Chapter 4. Local Economy in 2017, Cavite’S Agricultural Area Which Totaled to 60,534.77 Hectares Comprised to Only 42.42% of the Total Land Area of the Province

Cavite Ecological Profile 2017 Chapter 4. Local Economy In 2017, Cavite’s agricultural area which totaled to 60,534.77 hectares comprised to only 42.42% of the total land area of the province. This is lower by 663.38 hectares or 1.08% compared to 2016’s 61,198.15 hectares. The The Primary Sector decrease was observed mainly from the municipalities of Tanza (150 An industry involved in the extraction and collection of natural resources, such hectares), Mendez (156.60 hectares), Naic (576.01 hectares), City of as copper and timber, as well as by activities such as farming and fishing. A Dasmariñas (0.56 hectares) and Tagaytay City (14.49 hectares). As shown in company in a primary industry can also be involved in turning natural Table 4.1, the municipality of Silang has the biggest area intended for resources into products. Primary industry tends to make up a larger portion of agriculture with 8,589.78 hectares followed by the municipalities of the economy of developing countries than they do for developed countries. Maragondon (7,347.67 hectares), Indang (7,189.42 hectares) and Magallanes The primary sector is concerned with the extraction of raw materials. It (5,775.50 hectares). Cavite City, except for some parts of the coastline area includes fishing, farming and mining (Wikipedia). with coconut trees, has no longer available land for agriculture related activities and industries. Agricultural Crops Consolidating the data from years 2012 to 2017, downward trend in Crop, in agriculture is a plant or plant product that can be grown and agricultural areas were noted. Generally, the decrease was attributed, harvested extensively for profit or subsistence. By use, crops fall into six according to the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist to the conversion of categories: food crops, for human consumption (e.g., wheat, potatoes); feed these lands to residential/subdivision development and industrial areas and crops, for livestock consumption (e.g., oats, alfalfa); fibre crops, for cordage some areas are no longer cultivated and were used for other purposes. and textiles (e.g., cotton, hemp); oil crops, for consumption or industrial uses (e.g., cottonseed, corn); ornamental crops, for landscape gardening (e.g., Crop Production dogwood, azalea); and industrial and secondary crops, for various personal Crop production is the major component of agricultural activities in the and industrial uses (e.g., rubber, tobacco) (www.britannica.com). province. Its major agricultural crops are rice, corn, coconut, sugarcane, banana, pineapple, and other high value crops. Though decreases in In Cavite, the agricultural crops are classified into food crops, agricultural area, the province of Cavite still has a lot of potentials in the industrial/commercial crops and cutflowers/ornamentals (The Provincial Local production of these crops. Government Units Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Plan 2015-2020). As presented in Table 4.2, the total area planted for crop production was Agricultural Croplands registered at 52,418.90 hectares, which is 86.59% of the total agricultural area. Of this, 13,814.64 hectares are planted with food crops registering production Agricultural lands as stated in Guide to Ecological Profiling are lands devoted volume of 90,313.30 metric tons. Rice contributed the highest production with to or suitable for the cultivation of the soil, planting of crops, growing of trees, 45,780.17 metric tons followed by vegetables with 22,240.23 metric tons raising of livestock, poultry, fish or aquaculture production, including the produce. In addition, industrial/commercial crops which are planted at harvesting of such farm products, and other farm activities, and practices 38,588.29 hectares contributed a total crop production of 445,815.42 metric performed in conjunction with such farming operations by persons, whether tons, almost 87M nuts and 746,850.00 poles of bamboo. Among these crops, natural or juridical, and not classified by law as mineral land, forest land, coconut has the widest planted area with 16,984.40 hectares followed by