a. Provideinformation on indigenous farming and fishing practices; and
b. Promote and improve indigenous knowledgeandpractices.
12. Equal rights shall be given to women to be membersof farmers’ organizations to
ensure wideraccessto and controlof the means of production. Further:
a. DA, DTI, and other concerned agenciesshall provide supportfor marketing, credit,
technologies,andtraining for women; and
b. Ensure membership of marginalized women in councils for sustainable
developmentthatare created pursuantto existing laws.
13. Provide opportunities for empowering womenfishers to be involved in the control
and management, notonly of the catch and production of aquamarine resources but
also, to engage in entrepreneurial activities which will add value to production and
marketing ventures. For this purpose, the DA shall undertake the following:
a. Provide capability building program to promote greater bankability and worthiness
of municipal and small scale women commercial fishers. Such program shall
include organizing activities, technology transfer, and skills training related to
commercial fishing as well as credit management. Groups and cooperatives
organized under the program shall have priority access over credit and other
funds for womenfisherfolk;
b. Conduct information campaign to promote the capability-building and credit
programs to womenfisherfolk; and
c. Open special credit windowsin existing government financing institutions for
womenfisherfolk.
14. Provide economic opportunities for the indigenous and rural women particularly
access to market for their produce. In the enforcement of the foregoing, the
requirementsoflaw, suchasfree andprior informed consent, shall be observed atall
times. Further:
a. DA, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), DAR, and LGUs shall
ensure accessandlinks of production areas to markets and stimulate economic
activities in the communities as well as provide better accessto social services by
constructing farm-tomarketroads in the rural areas; and
b. DA, DTI, TESDA,NCIP, DENR, and SUCs/HEIs shall provide trainings on marketing
of agricultural and forestry products to ensuredelivery of produce. Theseinclude
market opportunity awareness, technology transfer on processing,labeling, and
packaging.
Ea
Right to Housing - The State, through the Housing and Urban Development
Coordinating Council (HUDCC) and its attached Key Shelter Agencies namely the
National Housing Authority (NHA), Home Guarantee Corporation (HGC), National Home
Mortgage Finance Corporation (NHMFC), Social Housing Finance Corporation (SHFC), Housing
and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB), Home Development Mutual Fund (HDMF), and the
LGUs, shall develop housing programs for womenthat are localized, simple, accessible, with
potable waterandelectricity, secure, with viable employment opportunities, and affordable
amortization. In this regard, the State shall consult women and involve them in community
planning and development, especially in matters pertaining to landuse, zoning, and relocation.
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The HUDCC,Key Shelter Agencies and the LGUsshall: