Golden Rice generates a lot of headlines. Here are some briefings, articles, profiles and reports that look beyond the hype.
Briefing on Golden Rice
This Soil Association briefing is a very good introduction to Golden Rice and the proven alternatives.
http://www.gmwatch.org/index.php/news/archive/2013/15115
Golden Rice scientific realities
A guide to the false claims made for Golden Rice
http://gmwatch.org/index.php/news/archive/2014/15255
Golden Rice myths
Dr Michael Hansen debunks some of the many myths promoted about Golden Rice
http://gmwatch.org/index.php/news/archive/2013/15023 (See also the PowerPoint presentation below)
Proponents of food biotechnology are still talking about Golden Rice?
Food, nutrition and public health expert Marion Nestle dismisses the current PR promotion of Golden Rice.
Michael Pollan on Golden Rice
Golden Rice is just another glittering Western techno-fix to a problem with far better solutions
http://gmwatch.org/index.php/news/archive/2013/15018
Golden Rice - a complex tangle of unanswered questions
Clare Westwood asks if it is really the best way to address Vitamin A deficiency
Investing in food security? On philanthrocapitalism, biotechnology and development
Sally Brooks is a development specialist and author of the book Rice Biofortification
'Golden' rice ignores the risks, the people and the real solutions
Daniel Ocampo of Greenpeace South East Asia says it is for the target populations to decide if they want Golden Rice
Golden Rice: myth not miracle
Vandana Shiva explains why Golden rice is much less efficient than the available alternatives
http://www.gmwatch.org/index.php/news/archive/2014/15250
Golden Rice not a public product but a corporate one
Golden Rice is a Syngenta product that can be marketed for profit whenever the company wishes
http://www.gmwatch.org/index.php/news/archive/2014/15258
Fakethrough! GMOs and the capitulation of science journalism
Dr Jonathan Latham explains why Golden Rice is just one example of how doubtful research is being inflated into global news
http://www.gmwatch.org/index.php/news/archive/2014/15240
Golden Rice not the solution to Vitamin A deficiency
Farmers and scientists in the Philippines believe golden rice is a “simplistic, techno-fix” and not a solution to hunger, poverty, and malnutrition
http://gmwatch.org/index.php/news/archive/2013/15010
(Com)promised charity: Golden Rice and the children of the poor
Nina Somera provides a developing country perspective on Golden Rice
http://www.biosafety-info.net/article.php?aid=1008
GM crops are no solution to malnutrition
Groups in Asia support Filipino farmers' protests against Golden Rice
http://www.gmwatch.org/index.php/news/archive/2013/15028
Clarifying recent news about Golden Rice
IRRI - the institute overseeing the Golden Rice trials – contradicts some of the hype and admits Golden Rice is still unproven
http://irri.org/blogs/item/clarifying-recent-news-about-golden-rice
Golden Rice and the GM crop debate
Sally Brooks is a development specialist and author of the book Rice Biofortification
http://stepscentre-thecrossing.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/golden-rice-and-gm-crop-debate.html
Golden Rice "could save a million kids a year"
GMWatch looks at the mythology of Golden Rice and the long history of PR claims made for it
http://gmwatch.org/index.php/golden-rice-could-save-a-million-kids-a-year
Patrick Moore's Golden Rice campaign
The use of Golden Rice as a PR weapon to attack the environmental movement
http://gmwatch.org/index.php/news/archive/2013/15101
The infanticide advocate promoting Golden Rice
The latest addition to those claiming the moral high ground over Golden Rice
http://gmwatch.org/index.php/news/archive/2014/15318
Editorial in Science promotes Golden Rice myths
Once again GM-supporting scientists make unsupportable claims about Golden Rice
http://www.gmwatch.org/index.php/news/archive/2013/15078
Owen Paterson swallowed industry hype on Golden Rice
Critics have accused the British Environment Secretary of falling for industry lies on Golden Rice. His views have also been criticised in pieces by Prof Andy Stirling, Dr Sue Mayer, John Sauven, and Channel 4 (FactCheck)
http://gmwatch.org/index.php/news/archive/2013/15114
Golden Rice study violated ethics rules, say Tufts
Chinese families did not give consent for children to consume GM rice in the part US-funded study, and the researchers have given conflicting accounts of their research
http://gmwatch.org/index.php/news/archive/2012/14512
International Rice Research Institute
Profile of the institute overseeing the Golden Rice trials
http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/International_Rice_Research_Institute
Ingo Potrykus
Profile of the co-inventor of Golden Rice
http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Ingo_Potrykus
Gerard Barry
Profile of the Golden Rice project leader
http://www.powerbase.info/index.php/Gerard_Barry
Biofortification: lessons from the Golden Rice project
Sally Brooks is a development specialist and author of the book Rice Biofortification
Reports
Going against the golden grain: A primer on Golden Rice
Southeast Asia Regional Initiatives for Community Empowerment
Who needs Golden Rice?
Dr Chito Medina of MASIPAG
Golden lies: The seed industry's questionable Golden Rice project
Dr Christopher Then of TestBiotech
Golden lies: No credibility for Golden Rice campaign
Dr Christopher Then provides a further briefing
Golden illusion: The broken promises of 'Golden' Rice
Greenpeace International provides the latest summary of the scientific arguments
Golden Rice and Bt crops: Unanswered safety and efficacy questions
Michael Hansen, Ph.D., Senior Scientist, Consumers Union US, University of Philippines Los Baños
Download PowerPoint presentation
Golden Rice health issues and concerns
Presentation made by Dr Gene Nisperos of HEAD, on VAD status in the Philippines (See also the images below from this presentation. These show the rapid decline in this problem in recent years without any use of Golden Rice)
