The importance of women’s role in Philippine agriculture is steadily gaining attention and importance. It is vital that gender perspectives are incorporated in crafting policies and systems in the agriculture sector. This webinar, organized by the International Potato Center (CIP) in collaboration with the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) and Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security (CCAFS).
The webinar will focus on the “Role of Women in Developing a Climate Smart Seed System in the Philippines." Specifically, the webinar will focus on the participation of women in seed production and how women can contribute to the development of a climate smart seed system.
The panelists will also discuss the role of women in the establishment of the National Seed Technology Park, which will be spearheaded by the Department of Agriculture (DA), under the leadership of Secretary, Dr. William D. Dar. The park aims to bring all key players in the seed industry to ensure affordable, quality, and certified seeds that are readily available for farmers.
Dr. Dar will serve as the keynote speaker and will be joined by four panelists: Dr. Reynaldo V. Ebora, DOST-PCAARRD Executive Director; Dr. Rosana P. Mula, DA-Agricultural Training Institute (DA-ATI) Deputy Director; Ms. Emily M. Oro, International Institute of Rural Reconstruction’s (IIRR) Acting Asia Regional Director and concurrent Country Director for Philippines; and Dr. Mary Ann P. Sayoc, East West Seed Public Affairs Group Lead.
Dr. Ebora will provide a situationer of the importance of women’s role in Philippine agriculture. Meanwhile, Dr. Mula, will be discuss the government perspective on women and seed system; Ms. Oro will share their work in communities on agrobiodiversity conservation and crop museums in schools, and Dr. Sayoc will provide perspective of the private sector.
In addition, University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) Professor Emeritus, Dr. Agnes C. Rola will be providing the synthesis while CIP Regional Director for Asia Dr. Samarendu Mohanty and CIP Project Coordinator for Asia Dr. Sampriti Baruah will serve as moderators.
The webinar will be held on August 19, 2020, starting at 1:30 p.m. and can be accessed via Zoom. Interested participants can register at https://bit.ly/Aug19webinar.
For more information about the webinar, please visit: https://cipotato.org/event/webinar-role-women-developing-climate-smart-seed-systems-philippines/.