residential land, commercial land, or industrial land (RA 8435). Agricultural coffee with 8,635.17 hectares. The area intended for cutflowers, ornamentals production is the growing of field crops, fruits, nuts, seeds, tree nurseries & sampaguita industry totaling to 15.98 hectares contributed production (except those of forest trees), bulb vegetables and flowers, and the volume of 32,079 dozen, 123,800 pots and 806.45 metric tons respectively. The production of coffee, tea, cocoa, rubber; livestock and livestock products, production data of other crops was also presented in the table. Meanwhile, honey rabbits, fur-bearing animals, silkworm, cocoons, etc. Forestry and fishery the number of farmers which worked on the said area totaled to 72,053. production carried on as an ancillary activity on an agricultural holding is also considered as agricultural production (Bureau of Agricultural Statistics). Page | 109 Cavite Ecological Profile 2017 Table 4.2 Agricultural Crops by Area and Production, Province of Cavite: Table 4.1 Total Agricultural and Non-Agricultural Area and Number of 2017. Farmers by City/Municipality, Province of Cavite: 2017. Hectares Number of Hectares Agricultural Major Crops Area Area Total Production Number Farmers City/ Area's Planted Harvested Non- of Municipality Land Agricultural Percentage Food Crops 13,814.64 14,205.15 90,313.30 26,040 Agricultural Farmers Area Area Contribution Rice 10,170.17 10,773.02 45,780.17 6,261 Area Irrigated 9,296.26 9,942.11 43,732.38 5,552 1st District 3,631 255.20 3,375.80 7.03 445 Rainfed 429.16 386.16 1,059.34 349 Cavite City 1,183 - 1,183.00 - - Upland 444.75 444.75 988.45 360 Corn 912.23 838.63 4,394.79 1,678 Kawit 1,340 174.50 1,165.50 13.02 385 Green corn 733.63 697.58 3,674.76 1,351 Noveleta 541 53.70 487.30 9.93 21 Yellow corn 178.60 141.05 720.03 327 Rosario 567 27.00 540.00 4.76 39 Vegetables 1,746.05 1,669.99 22,240.23 14,314 Leafy 250.84 246.69 1,891.97 3,118 2nd District 5,240 300.00 4,940.00 5.73 85 Fruit 1,038.30 968.98 15,375.61 8,109 City of Bacoor 5,240 300.00 4,940.00 5.73 85 Legumes 282.48 281.48 2,106.20 1,824 3rd District 9,701 1,071.63 8,629.37 11.05 381 Root 172.53 170.75 2,843.67 1,252 City of Imus 9,701 1,071.63 8,629.37 11.05 381 Bulb 1.90 2.10 22.77 11 Root crops 986.19 923.51 17,898.11 3,787 4th District 8,234 2,045.00 6,189.00 24.84 3,505 Industrial/ 38,588.29 32,028.01 445,815.42 m.t. 45,485 City of Dasmariñas 8,234 2,045.00 6,189.00 24.84 3,505 Commercial Crops 86,878,632 nuts 5th District 19,671 9,700.00 9,971.01 49.31 4,746 746,850.00 poles Coconut 16,984.40 11,291.93 86,878,632 13,959 Carmona 3,092 903.22 2,188.78 29.21 310 Coffee 8,635.17 8,582.22 7,350.24 10,786 Gen. Mariano 938 207.00 731.01 22.07 553 Banana 3,659.27 3,566.85 32,586.17 8,085 Alvarez Pineapple 1,443.33 1,290.70 36,182.84 1,967 Silang 15,641 8,589.78 7,051.22 54.92 3,883 Mango 1,273.00 1,182.95 18,164.22 2,560 Papaya 252.87 242.92 5,208.69 1,318 6th District 30,105 10,210.51 19,894.49 33.92 7,546 Peanut 127.20 128.00 308.73 371 Amadeo 4,790 4,500.00 290.00 93.95 4,000 Sugarcane 3,330.00 3,030.00 331,400.00 301 City of Gen. Trias 11,768 3,745.51 8,022.49 31.83 709 Black Pepper 822.63 710.53 769.78 1,885 Tanza 9,630 1,545.00 8,085.00 16.04 1,038 Dragon Fruit 53.49 41.99 510.30 140 Other Fruit Trees 996.33 951.82 13,185.36 3,646 Trece Martires City 3,9 17 420.00 3,497.00 10.72 1,799 Other Fruits 10.60 8.10 149.10 17 7th District 66,124 36,952.43 29,171.57 55.88 27,778 Muskmelon 1.80 1.55 33.40 3 Alfonso 6,460 5,593.36 866.65 86.58 2,779 Watermelon 8.80 6.55 115.70 14 Bamboo 1,000.00 1,000.00 746,850.00 450 Gen. E. Aguinaldo 5,103 3,505.30 1,597.70 68.69 1,475 Cutflowers 15.98 15.98 32,079 dozen 528 Indang 8,920 7,189.42 1,730.58 80.60 4,395 Ornamentals 123,800 pots Magallanes 7,860 5,775.50 2,084.50 73.48 3,748 Sampaguita 806.45 m.t. Maragondon Cutflowers 5.69 5.69 32,079.00 296 16,549 7,347.67 9,201.33 44.40 3,323 Anthurium 1.70 1.70 6,184.00 120 Mendez 1,667 1,170.40 496.60 70.21 885 Orchids 25,895.00 176 Naic 8,600 4,590.37 4,009.63 53.38 8,362 Ornamental Plants 3.99 3.99 123,800.00 212 Sampaguita 7.79 7.79 806.45 20 Tagaytay City 6,615 1,257.51 5,357.49 19.01 2,499 Total 52,418.902.50 46,249.142.50 536,935.17 m.t.

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