AGRICULTURE

DEFINITION OF TERMS:AGRICULTURE- is the cultivation of animals, 

plants, fungi, and other life forms for food, fiber, biofuel, medicinals and 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, agriculture’s 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

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

Yield (mt/ha) of selected crops

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

CROPS

FISHERIESPOULTRY

LIVESTOCK

WESTERN VISAYAS

CROPS

FISHERIESPOULTRY

LIVESTOCK

ARMM (MINDANAO)

CROPS

FISHERIESPOULTRY

LIVESTOCK

MAJOR PRODUCTS

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

EXPORTS

IMPORTS

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PRESENTED BY:

GROUP 6

-Billones, Geneva Grace-Florida, Jermain Marie-Jovero, Joline Isabelle-Pardilla, Beatrix-Tabera, Khazel Rose