Based on a 2017 survey of the Department of Agriculture (DA), the average age of farmers in

the Philippines today is 60 years old.

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%20a%202017%20survey,on%20farming%20as%20an%20industry.

Data were gathered on the gender distribution in the different tasks and operations involved in
agriculture. For plowing, majority of the workers were adult males (24 or 61.5%). This was
followed by females (28.2%), hired males (10.3%), male children (7.7%) and female children
(2.6%). For sowing, the gender distribution in decreasing order includes - adult male; adult
female; male children; and female children, hired male and hired female equally. It is observed
that adul

https://vc.bridgew.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1295&context=jiws#:~:text=Data%20were
%20gathered%20on%20the,and%20female%20children%20(2.6%25).

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40100-018-0101-9

Impact of farmer education on farm

productivity under varying technologies: case
of paddy growers in India
https://opinion.inquirer.net/110718/lowly-farm-workers

Our lowly farm workers

Daily wages

https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/04/12/13/farmers-fishermen-among-lowest-paid-ph

Farms size

https://psa.gov.ph/content/special-report-highlights-2012-census-agriculture-2012-ca

Farm credit
https://news.mb.com.ph/2020/04/05/600000-rice-farmers-to-receive-p5000-assistance/