Rice Farming Practices in
Davao del Sur
How do our Filipino farmers cultivate rice in Davao del Sur? 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
2,4-D IBE
Insectide
CHLORPYRIFOS+BPMC
Fungicide
DIFENOCONAZOLE+PROPICONAZOLE
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
85%
Crop establishment
Synchronous planting
79%
Nutrient management
Basal fertilizer application
31%
Water management
Controlled irrigation
49%
Pest management
No spraying within the first 30DAT
or 40DAS for defoliatiors
23%
Harvest management
Thresh palay 0 to 1 day after
harvest
79%
Other practices/technologies
Not burning rice straw in the field
65%
Rank of Fertilizer-type by Usage (2017 DS)
in percent of farmers (%)
Rank of Machines by Usage (2017 DS)
in percent of farmers (%)