Rice Philippines Terraces (IMAGE) Washington University in St. Louis Caption Rice fields in the Cordillera mountains of northern Luzon, the Philippines. A new study based on surveys and interviews of more than 115 rice farmers in the Nueva Ecija region, part of the 'rice bowl' of the Philippines, finds that that most families at risk for Vitamin A deficiency can't grow Golden Rice themselves, and most commercial farmers won't grow it either. Credit Courtesy Glenn Davis Stone, Washington University in St. Louis Usage Restrictions For editorial purposes License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.