Rice Farming Practices in

Capiz

How do our Filipino farmers cultivate rice in Capiz? What practices do they usually use?
Learn and study the different farming methods of the Filipino rice farmers.

Seeding Rate (2016 WS-2017 DS)

Kilograms Per Hectare

Crop Establishment (2017 DS)

Transplanting

Direct Seeding

Labor (2016-2017)

70

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

PRETILACHLOR

Insectide

CYPERMETHRIN

Fungicide

COUMATETRALYL

Other Pesticide

NICLOSAMIDE ETHANOLAMINE SALT

Land preparation

Use of floating tiller
83%

Crop establishment

Synchronous planting
59%

Nutrient management

Organic fertilizer application
24%

Water management

Controlled irrigation
40%

Pest management

Ecological engineering
3%

Harvest management

Thresh palay 0 to 1 day after
harvest
74%

Other practices/technologies

Not burning rice straw in the field
82%
Rank of Fertilizer-type by Usage (2017 DS)

in percent of farmers (%)

Rank of Machines by Usage (2017 DS)

in percent of farmers (%)