Definition
Agriculture
The science, art, and business of cultivating
soil, producing crops, and raising livestock;
farming.
Significance
Issues in Agriculture
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Trade
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Trade
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Economy
GNI (at current prices):
P 13,851 billion
P 8,069 billion
P 11,548 billion
P 6,765 billion
10%
P 1,293 billion
P 701 billion
Distribution by sub-sector:
Crops: 50%:
palay 21% , corn 6%
coconut 4%, banana 5%
sugarcane 2% , mango 2%, pineapple 2%, others
8%
Livestock: 13%
Poultry: 11%
Fishery: 19%
Agricultural activities and services : 7%
Production
Palay:
Corn:
Hog:
Chicken:
Number of Agricultural
4.82 million
Farms: (2002)
Palay:
2.15 million
Corn:
1.46 million
Coconut:
2.60 million
Sugarcane:
0.17 million
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Agricultural Employment
Total employment :
Agricultural employment :
Share of agriculture:
31%
terms)
palay workers
P 256.52
corn workers
P 206.04
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Series 1
31.5
31
30.5
30
2011
2012
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2013
External Trade
Value of total agricultural
exports:
% agriculture in total
exports:
Top agricultural export
commodities:
Major markets:
coconut oil:
banana fresh:
tuna:
pineapple and products:
Value of total agricultural
imports:
% agriculture in total
imports:
Top agricultural import
commodities:
Major suppliers:
wheat and meslin:
USA (63%), Canada (12%)
soyabean oil/cake meal: USA (50%), Argentina (48%)
milk & cream&
New Zealand (36%), USA (35%)
products:
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exports
imports
10
5
0
2011
-5
2012
-10
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2013
Prices
Producer price index in agriculture: 140.9%
Consumer price index:
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3
2
1
0
2011
2012
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2013
End
Florete | Hallasgo | Mondido | Parcon | Tesoro
MLS 2A