date:Jun 19, 2014
ganda is currently in the committee stage with the Ugandan parliament.
If the trial is successful, farmers may begin growing the enhanced food by 2020, according to reports.
At present it is believed around 700,000 children across the world die from vitamin A deficiency each year, with another 300,000 going blind. Vitamin A deficiency has been linked to an impaired immune system and brain development.