What will happen to the seeds that have been donated?
The donated seeds will be used in breeding work to check the suitability and stability of the transgenic Golden Rice events in VAD prone regions. These events will be used to breed the Golden Rice trait into locally preferred rice varieties (of which there are many hundreds) so that farmers in those areas can have the opportunity to grow rice containing the trait without having to change their agronomic practices or cooking habits. This work will be managed by the Golden Rice Humanitarian Board and by the public institutions that are licensees in target countries. No charges will be levied for the use of the trait.
