Philippine Agricultural Situation

Question 1

The Philippines as an Agricultural Country

Answer 1

• composed of small farms
• humid tropical climate and variable weather
• varying topographies and soil types
• diverse flora and fauna
• culturally diverse

Question 2

Public & Unclassified Forest
Lands

Answer 2

15,883,000 ha

Question 3

Alienable & Disposable
Lands

Answer 3

14,117,000 ha

Question 4

Total Land Area

Answer 4

30,018,000 ha

Question 5

Characteristics of Phil. Agriculture

Answer 5

• generally small-scale
• dependent on manual labor
• farmers are heterogeneous; commercial, semi-commercial, subsistence, and landless farm workers

Question 6

Only _____ of the total land area is suitable for agriculture

Answer 6

49% or 14.6M ha

Question 7

Number of cropped area

Answer 7

13M ha

Question 8

Cropping intervals (cropping index)

Answer 8

1.26

Question 9

Physical area

Answer 9

10.299 M ha

Question 10

More than _____ of agricultural area is planted to
three major crops: rice, corn and coconut

Answer 10

80%

Question 11

Why Filipinos are Poor?

Answer 11

• severe inequality of income and assets
• the wealthiest fifth of our people are 10x richer than the poorest fifth
• unequal distribution of social services

Question 12

Constraints to Increasing Yield

Answer 12

• Biophysical/Technical
• Socioeconomic
• Institutional

Question 13

Examples of Socioeconomic Constraints

Answer 13

• Limited / unavailable capital
• Low production incentives

Question 14

Examples of Institutional Constraints

Answer 14

• Deteriorating extension support services
• Weak institutional capabilities

Question 15

Examples of Biophysical/Technical Constraints

Answer 15

• Pests and diseases
• Limited yield potential of varieties/cultivars
• Low technological efficiency at farm level
• Declining soil fertility and degraded soils (uplands)
• Water shortage

Question 16

Focus of Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act (AFMA).

Answer 16

• food security
• poverty alleviation and social equity
• income enhancement and profitability
• global competitiveness
• sustainability

Question 17

Ginintuang Masaganang Ani
(GMA) Program

Answer 17

• use of hybrid rice
• use of hybrid and inbred corns
• intensive vegetable
  and fruit production

Question 18

What year did the Philippine Senate ratified the country’s membership in World Trade Organization (WTO)?

Answer 18

1996

Question 19

What intensified the
basic weakness already inherent in Philippine agriculture?

Answer 19

• Export-oriented
• Import-dependent
• Dominated by foreign interests