Philippine Agricultural Situation Flashcards
1
Q
The Philippines as an Agricultural Country
A
- composed of small farms
- humid tropical climate and variable weather
- varying topographies and soil types
- diverse flora and fauna
- culturally diverse
2
Q
Public & Unclassified Forest
Lands
A
15,883,000 ha
3
Q
Alienable & Disposable
Lands
A
14,117,000 ha
4
Q
Total Land Area
A
30,018,000 ha
5
Q
Characteristics of Phil. Agriculture
A
- generally small-scale
- dependent on manual labor
- farmers are heterogeneous; commercial, semi-commercial, subsistence, and landless farm workers
6
Q
Only _____ of the total land area is suitable for agriculture
A
49% or 14.6M ha
7
Q
Number of cropped area
A
13M ha
8
Q
Cropping intervals (cropping index)
A
1.26
9
Q
Physical area
A
10.299 M ha
10
Q
More than _____ of agricultural area is planted to
three major crops: rice, corn and coconut
A
80%
11
Q
Why Filipinos are Poor?
A
- severe inequality of income and assets
- the wealthiest fifth of our people are 10x richer than the poorest fifth
- unequal distribution of social services
12
Q
Constraints to Increasing Yield
A
- Biophysical/Technical
- Socioeconomic
- Institutional
13
Q
Examples of Socioeconomic Constraints
A
- Limited / unavailable capital
- Low production incentives
14
Q
Examples of Institutional Constraints
A
- Deteriorating extension support services
- Weak institutional capabilities
15
Q
Examples of Biophysical/Technical Constraints
A
- Pests and diseases
- Limited yield potential of varieties/cultivars
- Low technological efficiency at farm level
- Declining soil fertility and degraded soils (uplands)
- Water shortage
