EXERCISE NO.

1 Geographical Distribution and Production of Crops in the Philippines

CROP SCIENCE 1100

PRINCIPLES OF CROP SCIENCE
NAME:
SECTION:

I. Fill up the table 1a below. Write the regions under the column of the climate types (Type I,
Type II, Type III, and Type IV) based on the blank map of the Philippines (Figure 1).

Figure 1. Climate Map of the Philippines based on the Modified Coronas Classification

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Table 1a. Regions of the Philippines group based on the climatic type

CLIMATE TYPE TYPE I TYPE II TYPE III TYPE IV

REGIONS
1. NCR 1. Region 4-A 1. CAR 1. Region 7

2. Region 1 2. Region 5 2. Region 2 2. Region 9

3. Region 3 3. Region 8 3. Region 4-5 3. Region 11

4. Region 4-B 4. Region 10 4. Region 6 4. Region 13

5. Region 6 5. Region 13 5. Region 10 5. ARMM

II. List the top crops per region and per province using the data from the Philippine
Statistics Authority (PSA) CountrySTAT; Make sure to list all the provinces per region and
don’t forget to write the top crop produce by each region. Information from other sources
will be invalidated.

Table 1b. Regions of the Philippines, their component provinces and cities, and top
crops produce per provinces and regions in terms of hectarage

Region Provinces Top Crops per province (ha)

CAR 1. Abra 1.Palay – 23,382.67 ha

Top Crop (ha): 2. Apayao 2. Palay – 26,011.46 ha

Palay 102,562.19 ha 3. Benguet 3. Palay – 7,124.00 ha

4. Ifugao 4. Corn – 28,462.00 ha

5. Kalinga 5. Palay – 25,485.00 ha

6. Mt. Province 6. Corn – 7,145.00 ha

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Ilocos Region (I) 1. Ilocos Norte 1. 66,213.00

Top Crop (ha): 2. Ilocos Sur 2. 51,082.00

Palay 407,701 ha 3. La Union 3. 38,869.00

4. Pangasinan 4. 251,537.00

Cagayan Valley (II) 1. Batanes 1. Coconut (w/ husk) – 715.00 ha

Top Crop (ha): 2. Cagayan 2. Palay – 221,113.00 ha

Palay 589,717 ha 3. Isabela 3. Palay – 286,929.00 ha

4. Nueva Vizcaya 4. Palay – 56,577.00 ha

5. Quirino 5. Corn – 40,596.00 ha

Central Luzon (III) 1. Aurora 1. Coconut (w/ husk) – 26,198 ha

Top Crop (ha): 2. Bataan 2. Palay – 28,264.07 ha

Palay 711,208.10 ha 3. Bulacan 3. Palay – 81,386.78 ha

4. Nueva Ecija 4. Palay – 319,331.00 ha

5. Pampanga 5. Palay – 86,152.12 ha

6. Tarlac 6. Palay – 136,876.00 ha

7. Zambales 7. Palay – 36,000.00 ha

CALABARZON (IV-A) 1. Batangas 1. Coconut (w/ husk) – 34,500.00 ha

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Top Crop (ha): 2. Cavite 2. Coconut (w/ husk) – 13,607.00 ha

Coconut (w/ husk) 3. Laguna 3. Coconut (w/ husk) – 59 980.00 ha

483, 398.00 ha 4. Quezon 4. Coconut (w/ husk) – 375 021.00 ha

5. Rizal 5. Palay – 2,174.75 ha

MIMAROPA (IV-B) 1. Marinduque 1. Coconut (w/ husk) – 33,091.00 ha

Top Crop (ha): 2. Occidental Mindoro 2. Palay – 79,430.00 ha

Palay 293 240.60 ha 3. Oriental Mindoro 3. Palay – 99,896.60 ha

4. Palawan 4. Coconut (w/ husk) – 100,073.00 ha

5. Romblon 5. Coconut (w/ husk) – 56,318.00 ha

Bicol Region (V) 1. Albay 1. Palay – 53,893.00 ha

Top Crop (ha): 2. Camarines Norte 2. Coconut (w/ husk) – 85,405.00 ha

Coconut (w/ husk) 3. Camarines Sur 3. Palay – 173,024.00 ha

453,995.10 ha 4. Catanduanes 4. Abaca (dried raw fiber) – 25,118.02

5. Masbate 5. Coconut (w/ husk) – 95,629.00 ha

6. Sorsogon 6. Coconut (w/ husk) – 97,153.00 ha

Western Visayas (VI) 1. Aklan 1. Palay – 38,403.00 ha

Top Crop (ha): 2. Antique 2. Palay – 71,092.94 ha

Palay – 656,935.94 3. Capiz 3. Palay – 109,110.00 ha

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4. Guimaras 4. Palay – 21,410.00 ha

