This Administrative Order deals with Gender Mainstreaming in the Agriculture and Fisheries Extension (AFE) system. It refers to the systematic integration of gender perspectives and considers them in the stages of designing, planning, budgeting, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating policies and PAPs. This is aligned with the continuous growth and development of the AF sector and the achievement of food and nutrition-secured Philippines. It involves recognizing and addressing the different roles, needs, priorities, and constraints faced by women and men along the value chain of the AF sector, especially the farmers and fisherfolk. This aims to promote gender equality, empowerment, and sustainable and equitable development. Also, it is an important aspect of good governance, contributing to social, economic, and cultural progress. This leads to greater fairness, equity, and justice for women and men, thus, enhancing the accountability of the government to achieve results for all citizens. This support efforts and significant strides to eradicate gender inequalities in the AF sector in which various initiatives have already been undertaken consistent with the Philippine Development Plan of Women, Women in Development and Nation Building Act, and the Magna Carta for Women, among others. This recognizes that employing GM strategies is not simply a matter of human rights, but is key to eliminating poverty and hunger and that closing the gender gap will enable sustainable agriculture and rural development.
Philippines · 2023-01-01