Remarkable Women: Barbie distributor pushes for women in agriculture

MANILA - The woman at the helm of the company that distributes Barbie dolls in the Philippines hopes to open more opportunities for women in agriculture with her latest business venture.

Myrna Yao, formerly the head of the Commission on Women and currently president of Richwell Trading Corp, said she was looking into developing her property in Bulacan for agri-tourism in the hopes of teaching women that production and marketing, sales will be easy if one starts in agriculture.