Rice Farming Practices in
Leyte
How do our Filipino farmers cultivate rice in Leyte? 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
LAMBDACYHALOTHRIN
Fungicide
COPPER HYDROXIDE
Other Pesticide
METALDEHYDE
Top Rice Farming Technologies and Practices (2016 WS-2017 DS)
in percent of farmers (%)
Land preparation
No high/low spots after leveling
93%
Crop establishment
Synchronous planting
77%
Nutrient management
Basal fertilizer application
43%
Water management
Controlled irrigation
80%
Pest management
Agroecosystem analysis
20%
Harvest management
Thresh palay 0 to 1 day after
harvest
70%
Other practices/technologies
Not burning rice straw in the field
71%
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.
