AGRICULTURE

DEFINITION OF TERMS:
AGRICULTURE- is the cultivation ofanimals,
plants,fungi, and other life forms forfood,fiber,
biofuel,medicinalsand other products used to
sustain and enhance human life.
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT- The monetary
value of all the finished goods and services
produced within a country's borders in a specific
time period, though GDP is usually calculated on
an annual basis.
GDP = C + G + I + NX

GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT- An economic

statistic that includes GDP, plus any income
earned by residents from overseas investments,
minus income earned within the domestic
economy by overseas residents.
GNP = GDP + Net factor income from abroad

SIGNIFICANCE TO THE ECONOMY

Source of Livelihood

Contribution to National Income

Supply of Food and Fodder

Importance in International Trade

Marketable Surplus

Overall Economic Development

Source of Government Income

Source of Saving
Food Security

PROBLEMS IN AGRICULTURE IN
THE PHILIPPINES
The rampant conversion of agricultural land into
golf courses, residential subdivisions, and industrial
parks or resorts.
They lack capital for seeds, fertilizers, pesticides,
and wages for hiring workers to plant and harvest
the crops.
Farmers' continued reliance on chemical-based
fertilizers or pesticides that have destroyed soil
productivity over time.
Environmental damage is another major concern.
Has not received adequate resources for the funding
of critical programs or projects, such as the
construction of efficient irrigation systems.

PERFORMANCE OF THE PHILIPPINE

AGRICULTURE

Source: www.bas.gov.ph

AGRICULTURE

CROPS

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY

FISHERIES

FARMGATE PRICES

STATUS OF THE PHILIPPINES IN

AGRICULTURAL MARKET
Majority of Philippine farms remains basically
engaged in smallhold agriculture.
From 1990-2004, agricultures share to GDP
dropped from 21% to less than 15%.
In 2004, 37% of total population still engaged in
agriculture.
From 1992-2003, our annual growth rate in
agriculture (value added) is posted at 2.5%

The farm sector expanded 1.83 percent in 2014 in

terms of production volume, faster than the
growth of 1.12 percent in 2013.
The agricultural sector grossed P1.6 trillion at
current prices, up 9.71 percent.
PSA noted significant increases in palay yield in
Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Mimaropa, Bicol
and the Davao region. Corn production rose due
to sustained use of hybrid varieties.

Livestock production (comprising 16.10 percent of the

2014 production) rose 1.02 percent in 2014, slower
than production growth of 1.76 percent in 2013.
The poultry subsector (with a share of 14.54 percent
in the total production) grew at a slower rate of 0.27
percent in 2014 against a growth rate of 4.29 percent
in 2013.
Production in the fisheries subsector (which
accounted for 17.65 percent of the total farm output)
declined by -0.15 percent in 2014 from a growth rate
of 1.24 percent in 2013.

Average farmgate prices in 2014 rose 7.74 percent,

faster than the growth rate of 2.50 percent the
previous year.

AGRICULTURAL PERFORMANCE OF THE

COUNTRY COMPARED TO OTHER COUNTRIES
Yield (mt/ha) of selected crops
RICE

CORN

COCONUT

VIETNAM

4.95

THAILAND

3.63

VIETNAM

63.95

INDONESIA

4.57

MALAYSIA

3.00

INDONESIA

61.05

PHILIPPINES

3.59

PHILIPPINES

2.08

PHILIPPINES

43.73

Lowest crop production growth in Southeast Asia

along with Thailand (based on World
Development Indicators of the World Bank)
Philippines and Thailand 20 index points
Malaysia 35 index points
Transition SE Asia (Lao, Cambodia, Myanmar
and Vietnam) 48 index points

ARABLE LAND TO TOTAL

AGRICULTURAL LAND COUNTRY %

Country

% Share

Philippines

47

Thailand

79

Cambodia

70

Vietnam

72

Agricultural areas contract yearly by 2,631 ha

due to conversion to other uses.
Low irrigation efficiency. Actual area irrigated is
52% of designed service area (out of 100 ha, only
52% is actually irrigated).

LEVEL OF MECHANIZATION
Country

Hp/ha

Japan

7.000

Korea

4.110

Republic of China

3.888

Pakistan

1.020

India

1.000

Thailand

0.790

Iran

0.700

Sri Lanka

0.580

Philippines

0.520

Indonesia

0.410

High 33% post harvest losses in rice and 30% in

corn.
Annual public R&D budget is 0.28-30% of GVA,
way below World Bank prescribed 1% for
developing countries.

R&D

expenditures in agriculture perennially low.

AGRICULTURAL STATUS BY REGION

IN THE PHILIPINES

CENTRAL LUZON

LIVESTOCK
POULTRY

CROPS
FISHERIES

WESTERN VISAYAS

LIVESTOCK
POULTRY

CROPS
FISHERIES

ARMM (MINDANAO)

LIVESTOCK
POULTRY

CROPS
FISHERIES

MAJOR PRODUCTS
Country's main agricultural crops:
Rice
Corn
Coconut
Sugarcane
Bananas
Pineapple
Coffee
Mangoes
Tobacco
Abaca

EXPORTS

IMPORTS

END

PRESENTED BY:
GROUP 6
-Billones, Geneva Grace
-Florida, Jermain Marie
-Jovero, Joline Isabelle
-Pardilla, Beatrix
-Tabera, Khazel Rose