Aksyon Laban sa Kahirapan | Pagtugon sa isyu ng kababaihan sa sector ng agrikultura sa bansa, alamin

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Aksyon Laban sa Kahirapan | Pagtugon sa isyu ng kababaihan sa sector ng agrikultura sa bansa, alamin!

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00:00This is 2025, Season 2 of Action Against Poverty by the National Anti-Poverty Commission.

00:05We'll be with you every Tuesday and Thursday on Rise and Shine Pilipinas.

00:10We'll talk about the various agencies and local governments

00:13to talk about government interventions to address poverty,

00:19as well as the leadership of NAPC and PTV.

00:22Let's learn together about the actions against poverty.

00:30And in our new season, we'll focus on convergence,

00:38or the collaboration of programs and stakeholders

00:41in the continued leadership of communities and our people.

00:45And for that, we'll be talking to Director Anne-Marie Villota-Rivera

00:52from the Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Program

00:55and Director Ulysses Luzria Jr. from the Special Area for Agricultural Development Program

01:01of the Department of Agriculture

01:02to talk about how governments and partners converge

01:07to address the issue of women in the agricultural sector.

01:10Good morning! Welcome to Rise and Shine Pilipinas, Action Against Poverty.

01:14And happy Women's Month, Director Anne-Marie.

01:16Happy National Women's Month.

01:18Alright, so let's talk about the programs of the DA

01:22for women and rural workers that we know are part of the vulnerable sector.

01:29So what are the programs of the DA for them

01:31and how do we make sure that they access these programs, Director?

01:35We're happy to report that the Department of Agriculture

01:39has a registration for our farmers and fisherfolks called RSBSA.

01:47In our RSBSA, almost 48% of the registered farmers and fisherfolks are women.

01:55Okay, that's good news.

01:56And we have complete access because gender and development,

02:01what they're fighting for is equality, equal access for women and men in resources.

02:08In the Department of Agriculture, we have access to training and education,

02:13access to farm inputs and machineries, access to market, and access to finance.

02:20Well, data shows that in the services provided by the DA,

02:24women will not be left behind.

02:26Because 48%, what did you report?

02:29Yes, just like our Kadiwa, which is being promoted by Malacanang now,

02:34the Kadiwa of the President.

02:36Kadiwa is a farmers and fisherfolks market

02:40where the farmers and fisherfolks can directly sell their products to the market.

02:46Therefore, our residents can buy fresh and affordable agri-products.

02:51And if we support it, our women's income will increase.

02:55Exactly.

02:57Going to Director Ulysses,

02:59tell us more about the challenges that the DA is facing

03:02when it comes to the issue of poverty,

03:06where the rule-breakers and even the women are included, sir.

03:10The biggest challenge of the Department of Agriculture is poverty.

03:15The population of poor farmers is very large.

03:19About 2.37 million farmers are poor,

03:25and 348,000 fishermen are poor.

03:29So, in order for us to help that group,

03:33we need to help them from production to marketing and processing.

03:40We need to give them training.

03:43We need to guide them from the start until they are able to sell their products.

03:48And I understand that this is what you are focusing on

03:51in the Special Area for Agriculture Development Program.

03:54So, can you tell us more about this program?

03:57And how will it be more accessible to our countrymen?

04:01And how will it be more accessible to our countrymen?

04:04The Special Area for Agricultural Development Program, or SAAD in short,

04:10is for the poor farmers and fisherfolk.

04:13We select 5th and 6th class municipalities with low incomes

04:19based on the Department of Finance records

04:22and the Philippine Statistics Authority,

04:24where the poverty incidence is high.

04:28So, we select the poor farmers and fishermen

04:32who will be the focus of the program.

04:35Some of your beneficiaries have already helped in this program, SAAD.

04:42And for those who want to avail,

04:43especially the poor municipalities, our countrymen farmers,

04:48how is the process of this?

04:51Because we are already in Phase 2 of SAAD,

04:54Phase 1 was from 2017 to 2022.

04:58More than 150,000 individual beneficiaries have already helped.

05:04Now, in Phase 2, we have already helped around 20,000.

05:11Almost half of them are women beneficiaries.

05:16So, if they want to help the poor,

05:21they need to go to the 5th and 6th class municipalities.

05:27And for those with high poverty incidence,

05:30we are the only ones who can help.

05:32We don't go beyond that because they are already there.

05:36We are the ones who approach them.

05:37We are the ones who find out where they are.

05:40The Department of Agriculture.

05:43Alright, now let's talk about convergence.

05:45Director Andre, how do different agencies converge?

