SCIENTISTS are eyeing the commercial release of Golden Rice by 2011 that will boost the government’s effort to combat malnutrition and reduce the chronic micronutrient deficiency suffered by millions of children and pregnant women. The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) has been working double time to secure approval for the genetically improved rice variety fortified with vitamin A, iron and zinc, touted as the ultimate solution to the problem of malnutrition being experienced by at least 2 billion people worldwide.