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Women and Men in Bicol
Region
Agriculture and Agrarian Reform
The Bicol Region is
an agricultural economy with almost half of its productive manpower
dependent on the industry. A fifth of employed persons in the agriculture
sector are composed of women. Despite their significant contribution to
agricultural productivity, the agrarian structure in the region remains
biased in favor of men. Women still earn less, own less and control less
Recent figures however show that women are slowly being mainstreamed into
the regions agricultural activities. Women now account for a third of
Agrarian Reform Program beneficiaries and majority of Agricultural
Production Program recipients. Although there is still a wide disparity in
number between women and men agricultural workers, the disparity in wages
has substantially narrowed. These developments indicate the growing
recognition of women as productive agricultural partners.
This section
presents gender statistics in agriculture. Data for this section were
sourced from the National Statistics Office, the Department of Agriculture,
the Department of Agrarian Reform, the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics and
the Cooperative Development Authority.
List of Tables and Figures
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