Integrating Women into the Programs and Projects of the Philippines Ministry of Agriculture and Food: Consultant's Report

摘要

The Ministry of Agriculture and Food (MAF) of the Republic of the Philippines, in recognition of the critical role which women play within agricultural production systems, has initiated a program to systematically address the needs and constraints of women within the context of agricultural development. As part of the initiative, the MAF requested technical assistance from the United States Agency for International Development's Office of Women in Development (AID/WID). In response, AID/WID has provided a consultant to the MAF to assist the Ministry to create a program for women in agricultural production and to establish a pilot project activity designed to integrate women within the context of the ongoing USAID/MAF Rainfed Resource Development Project. The report is a result of the consultancy.