Rice Farming Practices in
Bulacan
How do our Filipino farmers cultivate rice in Bulacan? What practices do they usually use?
Learn and study the different farming methods of 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
BISPYRIBAC SODIUM
Insectide
CYPERMETHRIN
Fungicide
COPPER HYDROXIDE
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
78%
Crop establishment
Synchronous planting
58%
Nutrient management
Organic fertilizer application
37%
Water management
Controlled irrigation
39%
Pest management
No spraying within the first 30DAT
or 40DAS for defoliatiors
22%
Harvest management
Harvest palay when 80 percent of
grains are ripe
70%
Other practices/technologies
Not burning rice straw in the field
52%
Rank of Fertilizer-type by Usage (2017 DS)
in percent of farmers (%)
Rank of Machines by Usage (2017 DS)
in percent of farmers (%)
Data courtesy with the following sources
RiceLytics was developed through the funding support of DOST-PCIEERD from 2021 to 2022.
