Rice Farming Practices in
Northern Samar
How do our Filipino farmers cultivate rice in Northern Samar? 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
COUMATETRALYL
Other Pesticide
NICLOSAMIDE
Top Rice Farming Technologies and Practices (2016 WS-2017 DS)
in percent of farmers (%)
Land preparation
No high/low spots after leveling
73%
Crop establishment
Replanting within 7 DAT
34%
Nutrient management
Basal fertilizer application
32%
Water management
Controlled irrigation
25%
Pest management
No spraying within the first 30DAT
or 40DAS for defoliatiors
13%
Harvest management
Harvest palay when 80 percent of
grains are ripe
64%
Other practices/technologies
Rice straw soil incorporation
50%
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.
