Rice Farming Practices in
Palawan
How do our Filipino farmers cultivate rice in Palawan? 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
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
CYPERMETHRIN
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
96%
Crop establishment
Synchronous planting
48%
Nutrient management
Organic fertilizer application
32%
Water management
Controlled irrigation
78%
Pest management
Agroecosystem analysis
51%
Harvest management
Harvest palay when 80 percent of
grains are ripe
85%
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.
