EXISTING AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING INNOVATIONS AND FARM MANAGEMENT PRACTICES BY WOMEN FARMERS IN DAVAO DEL SUR: A LITERATURE REVIEW

Rejean A. Morata, Aristeo C. Salapa

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Agriculture plays a vital role in the economic development of Davao Del Sur, Philippines. However, traditional farming methods often limit productivity and sustainability. As the sector faces numerous challenges, such as climate change, resource scarcity, and changing market demands, innovative solutions are essential to enhance farm management practices. In recent years, agricultural engineering innovations have gained attention as a means to address these challenges. Further, analysing how innovations benefit women farmers can maximize their positive impact. However, some innovations that enhance efficiency may not adequately address women's unique needs. The literature review evaluated current relevant literature and shed light specifically on the existing agricultural engineering innovations employed by one of the agricultural provinces in the Philippines, Davao Del Sur, and highlighted local government units' attention to employing a top-down approach to a more grassroots-oriented approach and provide significance of collaboration to create public value understanding that innovations will be cascaded down to where it matters, and also learn from the feedback of specific areas as to what their needs are specifically women farmers.

 

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agricultural engineering, innovations, women farmers, gender and development, Davao Del Sur

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