b. Provide venues where women'srolesaseffective fish wardens will be recognized;
c. Provide capacity developmenttraining for womenfish wardens; and
d. Provide social and legal protection for all deputized fish wardens.
9. Women-friendly and sustainable agriculture technology shall be designed based on
accessibility and viability in consultation with women's organizations. Further:
a. All concerned agenciesinvolvedin research and development, including SUCs and
higher education institutions (HEIs), shall allocate budget for basic and applied
research to develop and promote women-friendly technologies;
b. The DA-Bureau of Post-Harvest Research and Extension (BPRE)shall design and
promote the commercial use of improved post-harvestprocessingfacilities and
equipment ofselected commercial crops among women and men, farmer-groups,
processors and small-holder entrepreneurs to reduce post-harvest losses and
increase incomederived from value-added processing operations;
c. The BFARand Philippine Fisheries DevelopmentAuthority (PFDA) shall design and
promote the use of women-friendly fishing gears and post-harvestfacilities and
equipment;
d. The National Dairy Authority (NDA) shall design and promote women-friendly
dairy technologies;
e. The DOSTshall promote appropriate women-friendly technologies and support
womeninventorsandscientists;
f. The DA-Agricultural Training Institute (ATI) shall include sustainable agriculture
practices and technologies, including
seedbankingin its training programs; and
varietal
selection
and
community
g. DA and LGUsshall ensureparticipation of rural womenbytappingexisting peoples’
organizations, NGOs and rural women groups intheir training on food production
with emphasis onsustainable agriculture andfisheries suchas but notlimited to
production of organicinputs and fertilizers, natural farming and vermicomposting,
and other technologies.
10. Access to small farmer-based and controlled seeds productionanddistribution shall
be ensured andprotected. Towardsthis end, the DA shall:
a. Provide accessto seeds production, including bothtraditional and locally adapted
varieties, planting materials,fingerlings, and broodstocks for women small farmers
andfisherfolks;
b. Include all women's organizations inits indigenous vegetables production projects;
c. Ensure access of small farmers andfisherfolk in seeds production and distribution
as wells improvedbreed ofanimals;
d. Provide accessto seed technology updates; and
e. Together with LGUs, develop and implement community seed banking and farmerto-farmer seed exchange.
11. Indigenous practices of womenin seed storage and cultivation shall be recognized,
encouraged, and protected. Towardsthis end, the NCIP and concerned agenciesshall:
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