Regina Claire S. Sawal B-6R Economic Analysis of the Effect of Climate Change to the Profitability of Rice Rice production in the Philippines is imperative to the sustenance supply in the nation and economy. The Philippines is the eighth biggest rice producer on the planet, representing 2.8% of worldwide rice generation. The Philippines was likewise the world's biggest rice importer in 2010. As per Atienza and Espino, most minimal generation for both rice and corn was seen in 1998 at 8,554.8 metric
source of livelihood of these farmers is their production of crops, in this case rice. Rice (Oryza sativa) is considered the top staple food of the Philippines, especially in the island of Luzon. The Philippine rice production remains to be the eighth largest in the world. Out of 41.7% of the agricultural land available in the Philippines, 13.8% are used for rice, according to World Bank (2015) and The World Bank Group (2007). From 1993-2004, rice production has been increasing with an average of 4.9%
The Philippines is the 8th top producer of rice in the world with an average yield of 1.16 tons per hectare in 1960 to 3.59 tons per hectare in 2009, yet the country is also the world’s top rice importer (IRRI,nd). Food security and sufficiency had always been a challenge to Philippines. The Canadian International Development Agency ( CIDA ) (n.d) cited that in order to achieve food security it is essential to increase the availability of food by sustainably increasing agricultural production and
Technological University of the Philippines Microorganisms in Soil that Helps Agricultural Products and Root Crops Grow Esguerra, Sandra Leslie M. BSES 3B Assoc. Prof. Erwin Elazegui Sy: 2017-2018 Chapter 1 Introduction The whole world currently faces huge challenges to achieve agricultural sustainability while ensuring food security and environmental health. The Philippines is primarily an agricultural country. Most citizens live in rural areas and support themselves through agriculture
Review of Related Literature and Studies Rice Industry in the Philippines Rice, being the primary food of the county, is already inculcated in the culture of every Filipino. It is not just because of its health benefits but also it is cheaper and can be easily found on local stores and markets. (Lanuza, 2013) Based on an article from International Rice Research Institute (2003), rice is yield as the most important crop because it is not only consumed by second and third-world countries but almost
Dela Cruz (2014) identified that rice farmers in the Philippines have adopted four harvesting systems such as: manual cutting and manual threshing, manual cutting and mechanical threshing, mechanized cutting followed by mechanical threshing and combine harvesting. In manual operations, it requires labor-intensive that is applicable to small scale area. On the other hand, for the farmers who acquired mechanical equipments, they harvest the rice using mechanical threshes. Furthermore, Malanon and Dela
international development and expansion of nuclear technology for energy, agriculture, medicine, food preservation,
of the wealthy countries. This imply that it is not the best policy for the reduction of energy demand in the Philippines. The third policy is increasing the price of energy. The gist of this policy is there will be financial pressure to the consumers when the cost of energy is high. This is done by increasing the cost of fossil fuels until it is at par with the cost of the carbon-free energy sources. Increasing the cost of energy would then reduce energy consumption by improving the innovation for
Local Literature In an article of The Fisheries Improved for Sustainable Harvest entitled: “Why Protect Mangroves”, the total mangrove area in the Philippines has decreased from an estimated coverage of 450,000 ha in 1918 to less than 120,000 ha in the late 1990’s, this rapid decrease in mangrove coverage occurred during the 1960’s and 1970’s when national policies encouraged the expansion of aquaculture. It is evaluated that the estimation of a complete mangrove biological system ranges from US$500
The use of waste materials such as swine manure has been an emerging solution to the controversial food-versus-fuel debate. Several studies have been conducted in order to utilize swine manure as a renewable energy source for oil production. Appel and his team (as cited in Aziz, Rahman, Hainin & Bakar, 2015) have successfully converted swine manure to oil using the thermochemical liquefaction in which the condition of it is at 380°C and 40 MPa pressure (around 400 atm) in the absence of oxygen can