the experimental rice field is on the premises of phil rice 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. to get it right your names and the official reason for your visit here. 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 we. face any of. these things is certain normal be doing no filming please no cameras no information sounds like a well kept secret we're only allowed to see the golden rice on an advert. ising poster but wasn't this rice supposed to go to market within the current year again were perplexed. are we trying to catch a glimpse of the test field from the back you know. this is not nice don't buy to feel that it's. ok don't know you can see trials i. hear this from you which it which. it's about. it's as 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 us