Rice Farming Practices in the

Philippines

How do our Filipino farmers cultivate rice? What practices do they usually do?
Learn and study the different farming methods and technologies used by the Filipino rice farmers.

Seeding Rate (2016 WS-2017 DS)

Kilograms Per Hectare

Crop Establishment (2017 DS)

Transplanting

Direct Seeding

Labor (2016-2017)

61

Person-Days/Ha

Seed Class Usage (2017 DS)
Fertilizer Rate (2017 DS)

Kilogram Per Hectare

Top 10 Rice Variety Planted (2017 DS)

in percent of farmers (%)

Herbicide

2,4-D IBE

Insectide

CYPERMETHRIN

Fungicide

COUMATETRALYL

Other Pesticide

NICLOSAMIDE ETHANOLAMINE SALT

Land preparation

No high/low spots after leveling
84%

Crop establishment

Synchronous planting
65%

Nutrient management

Basal fertilizer application
35%

Water management

Controlled irrigation
49%

Pest management

Agroecosystem analysis
19%

Harvest management

Thresh palay 0 to 1 day after
harvest
80%

Other practices/technologies

Not burning rice straw in the field
68%
Rank of Fertilizer-type by Usage (2017 DS)

in percent of farmers (%)

Rank of Machines by Usage (2017 DS)

in percent of farmers (%)