Agriculture Minister Dr Abdur Razzak Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka TribuneIt will fight vitamin A deficiencyAgriculture Minister Dr Abdur Razzak has said a new variety of rice “Golden Rice” helpful to fight the vitamin A deficiency, will be released soon. Dr Razzak said: "Golden rice is more important than the other varieties of rice as it will be helpful to fight the vitamin A deficiency. "A committee of the Ministry of Environment will give the clearance for the production of Golden rice. When golden rice will be produced, the demand of vitamin A will be fulfilled. “Besides, it also will be also easier to cultivate golden rice in coastal areas, combating the salinity condition,” added the minister.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 31, 2019 18:00 UTC