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ASSESSMENT & CHALLENGESASSESSMENT & CHALLENGES ININ

PRODUCTIONPRODUCTION OFOF MANGOESMANGOES ANDANDOTHER COMMODITIESOTHER COMMODITIES

BY

DR. ELIZABETH N. FARIN

RESEARCH, EXTENSION AND TRAINING

PRESENTATION OF TWO YEAR RMTUDEVELOPMENT PLAN

November 3-4, 2011


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FUNDAMENTAL QUESTIONSFUNDAMENTAL QUESTIONS

What are the challenges experienced in

the production of mango and other

important commodities?

What options do we have in addressing

these challenges?


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INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION

y Carabao mango, also known as the

Manila super mango, is the countrys top

export variety and is considered one of

the best mango varieties in the world. Itholds the record of the sweetest mango

in the world because of its Sweet Elena

variety. Sweet Elena variety is found inCentral Luzon particularly in Zambales

province.


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Philippines is the 8th worlds top ten

mango exporting countries with 2.74% share

of world export. In Asia, Philippines shares

4.65% of the total mango production (FAO,2005). It is also the 8th worlds top ten largest

producers with 985 metric tons. Ninety eight

(98%) of the worlds export is fresh mangoes

and the rest is in processed form.


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In 2007, a total of 26.3 m kg fresh

mangoes were exported to various parts of

the world while 2.62 m kg were exported

as dried mango. The rest which is 13.81 m

kgs were exported in other forms such as

puree, concentrate and other forms.Although, 93% of the mango supply is

consumed locally, the major export

market for fresh mangoes are Hongkong,

China and Japan while for processed

mango products include US , Singapore,

Germany, New Zealand and Canada.


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y As of 2008, the total mango production

area is 186,770 has distributed in the

various regions of the country. Central

Luzon with 33, 200 hectares planted to

mango is the largest producer which

accounts for 18.15% of the countrys totalproduction areas followed by Ilocos

region with a total of 22,099 has, third is

Region 4A

with 14,832 the fourth isCagayan Valley with10,100 has.

y


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However, in terms of the topproducing provinces, Pangasinan has the

largest production area of 15,263 has,

Davao del Sur has 13,292 has, Batangas

has 11,970 has, Nueva Ecija has 11,103has, Bulacan with 8,835 has and Zambales

has 7,883 has. In Central Luzon, areas

planted to mango are still low inA

urora,Tarlac, Pampanga and Bataan.


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Although most of the R & D activities of

RMTU is on mango, other efforts are also

in cashew, native chicken and pig, organicvegetable production, biofuel-sorghum

and jatropha, coastal resource

management and socio economicresearch.


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4.0 CHALLENGES4.0 CHALLENGES (mango)(mango)

yLow production areas

yLow productivity

y Poor fruit qualityyLow income

y

Low exportyPests and diseases

yHigh pesticides residue


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Inadequate Post-Harvest handling

techniques and facilities that lead to

significant losses

Seasonal over-production

Lack of facilities for research and

development

Limited access to information on

technology in value addition


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CHALLENGES (OTHERS)CHALLENGES (OTHERS)

y CRM

-Lack of facilities for research and

development

y Vegetable production

-high pesticidal residues

y biofuel-Sorghum and jatropha

-lack of tolerant variety for lahar affected

areas

-pests and diseases


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CHALLENGES (OTHERS)CHALLENGES (OTHERS)

yNative chicken and pigs

-limited and small scale production

y Cashew

-Low productivity

-Small production areas

y

Socio economic research-Minimal research on impact

assessment of technologies

disseminated


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Limited knowledge on value

addition opportunities-

processing.Stringent international market

requirements


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INTERVENTIONS.

Upgrading ofR & D facilities

Development of techniques to

produce organic mangoesDevelop protocol for the control of

major insect pests and diseases ofmango-mango twig borer and cecidfly

Commercialization and promotion ofmango processing technologies


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y Commercialization and promotion of

good agricultural practices in production

and post harvest handling of mango

y Dwarfing of mango

Native pigs and chicken

-Commercialization and promotion of

native pig production and chicken


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Build capacity on technical skillsthrough

Farmers exchange toursDemonstration farmsFarmers training

Public-private partnerships

Improved research- extension- farmer

linkagesPromotion of products thru displays

and exhibitions


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Thank You.

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