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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.
Top 10 Rice Variety Planted (2017 DS)
in percent of farmers (%)
Top Active Ingredients by Pesticide Type (2017 DS)
in percent of farmers (%)
Herbicide
2,4-D IBE
Insectide
CYPERMETHRIN
Fungicide
COUMATETRALYL
Other Pesticide
NICLOSAMIDE ETHANOLAMINE SALT
Top Rice Farming Technologies and Practices (2016 WS-2017 DS)
in percent of farmers (%)
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 (%)