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put it on your. face i said i came. the pleasure to have you with us here today i'm sure. this genetically modified plant is at the center of a controversy a controversy about how we deal with one of the most powerful technologies mankind has ever created. a technology that is polarizing society.

the protagonists include a now retired professor at e.t.h. who believes his golden rice will save children throughout the entire world by swiss agricultural chemical corporation and first wanted to commercialize the miracle rice then changed its mind. and a country where tests are being carried out that would be prohibited in other places. and. researchers who manipulate crops are demanding more freedom the freedom to conduct their research free of political. strengths they feel the moratorium that has been imposed on genetic technology for years unfairly hinders them in their efforts but public

distrust of genetic manipulation has been immense for many years. artificially modifying the genetic structure of plants and animals scares people also because researchers are hesitant to reveal their secrets and explain exactly what it is they are doing. it. in this tense and polarized atmosphere professor engel put try kosovo eighty eight zero an engineering science technology mathematics and management university has created in a greenhouse a strain of genetically engineered rice that contains pro vitamin a the rice is intended to benefit under nourished people not to feed the profit of the agricultural industry. the whole food as i hold the bed mothers in

families where vitamin a deficiency is a problem have wonder stood that eating this rice will be good for them because if we expect to finally start delivering this golden rice to farmers in the philippines by the end of this year and it is you know it was in the indecent pollen count this is the poster boy of the g.s.t. the seeds of genetically engineered industry and this is something. if the. but is the golden rice a blessing or a curse we went to the philippines in search of the answer. the country is home to nineteen million rice eaters here rice is not just a basic food state it's part of the culture. this is where people are being asked to abandon their accustom ways and switch to the new golden yellow type of rice. we traveled to the philippines to find out how this idea is being implemented we were

told the authorities would decide within the year whether to approve the rice. at the international rice research institute preparations are well underway the erie wants to bring the new strain of rice to market. our quest began in the capital city of manila a metropolis with a population of twelve million. do the people of the philippines want this kind of product have all the respect identified or are people afraid of unforeseen side effects that might occur when store shelves are filled with a genetically modified version of their most important basic food stuff. we're stuck in our hotel for weeks we've been in touch with the authorities but now that we're here they don't want to see us why not are they afraid we'll ask unpleasant questions. the erie also stops communicating with us

while we're still in switzerland we had arranged to film the next harvest of the golden rice but one month before the appointed time our request was rejected the hearing won't tell us why where perplexed. the inventor of this miracle rice ingle put frankness has lived and worked in switzerland for many years he is dedicated to the idea of harnessing unpopular genetic technology and using it to help people so i had to do this ever since i first started working i've tried to ensure that my words benefits the world's poorest people who do lose and. it's become is not a scientist i'm an engineer engineer it is my desire to solve practical problems i use science as a way to solve real world problem is. they are at the heart of his efforts malnourished or undernourished children and pregnant women.

acute vitamin a deficiency usually results in blindness or even death the world health organization estimates that two hundred million children around the world suffer from a lack of vitamin a. since the one nine hundred eighty s. ingle put try case has concentrated his efforts exclusively on rice the staple food of the poor for thirteen years his research produced no visible success. then he teamed up with peter bya a cellular biologist from fribourg together they finally achieved the unthinkable in favor one evening in february of one nine hundred ninety nine peter buyer called me in my laboratory and it was long after dark i was still there and he called me and said turn on your computer and i'm going to send a picture and you will like it and of course we were thrilled after all this time

to see it not only white through it also a few yellow grains of rice because that told us we had finally really done it all tongue because in comes to us it is your shaft. the world's media praised trike is and his colleague for their breakthrough. they were also on heard by the scientific community. they were even given an audience with the pope. but the golden rice engineers were still a long way from achieving their real goals. we set out to find people in the philippines who are suffering from vitamin a deficiency. yes a village on the outskirts of the citie of manilla. tens of thousands of people live off what they can find in the trash. if they

