Golden Rice has been bred to contain higher levels of vitamin A which could help reduce vitamin A deficiency in developing countries. Testing of Golden Rice varieties suitable for Asia began in late 2006 following breeding work. If biosafety requirements are met, Golden Rice varieties could be more widely grown in Asia within a few years.

1. How can Amira Foods Golden Rice help improve human nutrition
Worldwide, 125 million children -Particularly those in developing countries-suffer from vitamin.
Adeficiency (VAD), causing blindness (up to 500,000 per year according to the world Health
Organization) and death Vietnam and Indonesia) have begun breeding this trait into varieties
suitable for Asia testing in the field in Asia and with farmer, has began in late 2006.Following
the breeding work, the necessary biosafety and related requirement ,varieties suitable for Asia
could be released for more widespread the growing within a few years of the tests.