Rural women form the backbone of the agricultural labour force across much of the developing world. Globally, more than a third of the female workforce is engaged in agriculture, while in regions like ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

In Mabini, Davao de Oro Province, indigenous peoples (IPs) used to manually produce only a few hundred kilograms of abaca fiber, which is used for making ropes, twines, fishing lines, and other marine ...

BALINTANG, Philippines, June 21 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - D espite the ravages of storms, seaweed farming is transforming the lives of Filipino families in traditionally male-dominated fishing ...

I have been teaching a course on rural criminology since 2014, and most of my students are surprised by the information on violence against women presented to them. Due to the lack of media attention ...