find anything that can be reused they try to resell it for a few pesos but that's hardly enough to buy healthy food. we accompany the community dr m i read dyson on her rounds through the village life is tough here she said many had just one or at the most two meals per day for a new phone. dr dyson examines the children for all kinds of problems at regular intervals respiratory diseases and infections are rampant she said you know as well as digestion problems i'd be thinking about some up with that no i to do you. know what on earth and what about vitamin a deficiency. to. think it will make i've been there hear him say at the start about three years now and so far i have not

seen any vitamin a deficiency in this yes. this is probably because of their regular. giving off spike i mean a supplements in. the school children and it's a regular program other reading from the fire that hill. the government distributes vitamin e. and health centers like this one children between the ages of six months and five years receive two doses per year free of charge. the program is very successful. according to national statistics forty percent of the population was not getting enough vitamin a as recently as ten years ago. five years ago that figured had decreased to fifteen percent. it is not clear how many still suffer from vitamin a deficiency today. the pro vitamin a rice would be less expensive for the government

the inventors of the project are sure of it but first the golden rice must make the transition from the laboratory to the rice paddies the researchers set out on a quest for money and power and found both in the world's largest agricultural chemistry corporation in basel. england is soon going to responded to an offer we made. as we proposed giving the company the commercial rights to our product. lines and if in the. the company would support our humanitarian project to be a fight is engaging the who it is for so that it's but a sensitive issue remained where is the borderline between commercial and humanitarian use. our goal was to allow all poor farmers to take part free of charge and of course it was in single interest to define who are as narrowly as possible because they wanted to potentially make money. and different its own we

agreed upon the definition and if the rice farmer was making less than ten thousand dollars a year with the golden rice that was still considered humanitarian assistance we had to have it. seen going to improve the genetic technology the number of foreign genes in golden rice was reduced from nine to two a corn gene and a gene from a bacteria. has founded the golden rice humanitarian board which was to guide golden rice to world wide success. adrian to block a former employee he was named executive secretary he explained where the financial backing for golden rice came from today the golden eyes project is being financed in the philippines and bangladesh by the gates foundation for the last. couple of

years. it's being financed by a little bit a little residue of rockefeller foundation money. and a little bit of usa id money in asia and warren buffett who also has contributed to those funds and bill gates dad who is also part of it. i think they are funding this project as part of a portfolio of potential health interventions. to try genuinely to improve the lot of the impoverished of society and improve their life expectancy and improve the quality of life illustrious names. as financial sponsors adrian do block implied that the money from the super rich donors was not just a blessing but also brought risk still without it we would be nowhere so we're extremely pleased to have it. whenever you accept funds from an

organization the organization wants to involve itself in the management that's understandable and call be refused as the handing out the checks. the gates foundation wanted to distribute the miracle rice to the philippines first we wanted to go there just in time for the harvest of the vital but genetically unmodified basic food stuff something no other camera team had ever been allowed to film although our invitation was subsequently rescinded we decided to give it a try anyway. this is the media leave us so we leave the media. by the scene motions to cure the . party isn't the. issue is that no one is asking with the guests that you deserve answers from. politicking only on our t.v. .

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and a real discussion critical issues facing america if i ever feel ready to join the movement then welcome to the big picture. if we met the local representatives of greenpeace they have been monitoring the activities regarding golden rice with a skeptical eye and are familiar with the exact locations of the golden rice fields . a group of observers operating in secret has already checked out the area you're employing or are you being. able to. hold. still your roots near. your roots we're looking for. this for good or for bait spends just for. the fun of the street girl pussy. will greenpeace be able to get us there why do you bring us there so

that the market will know what's happening with both inmates said that debates about the safety and the sense i don't go then they should be made much more on. the experimental rice field is on the premises so for. all right the national rice research institute phil rice and erie have collaborated closely on golden rice and maybe. we are turned away at the main gate. if it right your names and the official reason for your visit here or both. it won't be easy to get in an employee refers us tour bus. we ask him whether we can film the golden rice harvest. what it can be made a very nice area. peaceful my is certain all be

you know filming please no cameras no information sounds like a well kept secret we're only allowed to see the golden rice on an advertising poster but wasn't this rice supposed to go to market within the current year again we're pre-placed. we try to catch a glimpse of the test field from the back you know. this is not this hard to feel that it's. ok though now you can see. the kids from you which it which at that stop. it says close as we can get. the experimental field is fenced in but that's all we can tell you from our vantage point. why is the public being

