The World is Ready for Golden Rice
The world is starting to open its eyes to the wonder of Golden Rice. On May 24, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave its approval to this genetically m...
Rosalie Ellasus
Philippine Supreme Court GMO Ruling Shows Vulnerability But Offers Hope When Farmers Speak Up
Judges almost took away our food and our farms. This year’s growing season here in the Philippines is near its end, and once again we faced all of the usual ...
Golden Rice: Let the Farmers Grow it and the Children Eat it
If we could provide a food that would save the lives of millions of kids, we’d do it.
Right?
That’s the miracle of Golden Rice, a genetically modified crop t...
Philippine Farmer to Washington Voters: Your vote on I-522 will impact me
I live almost 7,000 miles away from Seattle, but here in the Philippines I’m keeping close tabs on I-522, the ballot initiative in the state of Washington to re...
A Filipino Mother and Farmer Wants to Place GM Eggplant on Her Table
Do judges know better than mothers what their children should eat? In the Philippines, apparently they do. Or at least they think they do. Last month, my ...
Philippines Eggplant Project Delayed
Here’s what happened. Researchers affiliated with the University of the Philippines at Mindanao were trying to produce a better talong, also known as...
GM Crops: Engine of Economic Mobility
Here in Asia, we’re starting to ask something similar: Which came first, the chickening out or the GM eggplant? There’s a clear answer to our...
Take It To The Farmers
Now we have what may be his last written words. They appear posthumously, in the preface to a new paper by the Council for Agricultural Science and Technolo...
Rosalie Ellasus
Farmer, San Jacinto, Philippines
Rosalie Ellasus is a first-generation farmer, growing corn and rice in San Jacinto, Philippines. Rosalie allows her farm to be used as a demonstration pilot for smallholder farmers to visit and learn from. She currently serves as President of the Philippine Maize Federation and is a member of the Truth About Trade & Technology Global Farmer Network.