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 VAD and Golden Rice

Golden Rice was developed in 1999, to help prevent vitamin A deficiency (VAD).

In 2002, Golden Rice varieties could have been ready for planting.

Regulations made this impossible.

Those who have died from VAD since 2002 total:




Most of them were children.

Where rice is the basic food, many of them would still be alive today--

if
regulations hadn't blocked

Golden Rice


VAD also causes blindness. Since 2002, those who have gone blind from VAD total:


Most of the victims are children.

Where rice is the basic food, many of them would still be able to see--

if

regulations had allowed farmers to grow

Golden Rice


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