kept in the dark about what's happening there this is used by the industry as a poster boy for a duck cept all genetically engineered crops and our food system and and just accept that this if this without quest song you know with outs. without the public knowing about it like public it's not easy to get even see the tryouts to get even a start then so. we will be the one taking that risk when golden rice comes out so we have to know what that is sorry really the risks are and whether we have reviewed the capacity or not to absorb the serious can that will be the basis for a decision whether to approve going to. opposition to the golden rice is increasing in the philippines also in parliament. in the bakken minoa we met up with rafi omar yano a member of the philippine house of representatives and he is critical of genetic modification he made

a combative impression. now. mord. fibro binge province says. when you see if i lift these and but on guys that passed their respective ordinance s. binding the entry commission field testing and commercialization of. pride deigning genetically modified organisms including god and ice in their respective. jurisdiction and it's the number is still increasing you don't want. my. blood going to change and consequently be controlled by a few transnational corporations. and i've no. but they want to keep it for free we. believe that. for every three. that frame remotely is profit.

not for social justice that bush will show it quickly but. we in equalities the project has a lot of opposition no doubt about it. you can't understand. not really know because. this rice is just like only rice except the can be carroty and any. you know what why would you not want to give beat accounting to somebody who needed it to stay alive or continue to be able to see. for an ideology because you don't like globalization because you don't like capitalism which seem to be the underlying trends because you're all you have a romantic attachment to smallholder farming go and be a small all the fama in a developing country try being poor for a year and see then what you think. we went to

a typical marketplace to find out what the local residents think of the miracle rice. as is often the case with a new product there was a lot of skepticism still we were interested to see people's spontaneous reactions when they suddenly encountered yellow rice in place of the usual white or red grains we brought along a small can of golden rice to show to vendors and consumers what do you think about this rice because. i know i don't. know. what you are sadly i don't think so.

and i but i think. he did it so i know he sent me one day it just defies any other night. that people. get really. hot and. the catholic church is very important to the people of the philippines ninety percent of whom marc. affleck's. the church is a very powerful force in the country the. load. in an interview we learned of the catholic church has come out against genetically manipulated products like golden rice. about the ne saying through these compare that to think that by it they. saw the

problem of poverty. completely. so. they can the very strong position against g.m.o. and even in. the nicest way to. about it that we think that. the genetic anymore the fate products are. to have we should not sacrifice to help with the people and even though they'd vironment for the sake of short term propping up the corporations the miracle race from switzerland is up against a great deal of opposition and mistrust. you get the feeling you want to help these people but they don't want your help. you know exactly rights does not

surprise you. as a citizen of switzerland you must have had plenty of opportunity to recognize how unpopular trends genetic plants are this golden rice is considered a dangerous plant by professional opponents of genetic engineering because it simultaneously shows that the technology is not only being used to benefit months until this but to help the poor for the public good and to improve public health is that no one is making any profit from it. this name again my entire life i've never received a penny for our work the entire humanitarian board has invested its own time but never received any money for it so that means the entire arguments the g.m.o. . really are not valid anymore the guns argument that's why they fight against our golden rice with all the means and resources they can muster to go in the eyes . and takes. china. a small city

in hunan province the date is october two thousand and twelve. our research into golden rice has brought us to this school where u.s. researchers have been testing the product on six to eight year old children according to greenpeace and scientists critical of genetic technology the testing was carried out without telling the parents that their children were being fed genetic modified race we have come here to find out what really happened we succeed in meeting with some of the children and their families and asked them about the experiment draws us i'm a o.p.m. hog there were tables with numbers on the margin we had to sit down and eat. there were numbers. yes i remember i was number fifty four. does tell us how little they want us to see how much we ate hesitated and when

something was left over they wrote it down zero six add to that. the rice thought it was disgusting i couldn't eat them. if you didn't finish it all you didn't get any notebooks or colored pencils if you didn't eat right they didn't let you go out at harvard yet. were you afraid michael moore yes very much. who took the blood samples just like the man who brought us the food along with the few doctors. the u.s. researchers gave the school free meals. but they didn't tell the parents that their children were eating genetically modified rice.

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