Margie Lacanilao, farmer and member of Sarilaya, sustainable agriculture and development womens group, in Palayan City, Philippines.
“We are against ‘Golden’ rice because we are a community of organic vegetable farmers and we will lose our livelihoods if ‘Golden’ rice came to market. People will no longer buy the Vitamin A rich vegetables we produce if ‘Golden’ rice was available.
We are also concerned about Golden Rice seeds contaminating our organic rice. Genetically engineered (GE) seeds are not natural, they are manipulated.”