AGRICULTURE AND AGRARIAN REFORM 
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Highlights
List of Tables
  • Table 4.1A - Palay Production, Area Harvested & Average Yield, 2002 to 2006
  • Table 4.1B - Palay Production, Demand, Surplus/Deficit & Sufficiency Level, 2002 to 2006
  • Table 4.2 - Corn Production, Area Harvested & Average Yield, 2002 to 2006
  • Table 4.3 - Production & Area Harvested of Major Crops, 2002 to 2006
  • Table 4.4A - Inventory of Livestock & Poultry by Specie, 2002 to 2006
  • Table 4.4B - Livestock & Poultry Production, Demand & Surplus/Deficit, 2002 to 2006
  • Table 4.5Number and Volume of Animals Slaughtered in Abattoirs

  • Table 4.6 - Fish Production (in Metric Tons) by Type of Production
  • Table 4.7 - Extent of Irrigation Development by City/Municipality

  • Table 4.8 - Land Distribution & Number of Beneficiaries under the CARP by City/Municipality 
  • Table 4.9 -  Status of  Leasehold Operation by City/Municipality 
  • Table 4.10 -  Cane  Production 
  • Table 4.11 -  Sugar Production  by Mill District.
  • Table 4.12 - Rated Capacity & Utilization of Mills, crop year 2002-2003 to 2006-2007.
  • Table 4.13 - Refined Sugar Production by Refinery, Philippines, crop years 2000-2001 to 2006-2007.
  • Table 4.14 - Molasses, Filter Cake & Bagasse Production by Sugar Mill, crop year 2002-2003 to 2006-2007.
  • Table 4.15 - Number of Farms, Number of Farmers & Total Area by Farm Size, crop year 2002-2003 to 2006-2007.
List of Figures


Agriculture has been the lifeblood of the economy of Negros Occidental, which, in general, is still an agricultural province. Hence, one of the 7 point agenda of the present administration is geared towards food security and agricultural productivity. As such, data on agriculture and fishery is important in guiding our policy makers, executives and implementors in development planning and other related activities that focus on achieving this goal. Agriculture, fishery and agrarian reform data speaks also of status on poverty, social equity and income of a group of people in a certain community. Statistical information on this area can also be of use to investors for identifying areas potential for agricultural development and related investments.

This chapter presents provincial data on crops, livestock, poultry, fishery, status of Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) and irrigation development programs. It also includes data on sugar industry not only in Negros Occidental but also the total Philippine data as well. Sources of these data are the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist, Bureau of Agricultural Statistics, National Irrigation Administration, Department of Agrarian Reform, and Sugar Regulatory Administration.

Sectoral HIghlights

Palay Production

Palay production reached 484,781 MT in 2006 with 444,293 MT coming from the irrigated areas based on the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist data. There was an increase in the average yield from 3.70 MT per hectare in 2002 to 4.17 MT per hectare in 2006. A huge increase was observed in the yield of irrigated areas pegged at 4.25 MT per hectare on the same year, which was even higher than the average yield. The increase in production caused the increase in sufficiency level to 89.66 percent from 85.52 percent in 2002.

Much of this improvement could be the effect of the focus of the provincial government on food security and agricultural productivity. To further develop the rice industry in Negros Occidental, Philippine Rice Center was established in the province in 2004 to accommodate the needs of Negrense towards a better production of rice for food security.


Agricultural Crops

Most agricultural crops can be grown in the province because of our abundant water source, fertile lands and relatively favorable climate. High value crops can be grown commercially complementing the sugarcane farms.

Corn which is considered one of the staple foods aside from rice reached 63,230 MT in 2006. Consistently for five years, the top leading fruits in production are the following: coconut (120,935,950 Kg), banana (78,019,600 Kg), mango (14,296,770 Kg), papaya (2,054,910 Kg), pineapple (4,591,890 Kg), watermelon (568,150 Kg), lanzones (476,700 Kg), and durian (249,510 Kg), among others.


Livestock Industry

Hog is a surplus commodity in the province with a total production of 415,956 MT of pork in 2006. With vast lands and dedicated & highly skilled labor, the livestock industry is a complementary industry to the sugar industry. Chevon, which is the meat of the goat, has reached a production of 128,903 MT and is considered an emerging meat industry which is creating its own niche in the meat market. Other emerging livestock industries in the province include Ostrich Farming, Quail Farming and the Fighting Cock Farming. The province is deficit in its table egg production.

Fish Production

Fish is still another commodity in the province with a production of 81,952 MT in 2006. It is observed, however, that there has been a decrease of 6.5 percent in the fish production since 2002.

The Visayan Sea and Sulu Sea is still waiting to be exploited by Deep Sea/Commercial fishing.


Irrigation

The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) has covered an existing service area of 18,560.61 hectares in 2006 which is 20 percent of the total potential irrigable area identified by the same office at 94,296 hectares.


Agrarian Reform Program

Through the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program the Department of Agrarian Reform has reached distributed 58.2729 hectares of land to 41 beneficiaries in 2006.

Sugar Industry

The gross tonnes cane milled in the 10 different mill district reached 9,926,590 metric tonnes from the 165,058 hectares of harvested cane land from February 2006 to August 2007. The raw sugar production on the same crop year was pegged at 1,115,435 metric tons comprising almost 50 percent of the total Philippine production. Negros Occidental has also 3 refineries located at the northern parts of the province producing 10,409,056 50-kg bags which is 48 percent of the refined sugar production in the country. The by-products of sugar on the same crop year have the following production: molasses – 420,271 MT; filter cake – 391,835 MT; and bagasse – 3,389,507 MT. Supporting the sugar industry are the 13,742 planters owning 11,926 farms with a total area of 162,590 hectares.

Another product of sugarcane is muscovado sugar or internationally known as “Organic Sugar” which is fast becoming a household necessity due to its “health benefits”. The existing producer of muscovado sugar in Negros which is Alter Trade Corp. is trying to cope up with the international demand. There are also small cooperatives who are producing organic muscovado sugar.





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