seed. Yet currently more than a third of them go untreated. Yet, significantly due to rejection of science by activists, Golden Rice is not yet available to farmers and their communities as an additional intervention for vitamin A deficiency. However, it is financials that dictate as to what type of rice to plant and eat. A MESSAGE FROM QUALCOMM Every great tech product that you rely on each day, from the smartphone in your pocket to your music streaming service and navigational system in the car, shares one important thing: part of its innovative design is protected by intellectual property (IP) laws. John C. de Leon, executive director of the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice), announced that a biosafety permit for propagating the Golden Rice has been issued on July 21, 2021. country comparison to Check updates on regulatory status in the Regulatory section. The regulatory data were submitted by the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in the spring of 2017 and were scrutinized by several regulatory committees representing agriculture, environment, health, science and technology, and local governments. Unfortunately, public misconceptions about genetically modified (GM) organisms have prevented GR from being available to the countries most affected by VAD. [], Zeit online (Germany): "Philippinen genehmigen gentechnisch vernderten goldenen Reis". And there is good reason to conduct these studies in China, considering the low vitamin A status of a great proportion of Chinese children (see Nutrition and Health Status Report). Biofortification seeks to improve nutritional quality of food crops through agronomic practices, conventional plant breeding, or modern biotechnology, as in the case of Golden Rice. A bowl of 100 to 150 g cooked Golden Rice (50 g dry weight) can provide 60% of the Chinese Recommended Nutrient Intake of vitamin A for 6-8-year-old children. Golden Rice, a source of vitamin A, is an additional intervention, and a disruptive technology, for use against vitamin A deficiency, a major public health issue and the most significant cause of child mortality and blindness globally. A universal source of vitamin A will reduce child mortality by 2334 percent, and up to 50 percent in cases of measles, thanks to the immune-system-boosting effects of vitamin A. Ingo Potrykus commented: When starting this project in the early 90s I was 56. This is similar to nominal GDP per capita, but adjusted for the cost of living in each country. Your browser does not support the audio element. According to the International Monetary Fund's figures for Society plans to achieve this through direct public action, media communications and coalition-building. [], PhilRice (Philippine Rice Research Institute, Department of Agriculture): Filipinos soon to plant and eat Golden Rice. Yet, Golden Rice lines developed by national scientists in countries where vitamin A is endemic are not given a green light by local authorities to be grown by those who would benefit most from those varieties, i.e., the poor families to which those dying children belong. Golden Rice Humanitarian Board 2005-2022 | In terms of purchasing power parity, Greece is the world's 54th largest economy, at $387.801 billion per annum. In Bangladesh, one in every five of pre-school aged children are estimated to have VAD. In a victory for science-based regulatory decision-making, the Government of the Philippines has, on 10th December 2019, authorised the direct use of GR2E Golden Rice in food, feed, and for processing. Rice farming is regarded as highly important in these areas, as this is the main source of livelihood. Meanwhile, extensive data sets have been generated the data files alone total 32 megabytes proving that Golden Rice differs from white rice only by the presence of beta-carotene, is safe to consume, and cannot cause allergies. Investment is needed in resilient food systems to allow all countries to prevent or contain the impact of food security crises they cause. 858: 3,272. DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.84445. Visit Support Precision Agriculture. What shocks me is that some activists continue to misrepresent the truth about the rice. Each year, an estimated 670,000 children will die from VAD, and 350,000 will go blind. It is believed that this will help to facilitate adoption. Due to its complex and subjective nature this measure is often revised before being considered a reliable indicator. The Philippines on Friday approved commercial cultivation of vitamin A-rich Golden Rice, long touted as a partial remedy for childhood malnutrition. A high proportion of those children die victims of common diseases that could be prevented through a better nutrition. Africa saw a 700% surge. Since only 10% of all cases of the potentially fatal disease are reported, the trend could be even stronger than these initial indications. A general questionnaire was used for each focus group discussion across the different provinces. Despite the protesters' beliefs. The understanding achieved is critically important, and is likely so deeply rooted culturally, that the results are as valid today, as when reported a decade ago. USDA's Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP) computed a related statistical series on total nutrients available for human consumption per capita per day. With community health programs having been adversely affected by the pandemic there is an imminent danger that VAD related deaths might climb again toward 1990s levels. While a yellow rice is still unfamiliar to most of us, it is hoped that the pleasant colour will help promote its adoption. It is unfortunate that the world is not embracing more readily a number of approaches wih the potential to substantially