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GOLDEN RICE. Chief of the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist Nicolasito Calawag (left) and DA-PhilRice Negros Branch Director Gerardo Estoy (right) release a sack of Golden Rice to farmers in San Jose de Buenavista, Antique on June 2, 2022. Calawag said the new palay variety would address the province's malnutrition problem. (PNA photo courtesy of Antique PIO) SAN JOSE DE BUENAVISTA, Antique - The "Golden Rice", a new palay variety developed by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), is being eyed to address the malnutrition problem in Antique. The province, which has a history of high malnutrition rate, has been identified as a pilot area for the new variety in Western Visayas, Office of Provincial Agriculturist chief Nicolasito Calawag said in an interview on Friday. "Golden Rice is rich in Vitamin A that it could address the Vitamin A deficiency that leads to malnutrition among our children," Calawag said. Based on data provided by the Provincia ....

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