Rice Farming Practices in

Davao del Norte

How do our Filipino farmers cultivate rice in Davao del Norte? 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)

79

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

BUTACHLOR+2,4-D IBE

Insectide

CYPERMETHRIN

Fungicide

MANCOZEB

Other Pesticide

NICLOSAMIDE ETHANOLAMINE SALT

Land preparation

Use of floating tiller
97%

Crop establishment

Synchronous planting
94%

Nutrient management

Organic fertilizer application
44%

Water management

Controlled irrigation
60%

Pest management

Agroecosystem analysis
32%

Harvest management

Thresh palay 0 to 1 day after
harvest
98%

Other practices/technologies

Not burning rice straw in the field
83%
Rank of Fertilizer-type by Usage (2017 DS)

in percent of farmers (%)

Rank of Machines by Usage (2017 DS)

in percent of farmers (%)