CROP SCIENCE 1100

Principles of Crop Science

Name: IBALE, ARJAY D. Date Performed: 2/21/2023.

Lab. Time and Day: Wednesday 7:00-10:00 AM Date Submitted: 3/1/2023.

Exercise No. 1

Geographical Distribution and Production of

Crops in the Philippines

Introduction
The Philippines is predominantly an agricultural country. Most Filipinos directly or indirectly
depend on agriculture for their livelihood. The agriculture sector, consisting of the Crops,
Livestock, Poultry, Fishery and Services sub-sectors, accounts for about 20% of the country’s gross
domestic product. Among these sub-sectors, the Crops sub-sector accounts for about 50% of the
entire sector’s contribution to the economy.

According to the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics, the following are among the major crops in the
Philippines: rice, corn, coconut, sugarcane, banana, coffee, mango, and abaca. The centers of
production of these crops differ. For example, bananas are a major crop in Region XI (Davao
provinces) but not in Region III, where rice is the major crop. There are also provinces where the
main crop is not a major crop in the country.

Objectives
At the end of the exercise, the student will be able to:

1. Indicate on a map of the Philippines the different regions of the country.

2. List the provinces that constitute each region.

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 3. Indicate on the map the top five crops grown in each region based on area harvested
(hectare).
4. Give the top three regions and top three provinces according to area planted to each
major crop using the latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority or CountryStat
(PSA);
5. Compare the production of the major crops in the Philippines with other countries in
the world using the latest data from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO);
6. Give the top ten crops, in terms of hectarage, grown in the world and the top three
countries producing each crop using the latest data from the FAO.

Procedure
A. On a blank map of the Philippines (Figure 1) with the regional boundaries indicated, write the
name of each region near the margin of the map, connected to the region by an arrow. Space
the names of the regions along the margin of the map in such a way that all regions will be
accommodated. Under the name of the region, write the top five crops of the region based on
area planted. Mount the map on the black side of a one-fourth-size illustration board and cover
it with plastic sheet. On the back of the illustration board, write your name, laboratory time and
day, name of laboratory teacher, and the title of the exercise.

B. Fill up Table 1a. The only allowed source of information is Philippine Statistics Authority or
CountryStat (PSA) through its website. Information from other sources will be invalidated.
List the top five crops in order from highest to lowest.

C. Fill up Table 1b. The only allowed source of information is the Philippine Statistics Authority
or CountryStat (PSA) through its website. Information from other sources will be invalidated.
In the first column, list in order from highest to lowest the top ten crops in the Philippines based
on hectarage.

D. Fill up Table 1c. The only allowed source of information is the Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO) through its website. Information from other sources will be invalidated.
The first column should have the same entries as that of the first column in Table 1b.

E. Fill up Table 1d. The only allowed source of information is the Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO) through its website. Information from other sources will be invalidated.

