Rice Farming Practices in
Ilocos Norte
How do our Filipino farmers cultivate rice in Ilocos Norte? 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
CHLORPYRIFOS+BPMC
Fungicide
MANCOZEB
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
Replanting within 7 DAT
64%
Nutrient management
Basal fertilizer application
53%
Water management
Controlled irrigation
18%
Pest management
No spraying within the first 30DAT
or 40DAS for defoliatiors
9%
Harvest management
Harvest palay when 80 percent of
grains are ripe
85%
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 (%)