Golden Rice In The Philippines

The Philippines is known by the world as the 8th largest rice producer and is responsible for 2.8 of the global rice production. Rice is a very important part of a huge part of the world's population.
Given this piece of information alone, it says that the Philippines is fully capable of sustaining its own in terms of rice production but why is it that most of the country suffers hunger and would also need to import rice? Perhaps it has nothing to do with the production at all but with the composition of the rice itself. Is it giving enough nutrients to the people? Studies support the fact that majority of Filipinos suffer from different major diseases specially Vitamin A Deficiency. Recently, a group of organizations, both local and international,

Researchers found out that Golden Rice can prevent certain medical diseases. Several methods have been put into action over the years in severely affected countries to help in preventing major diseases. There are programs to increase the availability of Vitamin A in foods by supplementing or enriching them. Programs to distribute Vitamin A supplements have been also been implemented. Both of these programs work to an extent, but are not completely effective. For those foods that are rich in Vitamin A like bio-fortified, the price may be too high to allow access by the very poor, who need it most. Golden rice yields a rice crop that has high levels of beta-carotene, giving a ‘golden’ color. The beta-carotene is then converted by the human body into Vitamin A. This crop is not only for the wealthy people but also for the poor

This malnutrition affects more than two billion humans, predominantly women and children. In infants and young children even mild anemia can impair intellectual development. Anemia in pregnancy is an important cause of maternal mortality, increasing the risk of hemorrhage and sepsis during childbirth. Infants born to anemic mothers often suffer from low birth weight and anemia themselves. Consequences are millions of birth-related deaths of mothers and children. It impairs physical and intellectual development, the immune system, and general fitness of people of all ages. An inadequate dietary iron intake is the main cause of IDA. While Vitamin A Deficiency (VAD) also affects people all over the world. The most common affected people are those in countries where access to Vitamin A rich foods. Vitamin A deficiency most severely affects young children, where it is needed for correct and enough development, and pregnant women, where Vitamin A stores are expended. In this case the researcher found out the technique used to make Golden Rice, along with the prevalence of different diseases that can be prevented. In the remainder of this paper, the researcher expand on these topics along with the public’s view of Golden rice and gives some reason to implement and spread this study to help the country to survive from vitamin A deficiency and other