Posted by Web Team Mar - 28 - 2018
Farmers of Esperanza, Agusan del Sur are now worry-free of the rice black bug (RBB), a pest that can reduce yield by 10-23% at 10 RBB per hill. This is after the local government unit of Esperanza formally turned over 50 units of light trap to all rice-producing barangays in the municipality in support to the community-wide light trapping campaign on March 9, 2018. As to how the light trap […]
Posted by philrice-admin Mar - 27 - 2018
The women-farmers in Quezon and Zamboanga del Norte are involved in more than half of the 51 farm activities from land preparation until selling of rice. Their counterpart in Pampanga, Agusan del Norte, Compostela Valley, Laguna, and Zamboanga del Sur does 3 to 6 segments of the farm work. They are mostly engaged during pulling of seedlings, transplanting, and harvesting.
Posted by philrice-admin Mar - 26 - 2018
In her talk at Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) in Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija on March 1, Ms Creselda O. Doble emphasized that the women are prone to mental health illness owing to their multitasking roles at home and the office. She encouraged PhilRice officials to ensure a well conceptualized performance management strategy and create a “positive team culture” to promote mental health for the rice research and […]
Posted by Web Team Mar - 26 - 2018
PhilRice’s Gender and Development Focal Point System conducts a “Ang Ganda Ko, Day!” on March 13 to show its appreciation on the women’s hardwork in the pursuit of rice-security.
Posted by Web Team Mar - 26 - 2018
Philippine Rice Research Institute in Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija recognized the contributions of women in rice farming.
Posted by philrice-admin Mar - 24 - 2018
Posted by philrice-admin Mar - 24 - 2018
The woman of rice, strong and determined, completes her day balancing farm work and domestic chores. On ordinary days, she invests an average of 7 hours; she works for 11 hours during planting and harvestings days.
Posted by philrice-admin Mar - 24 - 2018
Labor, a price we have to pay for being humans, is engraved in her entirety. She spends two days more than the man in harvesting and about three days in drying the rice grain. The man, who is outnumbered 2% during planting season, devotes more time than the woman during land clearing, plowing, and harrowing.
Posted by philrice-admin Mar - 24 - 2018
What is more pleasurable than eating the food the woman we love prepares? How sweeter is it if she, too, helps produce our staple food? The woman-farmer in Quezon and Zamboanga del Norte is involved in more than half of the 51 farm activities from land preparation until selling of rice. Her counterpart in Pampanga, Agusan del Norte, Compostela Valley, Laguna, and Zamboanga del Sur does 3 to 6 segments […]
Posted by Charisma Love Gado-Gonzales Mar - 24 - 2018
A senior research associate based in a top university called for the promotion of mental health in the workplace, especially for the working women. In her talk at Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) in Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija, Feb. 27, Creselda O. Doble of Ateneo de Manila University, emphasized that the women are prone to mental health illness owing to their multitasking roles at home and the office. […]