Chapter 4. Local Economy the Primary Sector Cavite’S Agricultural Area in 2018 Totaled to 59,472.11 Hectares
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Chapter 4. Local Economy The Primary Sector Cavite’s agricultural area in 2018 totaled to 59,472.11 hectares. It An industry involved in the extraction and covered only 41.67% of the total land area of the province and is collection of natural resources, such as copper lower by 1,062.66 hectares (1.76%) compared to an area of and timber, activities such as farming and 60,534.77 hectares in 2017. Generally, the decrease was fishing. A company in a primary industry can attributed, according to the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist to also be involved in turning natural resources the conversion of these lands to residential/subdivision into products. The primary industry tends to development and industrial areas and some areas are no longer cultivated and were used for other purposes. It was observed make up a more substantial portion of the economy of developing countries than they do mainly from the City of Dasmariñas, the municipalities of Indang, for developed countries. Tanza, and Naic. Agricultural Crops As shown in Table 4.1, the municipality of Silang has the largest area intended for agriculture with 8,589.78 hectares followed by Crop, in agriculture, is a plant or plant product the municipalities of Maragondon (7,347.67 hectares), Indang that can be grown and harvested extensively (7,142.14 hectares) and Magallanes (5,775.50 hectares). for profit or subsistence. By use, crops fall into Meanwhile, Cavite City’s 1,183.00 hectares are non-agricultural six categories: food crops, for human area. consumption (e.g., wheat, potatoes); feed crops, for livestock consumption (e.g., oats, Table 4.1 Agricultural and Non-Agricultural Area by City/ alfalfa); fibre crops, for cordage and textiles Municipality, Province of Cavite, 2018 (e.g., cotton, hemp); oil crops, for Agri- Non- Number City/ Land consumption or industrial uses (e.g., cultural Agricultural of Municipality Area cottonseed, corn); ornamental crops, for Area Area Farmers landscape gardening (e.g., dogwood, azalea); 1st District 3,631 255.20 3,375.80 445 and industrial and secondary crops, for Cavite City 1,183 - 1,183.00 - various personal and industrial uses (e.g., Kawit 1,340 174.50 1,165.50 385 rubber, tobacco) (www.britannica.com). Noveleta 541 53.70 487.30 21 Rosario 567 27.00 540.00 39 2nd District 5,240 410.00 4,830.00 74 In Cavite, the agricultural crops are classified City of Bacoor 5,240 410.00 4,830.00 74 into food crops, industrial/commercial crops, 3rd District 9,701 1,071.63 8,629.37 427 and cutflowers/ornamentals (The Provincial City of Imus 9,701 1,071.63 8,629.37 427 Local Government Units Agriculture and 4th District 8,234 1,605.30 6,628.70 3,505 Fisheries Modernization Plan 2015-2020). City of Dasmariñas 8,234 1,605.30 6,628.70 3,505 5th District 19,671 9,700.00 9,971.01 4,325 Agricultural Croplands Carmona 3,092 903.22 2,188.78 206 Agricultural lands are lands devoted to or Gen. Mariano suitable for the cultivation of the soil, planting Alvarez 938 207.00 731.01 556 of crops, growing of trees, raising of livestock, Silang 15,641 8,589.78 7,051.22 3,563 poultry, fish or aquaculture production, 6th District 11,768 3,745.51 8,022.49 709 including the harvesting of such farm City of Gen. products, and other farm activities, and Trias 11,768 3,745.51 8,022.49 709 th practices performed in conjunction with such 7 District 27,257 13,592.14 13,664.86 11,017 Amadeo 4,790 4,500.00 290.00 4,000 farming operations by persons, whether Indang 8,920 7,142.14 1,777.86 4,395 natural or juridical, and not classified by law Tanza 9,630 1,530.00 8,100.00 1,025 as mineral land, forest land, residential land, Trece commercial land, or industrial land (RA 8435). Martires City 3,917 420.00 3,497.00 1,597 Agricultural production is the growing of field 8h District 57,204 29,092.33 28,111.67 23,550 crops, fruits, nuts, seeds, tree nurseries Alfonso 6,460 5,593.36 866.65 2,779 (except those of forest trees), bulb vegetables Gen. E. Aguinaldo 5,103 3,505.30 1,597.70 1,475 and flowers, and the production of coffee, tea, Magallanes 7,860 5,775.50 2,084.50 3,748 cocoa, rubber; livestock and livestock Maragondon 16,549 7,347.67 9,201.33 3,323 products, honey rabbits, fur-bearing animals, Mendez 1,667 1,170.40 496.60 885 silkworm, cocoons, etc. Forestry and fishery Naic 8,600 3,919.69 4,680.31 8,529 production carried on as an ancillary activity Tagaytay City 6,615 1,257.51 5,357.49 2,499 on an agricultural holding is also considered Ternate 4,350 522.90 3,827.10 312 Total 142,706 59,472.11 83,233.91 44,052 as agricultural production (Philippine Statistics Source: Office of the Provincial Agriculturist, Trece Martires City Authority). 