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Cost, Production and Plantation of Banana in Davao City
Cost, Production and Plantation of Banana in Davao City
Cost, Production and Plantation of Banana in Davao City
Cost, Production and Plantation of Banana in Davao City
Raisa M. Mustapha
Subcamp Advisers
Research Adviser
Michael A. Casas
My Community, Our Earth Geographic Learning
for Sustainable Development
Philippine Science High School Southern Mindanao Campus
I. Map with description:
Legend:
A-Philippine Banana
Trading
B-Banana Brothers, Inc.
C-Tungkalan Banana
Farms Corporation
D-Paquibato Banana
Growers Multi-Purpose
Cooperative
E-P-1 Banana Growers
Cooperative
F-CMO Banana Farm
III. Objectives
This project aims to:
1. determine the trend in the volume of banana production, area of
banana plantations and retail price of bananasin Davao City from year
2002-2011;
2. establish the relationship between the volume of banana production
and area of banana plantationsin Davao City; and
3. establish relationship between the volume of banana production and
retail price of banana in Davao City
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IV. Project Methods
The volume of banana production, total area of banana plantations, and retailprice
of banana inDavao City for the past ten yearswas gathered from the Bureau of
Agricultural Statistics. A line graph was produced for each set of data to identify their
trend. Then the relationship between the volume of banana production to the area of
banana plantations and retail price of bananas was determined.
Table 1 shows the volume of banana production in Davao City from 2002 to
2011. During these years, the trend of the volume of banana production is increasing (as
shown in figure 2) with the lowest in 2002 and the highest in 2011.
10,000,000
8,000,000
6,000,000
4,000,000
2,000,000
0
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
Table 2 shows the total area of banana plantations in Davao City from 2002 to
2011. It shows an increasing trend over the years (as shown in figure 3).
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Table 2. Area planted with bananas in Davao City from year 2002-2011
Year Area Planted (ha)
2002 398,005
2003 408,000
2004 414,510
2005 417,755
2006 428,804
2007 436,762
2008 438,593
2009 446,371
2010 449,443
2011 450,125
460,000
440,000
420,000
400,000
380,000
360,000
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Table 3 shows the retail price per kilogram of lakatan, latundan, and saba, which
are kinds of banana. Overall, the trend for the prices of these bananas over the years is
increasing. In 2002, lakatan was the most expensive while latundanwas the cheapest. But,
in 2011, lakatan remained the most expensive but saba became the cheapest.
Table 3.The retail price per kilogram of banana in Davao City from year 2002-2011.
Year Lakatan Latundan Saba
2002 1.02 0.89 0.96
2003 1.16 0.97 1.11
2004 1.14 0.95 1.08
2005 1.25 1 1.12
2006 1.28 0.92 1.09
2007 1.33 1.01 1.14
2008 1.47 1.31 1.18
2009 1.61 1.46 1.2
2010 2.05 1.58 1.2
2011 1.98 1.6 1.25
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2.5
2
1.5
1
0.5
0
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
As the area of banana plantations increases, the volume of banana production and
the retail price also increase.
VIII. References
Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (2012).Other crops: number of bearing trees/hills/vines
by crop, geolocation and year. Retrieved March 18, 2013 from http://bas.gov.ph
Clay, J. (2004). World agriculture and the environment. USA: Island Press
Jacques, P. & Jacques, J. (2012).Monocropping cultures into ruin: the loss of food
varieties and cultural diversity. Retrieved March 16, 2013 from
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