Lesson 1.3 Flashcards
What is the title of lesson 1.3 ?
Agricultural modernization, sustainable development and current situation of Philippines agriculture
It is the process of growing or causing something to grow or become larger or more advanced.
Development
It is the process in which societies move from simple to complex, homogeneity to heterogeneity, incoherent to coherent, and from agriculture to industrial.
Modernization
It is the process of great changes/transformation in agriculture.
Agriculture modernization
Why is modernization of agriculture significant?
Because it will increase agricultural production.
What are the ways in modernizing agriculture?
-Increase land under irrigation
-Multiple cropping/activity
-Increased mechanization
- Expanding cash crop production
-Encouraging the entreneuship drive
-Developing marketing channels for agricultural produce
-Value addition to traditional crops
-Reforming land acquisition
It is the subsequent introduction of adapted and accepted varieties that can potentially strengthen farmers cropping systems by increasing yields, improving drought resistance, boosting resistance to pest and diseases, and also by clicking capturing new market opportunities.
Multiple cropping/activity
One of their examples is coffee, cacao, tea, sugar cane, cotton, spices and etc.
Expanding cash crop production
It is the capacity and willingness to develop, organize, and manage a business venture along with any of its risks to make a profit.
Encouraging the entrepreneurship drive
It is the statutory division of agricultural land and it’s reallocation to landless people.
Reforming land acquisition
It covers the services involved in moving agricultural products from the farm to the consumer.
Developing marketing channels for agricultural produce
It has examples of crops such as amaranth, malunggay and etc.
Value addition to traditional crops
Who enacted the Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act in the Philippines?
President Fidel V. Ramos
In what months and year the Philippines through the department of Agriculture passed into law the agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act or AFMA .
December 22, 1997
Is a comprehensive blueprint for agriculture modernization and rural development in the Philippines.
AFMA
It is the process of transforming the agriculture and Fisheries sectors into one that is dynamic technologically advanced and competitive yet centered on human development, guided by the sound practices of sustainability and principles of social justice.
AFMA
What are the seven principles of AFMA?
- Poverty alleviation and social equity
- Food security
- Rational use of resources
- Global competitiveness
- Sustainable development
- People empowerment
- Protection from the competition are in the right places
What is the concept of extension in agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act of 1997 (RA 8435).
It emphasizes the services to be promoted in order to improve the status of farmers and fisherfolks.
In the Philippines, the primary and often only source of income for poor rural people is _________
Agriculture
He says that the failure to modernize agriculture is the root of the massive poverty in rural areas.
Sen. Edgardo Angara
What hindered the full implementation of modernizing agriculture in the Philippines?
Lack of funding support from the government
Sustainable development was first coined by _______ in 1987 as meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of the future generations to meet their own needs.
Brundland Comission
It is a pattern source use that aims to meet human needs while preserving the environment.
Sustainable development
It is having a healthy environment, an equitable society and a vibrant community.
Sustainable development
It is the quality of not being harmful to the environment or depleting natural resources and thereby supporting long-term ecological balance.
Sustainable development
It is derived from and central to the concept of sustainable development.
Sustainable agricultural development
How can we preserve our environment?
-By not polluting them
-stop illegal logging
-thrpigh sustainable agriculture
There is abundant food being produced w/o depleting the earth’s resources or polluting it’s environment.
Sustainable agriculture
What are the goals of sustainable agriculture development?
-Satisfaction of human food and fiber needs.
- Enhancement of the environmental quality and natural resource base upon which the agricultural economy depends.
-efficient use non-renewable resources and on-farm resources and integrate, where appropriate, natural biological cycles and controls.
-Sustaining the economic viability of farm operations.
Enhancement of the quality of life for farmers and society as a whole.
What are the components of sustainable agriculture?
-economic sustainability
-environmental sustainability
-social sustainability
A farm must be profitable for it to be sustainable.
Economic sustainability
What are the factors of economics sustainability?
-crop production method
-Farmers management
-Decision making and
-marketing skills
Sustainable agriculture not only aims to have little to no adverse effect on the natural ecosystem, it also seeks to have a positive impact on these.
Environmental sustainability
What are the methods of sustainable agriculture?
-maximizing diversity through planned crop rotations.
-intercropping
-companion planting
-protecting water quality
-Composting year-round soil cover
-integrating crop and animal production and,
-attracting beneficial wildlife
It relates to the quality of those who live and work on the farm and in the community. This includes fair treatment of workers, positive family relationships, positive interactions with consumers, and the purchase of local supplies.
Social sustainability
How many total land area of the Philippines?
30 mil. Hectares
How many agricultural land area of the Philippines?
(47% estimates)- 14.1 million hectares
What are the five major crops in the Philippines?
-Rice
-Corn
-Sugarcane
-Coconut
-Banana
What are the primary crops in the Philippines?
-Rice
-corn
-banana
-coconut
-sugar cane
- banana
-coffee
-mangoes
-tobacco
-Abaca
-Pineapple
It is the most important crop in the country and it is grown extensively in Luzon, the Western Visayas, Southern Mindanao, and Central Mindanao.
Rice
In what year does the rice increase in the Philippines ?
1970s
In what year does the rice decreases in the Philippines ?
1980s due to natural calamities and the economic crisis.
The top 5 rice producing provinces?
- Neuva Ecija
- Isabela
- Pangasinan
- Cagayan
- Iloilo
What are the reasons why the Philippines became the rice importer?
-rapid population growth
-poor and irrigation infrastructure
-limited suitable land to expand production
It is considered as the second most important crop in the country.
Corn
What insect does one of the problem of infestation in corn production
Asian corn borer ( Ostrinia Furnacalis)
What varieties and year did the Department of agriculture release the BT corn.
Mon 810 December 2002.
What are the top three corn producing provinces ?
- Isabela
- Bukidnon
- South Cotabato
The top provinces in terms of white corn producers
- Maguindanao
- Lanao del Norte
- Lanao del Sur
The top provinces in terms of yellow corn producers
Isabela
Bukidnon
South Cotabato
It is one of the major crops of Philippine agriculture, the others being rice, corn and sugarcane, and banana.
Coconut
