Chapter 6 Economic Sector
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Chapter 6 Economic Sector CAVITE SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND PHYSICAL PROFILE (SEPP) 2011 Agriculture Agriculture plays a very active role in the economy of Cavite and despite urbanization and industrialization, the province is still agricultural and this is evidently seen on the data gathered from the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist which shows that the agricultural land is about 50.17 percent or 71,590.71 hectares of the total land area of the province. A total of 43,478.54 hectares or 30.47% comes from 7th District, 8.21 percent or 11,717.71 hectares comprises 6th District, 5th District has 11,563.20 agricultural area or 8.10 percent while 2,445.56 hectares are from 4th District. Almost 1.18 percent or 1,684.00 hectares comes from 3rd District while1st and 2nd Districts have only 391.70 hectares and 310.00 hectares agricultural land, respectively (Figure 6.1). These illustrates that the province has potentials to strengthen its economy thru agriculture development and will continue to produce food to feed the increasing population. Based also on the record, the municipality of Maragondon has the biggest area intended for agriculture with 14.34% of the total agricultural area or 10,265.93 hectares followed by the municipalities of Silang having 9,431.83 hectares or 13.17 percent and Indang with 7,755 hectares while Cavite City has no longer available land for agriculture related activities and industries. The number of farmers that worked in this agricultural area totaled to 41,601 wherein 7th District has the most number with 22,323 farmers while 2nd District has only 390 farmers working at 310 hectares of agricultural area (Table 6.1). Figure 6.1. Distribution of Agricultural Area by District, Province of Cavite: 2011 2nd District 1st District 310.00 3rd District 391.70 1,684.00 4th District 2,445.56 5th District 11,563.20 7th District 43,478.54 6th District 11,717.71 Page | 143 CAVITE SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND PHYSICAL PROFILE (SEPP) 2011 Table 6.1. Total Agricultural and Non-Agricultural Area and Number of Farmers by City/Municipality Province of Cavite: 2011 Total Non- Total Land Area Total Agricultural Area Total Number % Agricultural City/Municipality Agricultural Area (Hectares) (Hectares) of Farmers Land (Hectares) 1st District 3,631 391.70 3,239.30 454 10.79 Kawit 1,340 311.00 1,029.00 148 23.21 Noveleta 541 53.70 487.30 267 9.93 Rosario 567 27.00 540.00 39 4.76 Cavite City 1,183 1,183.00 nd 2 District II 5,240 310.00 4,930.00 390 5.92 Bacoor 5,240 310.00 4,930.00 390 5.92 3rd District 9,701 1,684.00 8,017.00 670 17.36 Imus 9,701 1,684.00 8,017.00 670 17.36 4th District 8,234 2,445.56 5,788.44 1,054 29.70 City of Dasmariñas 8,234 2,445.56 5,788.44 1,054 29.70 5th District 19,671 11,563.20 8,107.80 8,993 58.78 Carmona 3,092 1,923.65 1,168.35 250 62.21 Gen. Mariano Alvarez 938 207.72 730.28 525 22.14 Silang 15,641 9,431.83 6,209.17 8,218 60.30 6th District 30,105 11,717.71 18,387.29 7,717 38.92 Amadeo 4,790 4,500.00 290.00 4,000 93.95 Gen. Trias 11,768 4,901.00 6,867.00 1,589 41.65 Tanza 9,630 1,896.71 7,733.29 1,186 19.70 Trece Martires City 3,917 420.00 3,497.00 942 10.72 7th District 66,124 43,478.54 22,645.46 22,323 65.75 Alfonso 6,460 5,800.50 659.50 3,449 89.79 Gen. E. Aguinaldo 5,103 3,710.06 1,392.94 1,780 72.70 Indang 8,920 7,755.00 1,165.00 2,004 86.94 Magallanes 7,860 5,571.00 2,289.00 3,208 70.88 Maragondon 16,549 10,265.93 6,283.07 5,021 62.03 Mendez 1,667 1,327.80 339.20 1,095 79.65 Naic 8,600 7,290.00 1,310.00 3,150 84.77 Tagaytay City 6,615 1,272.00 5,343.00 2,446 19.23 Ternate 4,350 486.25 3,863.75 170 11.18 TOTAL 142,706 71,590.71 71,115.29 41,601 50.17 Source: Office of the Provincial Agriculturist, Trece Martires City 6 Page | 144 Page | 144 Page | 144 CAVITE SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND PHYSICAL PROFILE (SEPP) 2011 Crop Production Generally, Cavite is best suited to