05:48Specifically, the under-DAs,

05:50because you have a lot of agencies under you.

05:53How do they help each other

05:54so that our women can feel the programs of the DAs,

05:58especially the women?

05:59Yes, because the Department of Agriculture

06:03is a very large government agency.

06:05We have a lot of bureaus and attached agencies,

06:08and also attached corporations.

06:10That's why our dear Secretary Francisco Tio Laurel Jr.

06:14reiterated the establishment of gender equality and social inclusion.

06:21This is the office that cares for women,

06:26PWDs, senior citizens, youth, children,

06:30indigenous people, and the so-called marginalized sectors.

06:35In this way, there is an office

06:38that focuses on women and marginalized sectors.

06:41The Department of Agriculture ensures

06:43that all of our programs, services, and projects

06:48can reach and enhance the state of life

06:52of these marginalized sectors.

06:54So be it high-value crops, rice, corn,

06:59animal industry, or fisheries,

07:02the Department of Agriculture has everything.

07:05We also have access to finance through our ACPC,

07:08or Agricultural Credit Policy.

07:11We also have our insurance for farmers

07:15through our PCIC, Philippine Crop Insurance.

07:20I wonder, Director Anri,

07:21how can our local government units

07:23help your office

07:26so that the sectors that we are talking about

07:30can access these programs

07:33and also enhance their state of life?

07:35You know, it's great to have a partnership

07:38between the national government,

07:40the Department of Agriculture,

07:41and our local government units

07:44because we have regional offices

07:47in the entire Philippines.

07:48In all of our agencies, bureaus, and attached agencies,

07:52we have regional offices.

07:54And those regional offices are the ones

07:56that are directly helping the LGUs.

08:00Our LGUs, there are the so-called MAO,

08:03or Municipal Agriculturalists.

08:04So they are the ones that identify,

08:06or they help identify

08:09the farmers, fisherfolks, and agripreneurs

08:12that should enroll here

08:14in the existing programs and services

08:16of the Department of Agriculture.

08:18Aside from what Director Ulysses mentioned earlier,

08:21that in our SAAD program,

08:23the government goes to the people

08:26and not the other way around.

08:28All right, now going back to SAAD,

08:30what are the different kinds of livelihood programs

08:34or businesses that we can provide

08:39to the fisherfolks and farmers

08:42or to the vulnerable sectors?

08:44What are the examples that you can provide to them, sir?

08:48The selection of livelihood programs

08:50is based on what the beneficiaries want.

08:54We don't tell them what they want.

08:58So if they want to lay an egg,

09:03that's what we provide.

09:05Or if they want to have a goat,

09:07or if they want to have a cow,

09:09or if they want to have tilapia, bangus,

09:11or fishkeja in the sea,

09:15or vegetables.

09:16So it depends on what they want.

09:18But we also have to look at what's right for their area.

09:21Because there are other areas where it's not good to...

09:24Especially pork, it's not allowed if there's ASF.

09:27So instead of pork, it can be chicken,

09:30or goat, or cow, or vegetables.

09:35Or for cows,

09:38we have partnerships with the Philippines.

09:41Those are the majority of the projects.

09:44Yes, that's right.

09:45If you're not interested in that business,

09:48it's hard to be sustainable.

09:49And you have to look at the resources

09:52in your area that can help your business.

09:56So that's good that you have this system

10:00in your program,

10:02where they will tell you what's perfect

10:04for their area and interests.

10:07Alright, now I wonder,

10:08is there a difference when it comes to the income

10:11of male agricultural workers

10:14and female agricultural workers?

10:16We have data about that.

10:17And how do we close that gap?

10:21Right now, the income is the same.

10:24In fact, there are more women

10:27who are on the value-adding side.

10:31Because the men are on the production side.

10:33The women are on the value-adding and marketing side.

10:36So they are the ones who sell to us

10:39in the Department of Agriculture.

10:42Their products are from the farm

10:46directly to your table.

10:48Alright, well, it's good news

10:50that under your office,

10:51we can see that the women

10:53have access to the government's program

10:55and they have income

10:57through the efforts of the D.A.

10:59that you are helping

11:01in this vulnerable sector.

11:03Alright, thank you very much

11:05for your information

11:07on this important issue.

11:09Director Anne-Marie Villota-Rivera

11:11and Director Ulysses Lustrian, Jr.

11:13And for those who are watching

11:15our program,

11:16we are very grateful for your support.

11:18And we invite you again

11:20to join our program

11:22this coming Thursday.

11:24And join us, Director Ulysses,

11:26Director Anne-Marie,

11:28let's work together

11:30to fight poverty.

11:32Thank you very much.

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