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Philippine provinces Annual Rice Production 2017. The Philippines is the 8th largest rice producer in the world, accounting for 2.8% of global rice production. [29] The Philippines was also the world's largest rice importer in 2010. [30] In 2010, nearly 15.7 million metric tons of palay (pre-husked rice) were produced. [31]
The production of algae through aquaculture grew from 707.0 thousand tonnes in 2000 to around 1,500 thousand tonnes annually in the years since then. [23]: 27 In 2012, the Philippines 1.75 million tons of farmed seaweed produced made the country the world's third-largest producer. [4] Carrageenan makes up 94% of seaweed exports.
As prescribed by House Rules, the committee's jurisdiction includes the following: [1] Agri-economics; Agribusiness; Agricultural education including extension services, soil conservation, soil survey and research
The Philippines' Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Product Standards (Filipino: Kawanihan ng mga Pamantayan sa Produktong Pansaka at Pampangisdaan, abbreviated as BAFS), is an agency of the Philippine government under the Department of Agriculture responsible for setting and implementing standards for fresh primary and secondary processed agricultural and fishery products.
The Philippines is the 8th-largest rice producer in the world, accounting for 2.8% of global rice production. [1] The Philippines was also the world's largest rice importer in 2010. [2] [needs update] There are an estimated 2.4 million rice farmers in the Philippines as of 2020. [3]
The Philippines' Bureau of Agricultural Research (BAR; Filipino: Kawanihan ng Pananaliksik sa Agrikultura), is an agency of the Philippine government under the Department of Agriculture responsible for ensuring that all agricultural research is coordinated and undertaken for maximum utility to agriculture.
The Philippine Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food and Agrarian Reform is a standing committee of the Senate of the Philippines.. This committee was formed after the Committee on Agriculture and Food and the Committee on Agrarian Reform were merged on September 3, 2019, pursuant to Senate Resolution No. 9 of the 18th Congress.
With Republic Act No. 8435 or the Agriculture and Fishery Modernization Act (AFMA), BPRE coordinates with the Post-Harvest Horticulture, Training and Research Center of the University of the Philippines Los Baños to determine postharvest technologies that can help the country's fisheries and agricultural industries.