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Agriculture in the Philippines is a major sector of the economy, ranking third among the sectors in 2022 behind only Services and Industry. Its outputs include staples like rice and corn, but also export crops such as coffee , cavendish banana , pineapple and pineapple products, coconut , sugar , and mango . [ 1 ]
The first evidence of rice found in the Philippines dates to between 2025 BC and 1432 BC. [11] This taro-first model is only indirect evidence in favor of the cultivation of taro before the Austronesian-speaking people arrived in Southeast Asia and for the lateness of wet-rice agriculture in the Philippines and other parts of Island Southeast Asia.
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]
Pages in category "Agriculture in the Philippines" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Though coconut has been considered a commercial crop due to its wide variety of uses, it is still only a complementary or specialty itemjust as the other crops in this category. Some of the most popular fruits include banana, jackfruit, papaya and mango. [3] Beverage Crops The closest thing the Philippines has to a traditional national drink is ...
The Philippines is the only major producer of calamansi. It ranks as the fourth most widely-grown fruit crop in the Philippines, after banana, mango, and pineapple. It is primarily grown for its juice extracts which are exported to the United States, Japan, South Korea, Canada, and Hong Kong, among others. [20]
The Philippines is the 8th largest rice producer in the world as of 2019, accounting for 2.5 percent of global rice production. [54] Rice is the most important food crop, a staple food in most of the country; [55] it is produced extensively in Central Luzon), Western Visayas, Cagayan Valley, Soccsksargen, and Ilocos Region. [56] [57]
From crop years 2002–2003 to 2008–2009, the Philippines consistently met its domestic sugar needs and produced surplus for export. However, in crop year 2009–2010, the country imported 250,000 metric tons of refined sugar (equivalent to 270,000 MT of raw sugar) to bolster reserves for the upcoming low supply period.