"The best judge of whether or not a country is going to develop is how it treats its women. If it is educating its girls, if women have equal rights, that country is going to move forward. But if women are oppressed and abused and illiterate, then they're going to fall behind." ~ Barack Obama~

"Farming is a profession of hope." ~Brian Brett~

For more information on women in rice farming visit:

Philippine Commission on Women | pcw.gov.ph

CGIAR: Research on Gender & Agriculture

http://www.cgiar.org/our-research/research-on-gender-and-agriculture/

[First aired on SoundCloud: August 7, 2013]