crop production which is the major component of agricultural activities in the province. Its soil characteristics both in the lowland and upland areas coupled with suitable weather condition are fit and conducive to crop cultivation as demonstrated by the production of major and diverse agriculture produce in the province such as rice, corn, vegetables, coffee, coconut and others. These agricultural crops are classified as food crops planted at 20,062.91 hectares and register a production volume of 104,263.19 metric tons, industrial/commercial crops which are planted at 34,105.62 hectares of agricultural land with production volume of 217,018.98 metric tons and almost 70M coconuts which were being harvested by 45,549 farmers (Figure 6.2 and Table 6.2). The province has only 21.72 hectares intended for cutflowers/ornamentals and sampaguita industry having 862 farmers. Figure 6.2. Distribution of Agricultural Area Planted to Major Crops, Province of Cavite: 2011 Cutflowers/ Ornamentals & Sampaguita 21.72 Food Crops 0.04% 20,062.91 37.02% Industrial/ Commercial Crops 34,105.62 62.94% Table 6.2. Major Crops Planted, Province of Cavite: 2011 Total Area Planted Total Area Harvested Total Production Farmers Served Major Crops to Crops (Hectares) (Metric Tons) (Number) (Hectares) Food Crops 20,062.91 19,635.51 104,263.19 30,290 Rice 15,630.85 15,650.12 63,221.89 8,448 Irrigated 14,590.07 14,611.74 61,337.94 7,237 Rainfed 280.80 280.80 479.84 211 Upland 759.98 757.58 1,404.11 1,000 Corn 1,313.18 1,197.35 5,172.47 1,661 Yellow corn 268.33 227.15 845.78 329 Green corn 1,044.85 970.20 4,326.69 1,332 Vegetables 2,267.73 1,963.46 24,117.91 16,732 Leafy 243.71 241.61 1,526.07 3,484 Fruit 1,449.91 1,198.18 16,333.81 9,457 Legumes 327.82 277.60 2,597.62 2,348 Root vegetables 230.64 230.48 3,349.92 1,398 Bulb 15.65 15.60 310.50 45 Root crops 851.15 824.58 11,750.92 3,449 Page | 145 CAVITE SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND PHYSICAL PROFILE (SEPP) 2011 Total Area Planted Total Area Harvested Total Production Farmers Served Major Crops to Crops (Hectares) (Metric Tons) (Number) (Hectares) Industrial/Commercial Crops 34,105.62 29,169.73 217,018.98 45,549 69,285,168 nuts Coffee 9,168.73 9,037.96 7,639.17 10,984 Coconut 14,202.37 10,230.74 69,285,168 nuts 8,265 Banana 2,545.64 2,375.02 21,528.82 8,266 Pineapple 1,443.13 1,289.95 31,813.87 1,827 Mango 1,568.04 1,243.91 18,976.57 3,294 Papaya 287.92 278.79 4,031.44 1,591 Peanut 172.70 172.20 209.64 493 Sugarcane 2,024.00 1,958.00 111,840.50 328 Black Pepper 409.13 396.13 423.08 1,500 Dragon Fruit 20.50 20.50 202.40 31 Other Fruit Trees 2,184.94 2,094.14 18,934.77 8,883 Other Fruits 78.52 72.40 1,418.73 87 Muskmelon 4.02 4.02 80.40 5 Watermelon 74.50 68.38 1,338.33 82 Cutflowers/Ornamentals/Sampaguita 21.72 21.70 52,885.61 dozen 862 98,825dozendozen pots 9.45 m.t. Cutflowers 9.11 9.09 52,885.61 dozen 473 Anthurium 1.96 1.96 13,644.15 dozen 171 Orchids 7.15 7.13 39,241.46 dozen 302 Ornamentals 6.16 6.16 98,825 pots 297 Sampaguita 6.45 6.45 9.45 m.t. 92 TOTAL 54,190.24 48,826.94 76,701 Source: Office of the Provincial Agriculturist, Trece Martires City The total area planted to crops accounts to 54,190.24 hectares or 75.69 percent of the total agricultural area with the municipality of Silang having the widest area utilized for cropping totaling to 7,194.85 hectares followed by the municipalities of Magallanes and Indang recorded at 6,027.80 hectares and 5,146.18 hectares, respectively. Maragondon, despite having the biggest area with declared agricultural land-use, only has 3,967.92 hectares utilized for crop production. Of the seven districts in the province, 7 th District has the largest area planted to crops with an area of 30,367.33 hectares. It is followed by 6th District comprising an area of 10,903.02 hectares, 5th District with 7,654.75 hectares while 2,365.15 hectares are from 4th District and 3rd District has 2,200.31 hectares. Moreover, 1st District was recorded at 406.28 hectares and 2nd District has 293.41 hectares (Figure 6.3).