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.

Seeding Rate (2016 WS-2017 DS)

Kilograms Per Hectare

Crop Establishment (2017 DS)

Transplanting

Direct Seeding

Labor (2016-2017)

99

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

2,4-D IBE

Insectide

LAMBDACYHALOTHRIN

Fungicide

COUMATETRALYL

Other Pesticide

NICLOSAMIDE

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 (%)