Rice Farming Practices in the Philippines
Labor Management
Irrigated Area
63
person-days per hectare
Average (2016 WS-2017 DS)
61
person-days per hectare
Non-Irrigated Area
57
person-days per hectare
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Average labor requirements per ecosystem (2006 WS-2017 DS)
in person-days per hectare (RBFHS, PhilRice-SED, 2019)
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Average labor requirements per province (2016 WS-2017 DS)
in person-days per hectare (RBFHS, PhilRice-SED, 2019)
| Region/Province | Pre-harvest | Harvesting and threshing | Post-harvest | Permanent labor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilocos Region | ||||
| Ilocos Norte | 70 | 47 | 16 | 0 |
| Pangasinan | 31 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Cordillera Administrative Region | ||||
| Apayao | 52 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Kalinga | 43 | 8 | 3 | 13 |
| Cagayan Valley | ||||
| Cagayan | 50 | 12 | 3 | 7 |
| Isabela | 41 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| Nueva Vizcaya | 43 | 16 | 2 | 5 |
| Central Luzon | ||||
| Aurora | 19 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Bulacan | 19 | 10 | 1 | 7 |
| Nueva Ecija | 25 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| Pampanga | 21 | 9 | 2 | 5 |
| Tarlac | 33 | 9 | 1 | 5 |
| CALABARZON | ||||
| Laguna | 52 | 24 | 6 | 1 |
| Quezon | 52 | 21 | 5 | 1 |
| MIMAROPA | ||||
| Occidental Mindoro | 38 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Oriental Mindoro | 32 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Palawan | 27 | 19 | 2 | 1 |
| Bicol Region | ||||
| Albay | 64 | 23 | 4 | 2 |
| Camarines Sur | 35 | 19 | 4 | 2 |
| Western Visayas | ||||
| Antique | 24 | 21 | 4 | 13 |
| Capiz | 34 | 22 | 4 | 10 |
| Iloilo | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 |
| Negros Occidental | 49 | 22 | 2 | 3 |
| Central Visayas | ||||
| Bohol | 66 | 29 | 4 | 2 |
| Eastern Visayas | ||||
| Leyte | 48 | 21 | 4 | 2 |
| Northern Samar | 58 | 34 | 5 | 2 |
| Western Samar | 86 | 47 | 7 | 0 |
| Zamboanga Peninsula | ||||
| Zamboanga del Norte | 52 | 16 | 2 | 3 |
| Zamboanga del Sur | 39 | 16 | 2 | 8 |
| Zamboanga Sibugay | 29 | 17 | 2 | 9 |
| Northern Mindanao | ||||
| Bukidnon | 24 | 15 | 2 | 2 |
| Davao Region | ||||
| Davao del Norte | 55 | 21 | 2 | 1 |
| Davao del Sur | 52 | 24 | 3 | 3 |
| Davao de Oro | 23 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| Davao Oriental | 49 | 20 | 2 | 17 |
| SOCCSKSARGEN | ||||
| North Cotabato | 25 | 16 | 2 | 5 |
| South Cotabato | 22 | 12 | 1 | 7 |
| Sultan Kudarat | 17 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| CARAGA | ||||
| Agusan del Norte | 35 | 12 | 2 | 1 |
| Agusan del Sur | 24 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| BARMM | ||||
| Lanao Del Sur | 42 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| Maguindanao | 27 | 11 | 2 | 3 |
Data courtesy with the following sources
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