5. Iloilo 5. Palay – 290,498.00 ha

6. Negros Occidental 6. Sugarcane –181 149.50 ha

Central Visayas (VII) 1. Bohol 1. Palay – 65,009.00 ha

Top Crop (ha): 2. Cebu 2. Corn – 66,044.00 ha

Corn – 131, 409.00 ha 3. Negros Oriental 3. Corn – 55,831.00 ha

4. Siquijor 4. Coconut (w/ husk) – 5,360.00 ha

Eastern Visayas (VIII) 1. Biliran 1. Coconut (w/ husk) – 21,500.00 ha

Top Crop (ha): 2. Eastern Samar 2. Coconut (w/ husk) – 48,372.00 ha

Coconut (w/ husk) – 3. Leyte 3. Coconut (w/ husk) – 94,745.00 ha

5,360.00 ha
4. Northern Samar 4. Coconut (w/ husk) – 84,255.00 ha

5. Southern Leyte 5. Coconut (w/ husk) – 32,168.00 ha

6. Samar (Western Samar) 6. Palay – 59,697.00 ha

Zamboanga 1. Zamboanga Del Norte 1. Coconut (w/ husk) – 240,950.00 ha

Peninsula (IX)
2. Zamboanga Del Sur 2. Coconut (w/ husk) – 125,729.00 ha
Top Crop (ha):
3. City of Zamboanga 3. Coconut (w/ husk) – 26,572.00 ha
Coconut (w/ husk)
454,429.00ha 4. Zamboanga Sibugay 4. Rubber (coagulated cup lump) –

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70,216 ha

Northern Mindanao 1. Bukidnon 1. Corn –191,340.25 ha

(X)
2. Camiguin 2. Coconut (w/ husk) – 14,867.00 ha
Top Crop (ha):
3. Lanao del Norte 3. Corn – 66,044.00 ha 109,839.00 ha
Corn 371,885.25
4. Misamis Occidental 4. Coconut (w/ husk) – 97,631.00 ha

5. Misamis Oriental 5. Coconut (w/ husk) – 104,409.00 ha

Davao Region (XI) 1. Davao del Norte 1. Coconut (w/ husk) – 36,972.00 ha

Top Crop (ha): 2. Davao del Sur 2. Coconut (w/ husk) – 33,896.00 ha

Coconut (w/ husk) 3. City of Davao 3. Coconut (w/ husk) – 32,410.00 ha

355,905.00 ha
4. Davao de Oriental 4. Coconut (w/ husk) – 144,566.00 ha

5. Davao de Oro 5. Coconut (w/ husk) – 44,950.00 ha

6. Davao Occidental 6. Coconut (w/ husk) – 63,111.00 ha

SOCCSKSARGEN 1. North Cotabato 1. Palay –128,092.00 ha

(XII)
2. Sarangani 2. Corn –95,025.00 ha
Top Crop (ha):
3. South Cotabato 3. Corn –132,493.00 ha
Corn 388,569.49 ha
4. Sultan Kudarat 4. Palay –109,465.00 ha

CARAGA 1. Agusan Del Sur 1. Palay – 85,500 ha

2. Agusan Del Norte 2. Coconut (w/ husk) – 35,375.00 ha

Top Crop (ha): 3. Dinagat Island 3. Coconut (w/ husk) – 4,600.00 ha

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Coconut (w/ husk) 4. Surigao Del Norte 4. Coconut (w/ husk) – 60,729.00 ha
196,741.00 ha
5. Surigao Del Sur 5. Coconut (w/ husk) – 81,152.00 ha

ARMM 1. Basilan 1. Coconut (w/ husk) – 60,325.00 ha

2. Lanao Del Sur 2. Coconut (w/ husk) – 172,337.00 ha

Top Crop (ha): 3. Maguindanao 3. Coconut (w/ husk) – 190,946.00 ha

Corn 355,905.00 ha 4. Sulu 4. Coconut (w/ husk) – 70,100.00 ha

5. Tawi-Tawi 5. Coconut (w/ husk) – 40,057.00 ha

III. Fill up Table 1c. In the first column, list in order from highest to lowest the top ten crops
in the Philippines based on the hectarage using the data from the Philippine Statistics
Authority (PSA) CountrySTAT and write the top three regions and provinces that produce
those crops. Information from other sources will be invalidated.