reduce the number of deaths. There seems a good chance the next generation will still be living with TBs scourge. Back in 2009, researchers were able to demonstrate that Golden Rice was an effective source of vitamin A. Get the latest breaking news across the U.S. on ABCNews.com The second best approach, especially for those who cannot afford a balanced diet, is by way of nutrient-dense staple crops. It is expected that adoption of Golden Rice the golden colour beta-carotene is a source of vitamin A into the regular diet will continue to reduce the incidence of VAD, and very sustainably: there is no extra cost for the additional nutrition, and no limitations on what small farmers can do with the seed. wine: 0.02 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) In Golden Rice two genes have been inserted into the rice genome by genetic engineering, to restart the carotenoid biosynthetic pathway leading to the production and accumulation of -carotene in the grains. The data are summarised here, and criticisms addressed, for a public health professional audience: is it needed, will it work, is it safe and is it economic? Methane (CH 4) is a strong greenhouse gas, mainly produced through agricultural activities (e.g. To achieve this goal a strong, concerted, and interdisciplinary effort is needed. Statistics Explained is an official Eurostat website presenting statistical topics in an easily understandable way. By 2013, however, VAD incidence had increased again to 20 percent of preschool children, and 28 percent of children between 6 and 12 months old. In the case of sweet potatoes, breeders utilise the fact that varieties producing and storing high levels of beta-carotene (=provitamin A) are available in the Andean region of South America and thus can use these for breeding purposes and create new orange-fleshed varieties acceptable to regional taste preferences in Africa. wine: 0.04 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) [], The Daily Star (Bangladesh): "Philippines approval of Vitamin-A enriched Golden Rice a positive for Bangladesh too". Philippines becomes first country to approve Golden Rice for planting, "Philippines approval of Vitamin-A enriched Golden Rice a positive for Bangladesh too", Statement by the National Academy of Science and Technology of the Philippines, corresponding authorities (more in the Regulatory section), (Swamy et al, 2019 & 2021; Biswas et al, 2021; Oliva et al, 2020), Platform for African European Partnership in Agricultural Research for Development (PAEPARD), This is despite, as reported in 2014, 85 percent of children consuming a vitamin-A rich food in the past day, and 76 percent of children receiving a vitamin A supplement in the past 6 months. People drank less milk during the 1990s and 2000s, more or less offsetting increases in consumption of other dairy products. The full article can be accessed following this link to IntechOpen (From the Edited Volume Vitamin A" [Working title] Edited by Prof Leila Queiroz Zepka, Dr Eduardo Jacob-Lopes and Dr Veridiana Vera De Rosso; DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.84445). Would you believe that once upon a time carrots were white or purple? While it would be desirable to keep those nutrients with the grain, the fatty components are affected by oxidative processes that make the grain turn rancid when exposed to air. An official blessing of the church, therefore, could do a great deal to build support, allowing the Philippines to serve as a model for many of its neighbors on the potential health impacts of widespread availability and consumption of the golden grain. Estimates suggest that supplementing GR for 20% of the diet of children and 10% for pregnant women and mothers will be enough to combat the effects of VAD. Vegetables used to accompany these included yams, soybeans, broad beans, turnips, spring onions, and garlic. Golden Rice is such a biofortified crop. As of 2021, Greece is the sixteenth-largest economy in the European Union. Their final report and presentation describe their progress, extensive difficulties - including with multiple dialects, security, and organisational issues and, extremely usefully, results. Focused Group Discussions provide important qualitative understanding of relevant influences and attitudes. The initial prototype (Science 2000) was further improved in terms of provitamin A (-carotene) content by a research team at Syngenta (Nature Biotechnology 2005). And moreover, conversion of the provitamin A carotenoids contained in them is generally inefficient. The first specific step towards the establishment of the United Nations was the Inter-Allied conference that led to the Declaration of St James's Palace on 12 June 1941. At the end of the meeting, he was able to meet Pope Francis and took the opportunity to share a packet of GR. According to HappyCow, Lisbon is the 6th city in the world for number of vegan restaurants per capita, The latter attended the official award ceremony on 20 April 2015, accompanied by Dr Rob Russell, a member of the Golden Rice Humanitarian Board. Massive production of 'Golden Rice' seeds to start this year, "Philippines becomes first country to approve nutrient-enriched Golden Rice for planting", Filipinos soon to plant and eat Golden Rice. The difference here is that the reconstructed pathway is not subject to downregulation, as usually happens in the grain. Globally, over the past 20 years, about 10 billion vitamin A capsules have been distributed to preschool children at a cost of about US$10 billion. In the same year, I was fortunate to accompany Ingo and Peter to deliver to IRRI the first 600 seeds, and six 2.5mL tubes of the genes necessary to turn any white rice into a biosynthetic factory for beta-carotene. In those countries national programs are already involved in laying out the necessary groundwork. The best way to avoid micronutrient deficiencies is by way of a varied diet, rich in vegetables, fruits and animal products. The latter will play a central role in educating farmers and consumers as to their available options. The main cause appears to be failure to immunise enough children. Economist Espresso 16 April 2019, Many children in countries where VAD is endemic are not immunised. (If an official blessing of the Holy See was given, it would come from the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace.) Since the 1940s, the Philippine Government, at all levels, has pursued policies to deliver better health for its citizens. 