The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) announced that it has
chosen the province of Lanao del Norte to identify a farmer cooperative
that will plant Golden Rice as part of the seed production in
preparation for the distribution to households in thePhillipines.

In the media briefing /Talakayan sa PIA/held on May 17, 2022,
broadcasted by the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Region 10, Dr.
Ronan Zagado, Program Leader of Golden Rice-Project Management Office of
the Department of Agriculture-PhilRice, announced that they are now
working on the Golden Rice seeds deployment in the province of Lanao del
Norte located in the northwestern part of the main island of Mindanao in
the Philippines.

The seeds will be given for free as part of the pilot scale deployment
and the province was the first to identify a farmer cooperative that
will plant Golden Rice. Dr. Zagado added that Golden Rice was developed
to make rice healthier for the consumers. It has a higher beta-carotene
content than regular riceto address Vitamin A deficiency, but it is
expected to cost and taste just the same. It will eventually be
distributed to households with malnutrition incidence.

PhilRice addresses malnutrition, deploys Golden Rice in LDN - Business
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