The farmers and scientists group Masipag had earlier led the petition filed at the High Court, seeking to stop the commercial propagation of genetically modified rice and eggplants over environmental and health concerns.
“We reiterate that genetically modified crops like Golden Rice and Bt Eggplant irreversible damage to the environment, biodiversity of rice and eggplant and human health,” Fuentes said in a statement.
Golden Rice, patented by transnational agrochemical corporation Syngenta, is a type of rice inserted with genes from maize and bacterium found in soil. a wide array of safe and low-cost vegetables, fruits, and other crops would be a more dependable source of nutrition for the communities. Vitamin A deficiency and other malnutrition issues confronting many households could also be traced to the lack of access to sufficient, nutritious, and safe food due to poverty, Fuentes said.
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