2022: The Pictures of the Year. Critics have countered that the rice is a "hoax," that it is "fool's gold" and "propaganda for the genetic engineering industry." Consistent with its commitment to public health, the Philippine authorities have ignored the misrepresentations and hyperbole around Golden Rice. Hopefully in my lifetime, you, and I, will start to see Golden Rice saving the sight and lives of some of the 3.5 billion people, half the worlds population, who consume rice, and often little else, every day., This recognition reflects the incredible progress we have made in the project management profession and demonstrates how the fabric of our world has been shaped, and continues to be shaped, by the hard work of bringing ideas to life, said Sunil Parashara, President and CEO of Project Management Institute. Current breeding and field trialling work is being carried out by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in the Philippines together with PhilRice, the Philippine Rice Research Institute. Supporters claim that the twenty-year delay in Golden Rice's introduction is an unconscionable crime against humanity. Those most in need of this new seed-based technology are those who can least afford buying an adequate diet, rich in essential nutrients. In terms of information sources, any method that involves high interaction and involvement is highly acceptable and reliable to the respondents. Around 4,500 children a day die as a result of the nutritionally acquired immune deficiency syndrome which is Vitamin A deficiency. As of 21 July 2021, the Director of the Philippines Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Plant Industries (DA-BPI) signed off on the Commercial Propagation Permit for Golden Rice in the Philippines. Only 40 grams consumed daily is expected to prevent death and blindness, with no possibility of overdosing, as the human body only converts the beta-carotene it needs to vitamin A and excretes the rest unchanged. Founded in 1969, PMI delivers value for more than three million professionals working in nearly every country in the world through global advocacy, collaboration, education and research. Policymakers must find ways to overcome this resistance and accelerate the introduction and adoption of Golden Rice. This gene construct, together with its surrounding DNA, is passed on from generation to generation through breeding programs, ensuring that its structure remains intact. The final selections, made by PMIs thought-leadership team, provide an inspirational reflection on what project work has enabled and the central role it has played in creating our present. Golden Rice has the potential to prevent all those deaths. This relationship is significant at the 1% level. Regis tells the story of how the development, growth, and distribution of Golden Rice was delayed and repeatedly derailed by a complex but outdated set of operational guidelines and regulations imposed by the governments and sabotaged by anti-GMO activists in the very nations where the rice is most needed. The ALLOW GOLDEN RICE NOW! The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) provide global statistics on crop and food production, supply chains, and food available for human consumption. Of the country's row crop farms, rice farms are the most capital-intensive, and have the highest national land rental rate average. Along its way the project has been funded by a number of donors, including the Rockefeller Foundation, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (Grand Challenges in Global Health Initiative), USAID, the Philippine Department of Agriculture, HarvestPlus, the European Commission, Swiss Federal Funding, and the Syngenta Foundation. Syngenta, in return for its commercial options acquired, became obligated to support the humanitarian and non-profit vision of the inventors, and the inventors public sector licensees, rights to exploit any improvement, including as exemplified by patent application US20120042417 A1. Vegetables used to accompany these included yams, soybeans, broad beans, turnips, spring onions, and garlic. A quarter of the worlds population have latent TB infections, almost all in developing countries. To prevent severe climate change we need to rapidly reduce global greenhouse gas emissions. total: 2.06 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) In Ancient China, rice was the staple crop in the south and wheat in the north, the latter made into dumplings, noodles, and pancakes. Potrykus I (2014) From the concept of totipotency to biofortified cereals. beer: 0.5 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) So it's obvious that Americans consume more, on average, than the people of less developed countries. As part of the PMI family, ProjectManagement.com creates online global communities that deliver more resources, better tools, larger networks and broader perspectives. This was achieved by a combination of mass vaccination programs against measles, better access to clean water, and vitamin A supplementation, along