Table 1c. Major crops and the top three regions and top three provinces growing the crops
(hectares)

Crop Top 1 Top 2 Top 3

1. Palay Region and REGION III REGION VI REGION II

area (CENTRAL (WESTERN (CAGAYAN
4,718,896.10 ha LUZON) VISAYAS) VALLEY)
711,208.10 ha 656,935.94 ha 589,717.00 ha

Province Nueva Ecija Iloilo Isabela

and area
319,331.00 ha 290,498.00 286, 929.00

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2. Coconut (w/ Region and REGION IV-A REGION IX REGION V (BICOL

husk) area (CALABARZON) (ZAMBOANGA REGION)
3,651,288.76 ha PENINSULA)
483398.00 ha 454429.00 ha 453995.10 ha

Province Quezon Zamboanga del Davao Oriental

and area Norte
37,5021.00 ha 144,566.00 ha
240,950.00 ha

3. Corn Region and REGION II REGION XII REGION X

area (CAGAYAN (SOCCSKSARGEN) (NORTHERN
2,553,780.55 ha VALLEY) 388,569.49 ha MINDANAO)
428,780.00 ha 371885.25 ha

Province Isabela Bukidnon Maguindanao

and area
248360.00 191340.25 190946.03

4. Banana Region and REGION XI REGION X REGION XII

area (DAVAO REGION) (NORTHERN (SOCCSKSARGEN)
451,177.70 ha 90301.89 ha MINDANAO) 36374.29 ha
53614.20 ha

Province Davao del Norte Davao de Oro Bukidnon

and area (Compostela
34,173.20 ha Valley) 21,506.00 ha

21,560.25 ha

5. Sugarcane Region and REGION VI REGION X REGION VII

area (WESTERN (NORTHERN (CENTRAL
396,086.55 VISAYAS) MINDANAO) VISAYAS) 44543.00
209794.82 ha 57651.00 ha ha

Province Negros Occidental Bukidnon Negros Oriental

and area

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181,149.50 ha 57,651.00 ha 38,890.00 ha

6. Sugarcane for Region and REGION VI REGION X REGION VII

Centrifugal Sugar area (WESTERN (NORTHERN (CENTRAL
VISAYAS) MINDANAO) VISAYAS)
387,199.89 ha 208,587.89 ha 57,651.00 ha 44,453.00 ha

Province Negros Occidental Bukidnon Negros Oriental

and area
180,886.88 ha 57,651.00 ha 38,800.00 ha

7. Rubber Region and REGION IX REGION XII AUTONOMOUS

area (ZAMBOANGA (SOCCSKSARGEN) REGION IN MUSLIM
(coagulated cup PENINSULA) 63, 961.00 ha MINDANAO
lump) 91,669.00 ha 39,087.00 ha

230,723.01 ha
Province Zamboanga Sibugay North Cotabato Basilan
and area
70,216.00 ha 58,520.00 ha 36,957.00 ha

8. Cassava Region and AUTONOMOUS REGION X REGION V (BICOL

REGION IN MUSLIM
area (NORTHERN REGION)
MINDANAO
219,232.12 ha MINDANAO)
98,872.00 ha 20405.90 ha
27,544.04 ha

Province Lanao del Sur Sulu Tawi-tawi

and area
32, 504.00 ha 27,950.00 ha 18,862.00 ha

9. Mango Region and REGION XI REGION VI REGION IV-A

area (DAVAO REGION) (WESTERN (CALABARZON)
189,798.07 ha 23970.00 ha VISAYAS) 16345.90 ha
17324.00 ha

Province Pangasinan Maguindanao Davao del Sur

and area 13,917.00 ha 12,475.00 ha 12,026.01 ha

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10. Banana Saba Region and REGION XI REGION VI REGION IV-A

area (DAVAO REGION) (WESTERN (CALABARZON)
186,147.17 ha 23970.00 ha VISAYAS) 16345.90 ha
17324.00 ha

Isabela Maguindanao Iloilo

Province
8658.00 ha 8515.00 ha 7300.00 ha
and area

IV. List the top ten crops in the world using the data from the Food and Agriculture Organization
(FAO) through its website. Information from other sources will be invalidated

Table 1d. Top ten crops in the world and the top countries producing each of
the crops based on hectarage.

Crop Top producing countries and Rank of the Philippines and

their hectarage hectarage

China 0
1. Wheat 29,318,790.00 ha

China, Mainland Rank 15

412,780,000 ha 2, 516,723 ha
2. Maize

India Rank 9
3. Rice Paddy 43,780,000 ha 4,651,490

Brazil Rank 87
4. Soybeans 35,581,447 ha 461 ha

Russian 0
5. Barley 8,536,675 ha

Sudan Rank 98
6. Sorghum 6,827,520 ha 104 ha

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India Rank 70
7. Seed Cotton 16,037,757 ha 867 ha

Canada 0
8. Rapeseed 8,319,200 ha

India Rank 54
9. Beans, dry 12,690,696 ha 41,728 ha

India 0
10. Millet 8,449,720 ha

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