The golden rice was developed through support of the Rockefeller Foundation.

黄金大米是在洛克菲勒基金的支持下发展的。

But in the Philippines, government and donor money is being used to develop golden rice in the Philippines.

但是在菲律宾，政府和捐款正被用于研发用于菲律宾人的金色稻米。

The International Rice Research Institute in the Philippines has been experimenting with golden rice for nine years.

菲律宾国际水稻研究所已经对金色水稻进行了长达九年的试验。

VOA asked Greenpeace to answer Mr. Moore's criticisms of its opposition to golden rice. The group answered in an email.

VOA要求绿色和平组织回应Moore批评该组织反对金色稻米的问题。该组织通过电子邮件作出回复。

It is called " golden rice" because the rice is yellow. It has been genetically changed, or modified, to produce beta carotene, a form of Vitamin A.

这种稻米因为颜色是黄色被称为“金色稻米”。这种稻米经过基因改造来生成胡萝卜素，维生素A的一种。

Patrick Moore is an ecologist and former Greenpeace president. He supports production of golden rice. He says there should not even be debate about the issue while children starve.

Patrick Moore是一位生态学家和前绿色和平组织主席。他支持生产金色稻米。他说，在仍有儿童被饿死的时候，不应该出现关于这个问题的争论。

But supporters of golden rice say it could help save as many as two million lives a year. Young children and pregnant women can, and do, die from Vitamin A deficiency.

但是金色稻米的支持者表示，这种食品每年可以挽救多达200万人的生命。幼童和孕妇可能，也确实因缺乏维生素A而死亡。

He argues that golden rice is still not ready as a food for humans after 20 years of research. He says it could be more dangerous than its supporters will admit.

他辩称，金色稻米经过20年的研究后仍然未做好作为人类食物的准备。他说，其危险性超过其支持者承认的水平。