Filipino farmers flatly reject GMOs being forced on them by agricultural imperialism...

A Filipino agricultural organization has soundly rejected a move by a pro-GMO rice group to introduce the genetically modified crop in the Asia Pacific nation.

According to a press release posted on Facebook, the Filipino organization, Masipag, has managed to thwart Allow Golden Rice Now! in its efforts to get the Philippine government to back GMO golden rice production.

"The rabid Golden Rice lobby group, Allow Golden Rice Now! has left the Philippines with their tails behind their legs, and cowed by the intense resistance showed by the farmers opposing the unsafe and unwanted Golden Rice," the March 11 release stated.

Masipag officials said pro-Golden Rice lobbyists further ignored Filipino farmers' invitation to challenge them to a discussion regarding the dangers of GMO crops, adding that farmers "will be among the first to be exposed to the potential harms of Golden Rice." Full story...

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