Regional Profile: Western Visayas

Geographical Background

Western Visayas is located in Central Philippines and lies between two (2) large bodies of water, namely; the Sibuyan Sea and the Visayan Sea. The Region is composed of six (6) provinces: Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Guimaras, Iloilo and Negros Occidental. The Region has a total land area of 20,223.2 sq km, which is approximately 6.74 percent of the total land area of the Philippines.

Economy

Growth Rates of GRDP and GVA in GRDP and GVA in Agriculture, Agriculture, Constant Prices, Western Vi... Western Visayas, 2011 16

At Current At Constant Item 13 Prices 2000 Prices (in million pesos) 10

GRDP 395,417 237,726 Percent 7 GVA 115,613 63,370 GRDP = Gross Regional Domestic Product GVA = Gross Value Added in Agriculture, 4 Fishery, and Forestry GRDP GVA

GRDP: Share by Industrial Origin, Western Visayas posted 5.45 Western Visayas, 2011 percent growth in 2011 and contributed 4.01 percent to the country’s GDP. The Agriculture, 26.7% Forestry & Fishery Sector, grew by 13.82 percent and Characteristics 57.5% accounted for 26.66 percent to Total Land Area: 2,079,418 ha. the GRDP. Provinces: 6 Cities: 16 Industry Service Agriculture... Municipalities: 117 Barangays: 4,051 Agricultural Land Area: 666,917 ha. Production Temporary Crop Land: 497,446 ha. Idle Land: 6,889 ha. Permanent Crop Land: 128,140 ha. Yield per Hectare, Western Visayas, 2011 Production and Area, Western Meadows/Pasture: 4,491 ha. Visayas, 2011 Forest Land: 3,003 ha. Production Area Corn Crop (metric Other Land: 24,203 ha. (hectare) ton) Population (2010) Palay 2,245,038 654,185 Total Population: 7,102,438 Palay Corn 309,915 122,216 Growth Rate (2000- 1.35 percent 2010): 2.4 2.7 3.0 3.3 3.6 Climate: Type I Ilonggo, Karay-a and Dialect: Akeanon Poverty incidence among In 2011, palay production at 2,245,038 metric tons increased by 25.44 percent 23.80 percent families: from the 2010 level. Area at 654,185 hectares grew by 20.86 percent from 2010 record. Corn production at 309,915 metric tons and area at 122,216 hectares rose by 24.97 and 8.63 percent, respectively.

Gross Output in Agriculture: Growth Rate by Agriculture: Share by Subsector, The crops subsector contributed 54.8 Subsector, Western Visayas, 2011 Western Visayas, 2011 percent to the region's agricultural gross output in 2011. It grew by 26.3 percent Growth Rate 2010- Sector and the main source of growth were 2011 (percent) 22.4% palay, corn and sugarcane. Other Agriculture 14.51 54.8% subsectors registered output increases Crops 26.29 compared to 2010 level. Poultry Livestock 1.09 subsector came up with 7.6 percent Poultry 7.59 growth. Fisheries 2.18

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Top Agricultural Commodities, Western Visayas, 2011

Share to Total Rank of the Production Agricultural Region in the Commodity Name Growth Rate Output of the National Palay production with 25.4 percent Region Production growth contributed 25.5 percent to the ------(in percent) ------regional agricultural output. Production Palay 25.44 25.49 2nd wise, the region ranked 2nd among all Sugarcane 57.68 16.32 1st regions. Sugarcane output grew by 57.7 percent, and remained to be the top Hog 0.80 11.14 3rd contributor to national production. Other Chicken 7.56 6.45 5th major contributors were hog, chicken Corn 24.97 2.62 6th and corn.

Employment and Wages

Total Employment (CY2011) Daily Agricultural Wage Rate by Sex, = 3,072,000 persons Western Visayas, 2011

Agricultural Employment Sex Nominal Real = 1,220,000 persons (in pesos) Share of Agriculture in Total Employment, Male 201.07 119.08 By Sex: Western Visayas, 2011 Female 193.30 114.48 Male = 904,000 persons Female = 316,000 persons Both 199.64 118.23

39.7% 60.3% About 40 percent of the region's total employments were from the agriculture sector. Of this, 74 percent were male workers.

Agriculture Other Employment Prices

Inflation Rate by Item, Western Visayas, 2011 Inflation Rate by Item, Western Visayas, 2011 16 Inflation Rate (2006 based) Item (in percent) All Items 4.6 12 Food and Non-alcoholic 4.4 Beverage 8

Rice 2.5 Percent

Corn 14.6 4 Meat 0.5

Fish 4.1 0 Fruits 4.2 Rice Meat Fruits Vegetables 13.8 Corn Fish Vegetables

Costs and Returns of Production Sources

Bureau of Agricultural Statistics Costs and Returns of Production, Western Visayas, 2011 National Statistical Coordination Board Item Palay Corn - GRDP, GVA, and Poverty Incidence (in pesos) Land Management Bureau Cost of Production per Hectare 32,536 22,108 - Total land area Cost of Production per Kilogram 9.84 10.03 National Statistics Office Net Returns 15,085 4,208 - Agricultural land area by land use, Population, Employment and Farmgate Price per Kilogram 14.40 11.94 Inflation rate