The Interagency Committee on Rural Women invites women’s organizations and network to submit nominations for the Search for Outstanding Rural Women 2010.  The competition was conceptualized in order  to give due recognition to rural women who have shown excellence in their fields of endeavor, have contributed outstanding accomplishments in developing the agriculture, fishery, and natural resources sectors and made significant impact in the lives of the people in the rural areas; and to document the success stories of the awardees who showed the significance of committing to the right of individuals to food and serve as role models of women empowerment.