Posted by philrice-admin May - 2 - 2018
Farmers who depend on pumps for irrigation water suffer from the increased fuel prices. Their fuel consumption accounts for some 30% of their total production cost. TRAIN increases the production cost of pump-dependent farmers by 50 centavos for every kilogram of palay produced, which diminishes their income by 10%. Mechanization does not significantly increase farm fuel cost. To cushion the ill effects of TRAIN on rice farming, pump-dependent farmers have […]
Posted by philrice-admin Apr - 20 - 2018
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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 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 philrice-admin Mar - 24 - 2018
Despite equal work, Tanzo’s study on cross-country hired farm labor and wage differences showed that women-farmers earn less than the men by around P108 a day. In Nueva Ecija, the women-farmers’ wage is around P50 less than the men during crop establishment and P216 during threshing.