[goodwithagun]

Because the rice is also being pushed on Africa.

Since you will not engage in proper dialogue, I will no longer take part in this back and forth.

Peace be with you.

[Mase]

There is no need to push rice on Africa. Why in the world would you believe that golden rice has to be pushed onto starving and VAD afflicted populations? During the last decade, rice has become the fastest growing food source in sub-Saharan Africa. Rice has been a popular source of nutrition for a long time in Africa, and now about one-third of all global imports of rice are going to there.

Africa has also been growing rice for a long time. There are more than 10 million hectares of rice being grown in Africa today, and they produce more than 25 millions tonnes a year. Production growth is tracking almost 10% a year and rice is being grown in West and Central Africa as well as East and Southern Africa. The demand for rice in Africa far out strips production.

G2 rice would do well in Africa and could feed starving populations that also suffer from VAD. You should spend less time listening to Luddites who have no idea what they're talking about and more time finding the information for yourself. Allowing people to starve when the solution is in front of us (rice, not yams) is unforgivable.