Women in Rice Farming


Ms. Rebecca Baylosis of the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) discusses the roles, functions and advocacies of the agency before the participants of the first “Women in Rice Farming” Open Dialogue and Exhibit on August 8, 2013 at International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) Headquarters at Los Baños, Laguna.


Ms. Rebecca Baylosis of the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) discusses the roles, functions and advocacies of the agency before the participants of the first “Women in Rice Farming” Open Dialogue and Exhibit on August 8, 2013 at International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) Headquarters at Los Baños, Laguna.

Dr. Ana Liza M. Ragos, Chief Administrative Officer of the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) joins the row of organizers of the first “Women in Rice Farming” Open Dialogue and Exhibit on August 8, 2013 at International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) Headquarters at Los Baños, Laguna. Others in photo are (from left): Dr. Bruce Tolentino, Deputy-Director General for Communication and Partnerships of IRRI; Honorable Bernadette Romulo-Puyat, Department of Agriculture Undersecretary for Special Concerns; Dr. Thelma Paris, Socioeconomist-Gender Specialist and Dr. Emerlinda Roman, IRRI Board of Trustees Chairperson.

Dr. Ana Liza M. Ragos, Chief Administrative Officer of the Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) emphasizes the important role of women in agriculture at the first “Women in Rice Farming” Open Dialogue and Exhibit on August 8, 2013 at International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) Headquarters at Los Baños, Laguna. (Photo courtesy: IRRI)