with economic development and education about diet reducing food insecurity. The stronger the colour the more -carotene. Nevertheless, the Philippines is a country where vitamin A deficiency (VAD) which is globally the leading cause of child mortality and irreversible blindness remains a significant public health problem. Supplementation via Vitamin A capsule distribution in the Philippines has been in place since the early 1990s. Nine local communities for the four different provinces were chosen to participate in the study. "We pioneered a technology to save millions of poor children, but a worldwide smear campaign has blocked it", The list of Honourees of the Golden Rice project. In the 1990s, between 2334% of children under 5 deaths in the world were VAD related. BBC Interview with Prof Hans-Jrg Jacobsen and Vandana Shiva, 20 April 2015. For more detail continue reading here. Particularly susceptible are pregnant women and children. In our Publications section you will find four recent publications describing regulatory data generated (Swamy et al, 2019 & 2021; Biswas et al, 2021; Oliva et al, 2020). The letter asks Greenpeace to cease its efforts to block introduction of a genetically engineered strain of rice that supporters say could reduce Vitamin-A deficiencies causing blindness and death in children in the developing world. The paper, with data based on a registered clinal trial, has been published by the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Beta-carotene, from any source, is converted by the human body into vitamin A. Context specific cash or in-kind transfers, are urgently needed from Government, to protect the most vulnerable population members, and these need to continue for post-epidemic reconstruction efforts to be successful. As a result of the donation of the technology from its creators Professors Potrykus and Beyer, and their agreements with the Government research institutes involved, the additional nutrition in Golden Rice is free of cost to growers or consumers: Golden Rice will cost no more than white rice. This would apply to countries such as India, Vietnam, Bangladesh. According to the World Health Organization, dietary vitamin A deficiency (VAD) compromises the immune systems of approximately 40 percent of children under the age of five in the developing world, greatly increasing the risk of severe illnesses from common childhood infections, thus causing hundreds of thousands of unnecessary deaths among them. The shocking fact is that, far from reaching the envisaged Millenium Development Goals, more than 10 million children under the age of five are still dying every year. Only following adoption of the publicly owned Golden Rice varieties, developed by PhilRice, into daily consumption, can Golden Rice start saving sight and lives, exactly as it was designed to do almost a quarter of a century ago. The award has been bestowed upon the Golden Rice Project, in particular to Prof Ingo Potrykus, Prof Peter Beyer, and Dr Adrian Dubock. In discussions on climate change, we tend to focus on carbon dioxide (CO 2) the most dominant greenhouse gas produced by the burning of fossil fuels, industrial production, and land use change.We cover CO 2 global emissions, annual, cumulative, per capita, and consumption-based emissions in great detail in our CO 2 emissions page.. South American rice imports have increased only slightly since 2012, mostly due to little consumption growth and near-steady production. Initially, the use of capsules was highly controversial. VAD incidence had increased again to 20 percent of preschool children, and 28 percent of children between 6 and 12 months old. It is simply excellent!!! At the subsequent meeting of the A doughnut or donut (/ d o n t /) is a type of food made from leavened fried dough. 1 . Unpaid labor such as personal housework or caring for children or pets is not considered part of the working week.. []. He expects that deregulation will occur in two phases: first consumption, then planting. This, however, Is contributed by low knowledge on several key issues such as those pertaining to genetically modified organisms, vitamin A deficiency, and proper nutrition. Working time is the period of time that a person spends at paid labor. Helen Keller International (HKI) has been working to address vitamin A deficiency (VAD) for well over 30 years and continues to work with local partners to deliver vitamin A to those in need through implementation of complementary interventions including vitamin A supplementation, promotion of optimal breastfeeding, dietary diversification and food fortification. On the other hand, currently, the per capita consumption in USA will reduce from 587 litres to 484 litres per day in 2050 (Table 3). But not before its scientists had made significant improvements to the technology. Golden Rice could still be a valuable complement to children's diets in many countries by contributing to the reduction of clinical and sub-clinical vitaminA deficiency-related diseases. This list demonstrates PMIs vision of how excellence in project execution will be critical in meeting the challenges and opportunities of tomorrow.. other alcohols: 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) The Golden Rice Humanitarian Board encourages further research to determine how the technology may play a part in the ongoing global effort to fight Vitamin A Deficiency in poor countries. [], Dhaka Tribune (Bangladesh): Philippines becomes first country to approve Golden Rice for planting. But CO 2 is not the only Examples of the benefits of the new GM technology for citizens of the developing world include Golden Rice and halting both Banana Wilt and the Fall Army Worm. 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