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    Some of The Philippine Agriculture Products

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    Rice is the Philippines' largest agricultural crop and eighth largest global producer. Corn is the second most important crop, with over 2.5 million hectares planted in 2012. Sugarcane is primarily grown in Negros and employs over 700,000 workers across 19 provinces. The Philippines is a top global producer of coconut, pineapple, and banana.

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    Rice is the Philippines' largest agricultural crop and eighth largest global producer. Corn is the second most important crop, with over 2.5 million hectares planted in 2012. Sugarcane is primarily grown in Negros and employs over 700,000 workers across 19 provinces. The Philippines is a top global producer of coconut, pineapple, and banana.

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    Rice is the Philippines' largest agricultural crop and eighth largest global producer. Corn is the second most important crop, with over 2.5 million hectares planted in 2012. Sugarcane is primarily grown in Negros and employs over 700,000 workers across 19 provinces. The Philippines is a top global producer of coconut, pineapple, and banana.

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    Some of The Philippine Agriculture Products

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    Rice is the Philippines' largest agricultural crop and eighth largest global producer. Corn is the second most important crop, with over 2.5 million hectares planted in 2012. Sugarcane is primarily grown in Negros and employs over 700,000 workers across 19 provinces. The Philippines is a top global producer of coconut, pineapple, and banana.

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    Some of the Philippine Agriculture Products

    RICE :
    • Philippines is the 8th largest rice producing country in the world accounting for 2.8% .
    • In 2010, it was the largest rice importer
    • 15.2 million metric tons of palay was produced accounted to 21.86 % of gross value
    added in agriculture and contributed 2.37 % of GNP.
    • The presence of IRRI and Phil Rice – improved rice varieties.
    • Due to higher price of rice in the market, rice tariffication law was enacted – provided
    unlimited importation of rice.

    CORN :
     Second most important crop in the Philippines.
     600,000 households are involved in the work force.
     In 2012, around 2,594 million hectares of land was planted to corn.
     Total production of corn for that year was 7,408 million metric tonnes.
     Alternative source of food especially in cebuano speaking regions.
     Corn is the best source of protein for animal feeds.
     The genetically modified corn is called BT Corn.

    SUGAR :

     19 province & 11 regions produce sugarcane in the Philippines.


     360,000 to 390,000 hectares of land are devoted to sugarcane production
     Negros is the largest producing province of sugarcane – 51% of the areas are planted
    with sugarcane.
     Mindanao – 20%; Luzon – 17 %; Panay – 7 %, Eastern Visayas – 4 % as of 2012.
     Direct Employment of 700,000 sugarcane workers spread across 19 provinces

    FRUITS :
     Philippines is largest producing country of pineapple by 2,198 metric tonnes in 2009.
     Philippines is top three producing countries of banana including India and China,
    production is concentrated in Davao and Mindanao.
     Mangoes are third important fruit crop in the country.
     Guimaras is noted of its sweet mangoes and of exportable quality.

    COCONUT :
     Plays an important role in the Philippine economy according to FAO of the UN.
     Philippines is the largest producer of coconut by 19, 500,000 tonnes in 2009.
     Production is contributed by medium size farm.
     3.5 million hectares is dedicated in the production of coconut.
     25 to 33% of the population is dependent to coconut.
     Southern Tagalog, Bicol region, Luzon and Eastern Visayas were centers of coconut
    production.

    RUBBER :

     38 million families are dependent upon the cultivation of rubber trees.


     Rubber is mainly planted in Mindanao and in some parts of Luzon & Visayas.
     Rubber is the source of adhesives and vehicle wheels.

    Summary of Agricultural Crops

    Main : Secondary:

    1. rice 1. peanut
    2. corn 2. cassava
    3. coconut 3. Camote/Sweet potato
    4. sugarcane 4. garlic
    5. banana 5. onions
    6. pineapple 6. cabbage
    7. coffee 7. eggplant
    8. mangoes 8. calamansi
    9. tobacco 9. rubber
    10. abaca 10. cotton
    The Philippine Agricultural Exports (to US, Japan, Europe & ASEAN Countries)

    1. COCONUT OIL 6. PINEAPPLE


    2. FRUITS 7. TUNA
    3. VEGETABLES 8. SEAWEED
    4. BANANA (CAVINDISH) 9. CARAGEENAN
    5. PRAWNS 10. MANGO

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