93 | P a g e Crop Production totaling to 13.28 hectares posted a production volume of 26,332 dozen and A downward trend in 123,023 pots respectively. agricultural areas was noted from years 2008 to The production data of other crops was also presented in the table. 2018 but, though decreasing, the Province Table 4.2 Major Crops by Area Planted & Harvested and its Production, Province of Cavite: 2018 of Cavite still has a lot of Hectares potentials in crop Number of Major Crops Area Area Production production such as rice, Farmers* Planted Harvested corn, coconut, sugarcane, Food Crops 12,900.05 13,293.84 97,350.31 23,725 banana, pineapple, and other high-value crops. Rice 9,027.03 9,318.87 42,381.47 5,382 Irrigated 8,023.62 8,329.32 39,361.57 4,859 As presented in Table 4.2, Rainfed 558.56 544.70 1,786.80 248 the total area planted for Upland 444.85 444.85 1,233.10 275 crop production was Corn 1,054.89 1,199.73 5,936.21 1,694 registered at 54,166.75 Green corn 857.89 973.48 4,880.46 1,391 hectares, which is 91.08% Yellow corn 197.00 226.25 1,055.75 303 of the total agricultural Vegetables 1,772.08 1,742.39 28,969.11 12,852 area. Of this, 12,900.05 hectares are planted with Leafy 300.99 300.42 2,521.17 2,972 food crops registering Fruit 1,053.43 1,030.12 19,557.72 7,691 production volume of Legumes 126.87 126.87 1,150.77 1,132 97,350.31 metric tons. Root 275.38 270.38 5,511.14 1,017 Rice production Bulb 15.40 14.60 228.30 40 accumulated the highest Root crops 1,046.06 1,032.85 20,063.53 3,797 with 42,381.47 metric tons Industrial/ 304,308.55 followed by vegetables Commercial 41,253.42 34,749.52 85,497,370 nuts 50,890 with 28,969.11 metric tons Crops 4,027,972 poles produced. Root crop Coconut (nuts) 16,741.00 11,154.00 85,497,370 13,768 production was registered Coffee 8,699.45 8,616.44 7,407.92 10,832 at 20,063.53 metric tons Banana 3,789.26 3,784.60 33,938.95 8,554 while corn production has 5,936.21 metric tons. Pineapple 2,703.33 2,652.00 78,946.16 2,033 Mango 1,473.51 1,407.37 21,534.94 2,834 Meanwhile, industrial/ Papaya 254.17 254.17 5,615.16 1,339 commercial crops, planted Peanut 105.00 104.50 174.45 360 at 41,253.42 hectares, Sugarcane 2,989.00 2,579.00 124,490.00 298 have a total crop Black Pepper 845.13 727.13 690.20 1,886 production of 304,308.55 Dragon Fruit 57.49 52.49 853.55 139 metric tons (excluding the Other Fruit Trees 2,372.98 2,195.91 30,484.93 8,295 85,497,370 coconut nuts Other Fruits 6.20 5.00 172.30 8.00 and 4,027,972 bamboo Bamboo (poles) 1,216.91 1,216.91 4,027,972 544 poles). Sugarcane Cutflowers 13.28 13.28 26,332 dozen 294 registered production of Ornamentals 123,023 pots 124,490.00 metric tons while pineapple production Cut flowers 5.49 5.49 26,332 268 posted at 78,946.16 (dozen) Anthurium 1.81 1.81 6,579 128 metric tons. Banana Orchids 3.68 3.68 19,753 140 contributed 33,938.95 Ornamental 7.79 7.79 123,023.00 26 metric tons while mango Plants (pots) 401,656.86 m.t. has 21,534.94 metric tons 85,497,370 nuts production. Coconut Total 54,166.75 48,056.64 4,027,972 poles 74,909 production registered at 26,332 dozen 85M nuts and bamboo posted almost 4M poles 123,023 pots production. Source: Office of the Provincial Agriculturist, Trece Martires City *The total number of farmers differs from the number of farmers by city/municipality since farmers are counted by commodity. The area intended for cutflowers and ornamentals industry 94 | P a g e In terms of quantity, Magallanes is the leading producer other fruit trees registered at 8,682.75 metric tons and in Cavite having 136,197.68 metric tons of crop produced banana with 4,139.40 metric tons were the leading and approximately 22M nuts of coconut produced.