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Table 1a. Regions of the Philippines, their component provinces and cities, and top five
crops in terms of hectarage
Region Provinces and Cities Top Five Crops (ha)
CORDILLERA Abra
ADMINISTRATIVE Corn
Apayao
REGION (CAR) Palay
Benguet
Coffee
Ifugao
Potato
Kalinga
Cabbage
Mountain Province
REGION I
(ILOCOS REGION) Ilocos Norte Corn
Ilocos Sur Palay
La Union Tobacco
Pangasinan Mango
Coconut
REGION II Batanes Palay
(CAGAYAN Cagayan Corn
VALLEY) Isabela Banana
Nueva Vizcaya Mun bean
Quirino Coconut
REGION III Aurora
(CENTRAL LUZON) Bataan Palay
Bulacan Corn
Nueva Ecija Mango
Pampanga Coconut
Tarlac Onion
Zambales
REGION IV-A Batangas
Coconut
(CALABARZON) Cavite
Banana
Laguna
Sugarcane
Quezon
Corn Palay
Rizal
MIMAROPA Marinduque Palay
REGION Occidental Mindoro Coconut
Oriental Mindoro Corn
Palawan Cashew
Romblon Banana
REGION V (BICOL Albay Coconut
REGION) Camarines Norte Palay
Camarines Sur Corn
Catanduanes Abaca
Masbate Cassava
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REGION VI Aklan
Sugarcane
(WESTERN Antique
Palay
VISAYAS) Capiz
Coconut
Guimaras
Banana
Iloilo
Corn
Negros Occidental
REGION VII Corn
Bohol
(CENTRAL Coconut
Cebu
VISAYAS) Palay
Negros Oriental
Sugarcane
Siquijor
Banana
REGION VIII Biliran
Palay
(EASTERN Eastern Samar
Coconut
VISAYAS) Leyte
Corn
Northern Samar
Banana
Samar (western samar)
Abaca
Southern Leyte
REGION IX Palay
Zamboanga del Norte
(ZAMBOANGA Coconut
Zamboanga del Sur
PENINSULA) Corn
Zamboanga Sibugay
Banana
City of Zamboanga
Rubber
REGION X Coconut
Bukidnon
(NORTHERN Corn
Camiguin
MINDANAO) Palay
Lanao del Norte
Banana
Misamis Occidental
Sugarcane
Misamis Oriental
Banana
REGION XI Davao del Norte
(DAVAO REGION) Davao del Sur Corn
City of Davao Coconut
Davao Oriental Palay
Davao de Oro Cacao
(Compostela Valley) Banana
Davao Occidental
REGION XII Palay
(SOCCSKSARGEN) North Cotabato Corn
Sarangani Coconut
Sultan Kudarat Banana
South Cotabato Rubber

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 REGION XIII Agusan del Norte Corn
(CARAGA) Agusan del Sur Coconut
Dinagat Island Palay
Surigao del Norte Corn
Surigao del Sur Banana

AUTONOMOUS Basilan Cassava

REGION IN Lanao del Sur Coconut
MUSLIM Maguindanao Cassava
MINDANAO Sulu Rubber
(ARMM) Tawi-tawi Palay

Table 1b. Major crops and the top four regions and top four provinces growing the crops
(hectares) (CropStat of the Philippines, 2010-2014)
Crop #1 #2 #3 #4

REGION III REGION VI REGION II REGION I

(CENTRAL (WESTERN (CAGAYAN (ILOCOS
Region LUZON) VISAYAS) VALLEY) REGION)
and area
705,078.46 681,300.26 621,995.30 407,408.35
Palay Hectares -
Hectares- Hectares-annual Hectares-annual
(4,804,497.59 annual) annual
ha-annual)

Iloilo Nueva Ecija Isabela Pangasinan

Province
and area 297,721.00 293,050.61 291,251.87 255,407.00
Hectares- Hectares- Hectares-annual Hectares-
annual annual annual

REGION IV-A REGION V REGION IX REGION XI

(CALABARZ (BICOL (ZAMBOANGA (DAVAO
ON) REGION) PENINSULA) REGION)
Region
and area 482,933.00 454,086.84 453,170.68 355,935.00
Coconut Hectares- Hectares- Hectares- Hectares-
(3,604,205.71
annual annual annual annual
ha-annual)

Quezon Zamboanga del Davao Oriental Zamboanga del

Norte Sur
Province
and area 374,733.00 241,026.00 144,620.00 125,729.00
Hectares- Hectares- Hectares- Hectares-
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REGION II REGION X REGION XII AUTONOMOU

(CAGAYAN (NORTHERN (SOCCSKSARG S REGION IN
VALLEY) MINDANAO) EN) MUSLIM
Region MINDANAO
and area 440,188.12 390,221.97 378,820.96 (ARMM)
Hectares- Hectares- Hectares-
Corn annual annual annual 352,673.78
(2,525,477.25 Hectares-
ha-annual) annual

Isabela Bukidnon Maguindanao Lanao del Sur

Province
and area 243,273.00 214,892.27 175,599.35 174,740.50
Hectares- Hectares- Hectares- Hectares-
annual annual annual annual
REGION XI REGION X REGION XI REGION XII
(DAVAO (NORTHERN (DAVAO (SOCCSKSAR
REGION) MINDANAO) REGION) GEN)
Region
and area 89,271.39 53,961.30 46,159.52 35,795.64
Hectares- Hectares- Hectares- Hectares-
Banana annual annual annual annual
(442,893.96
ha-annual) Davao del BUKIDNON Davao de Oro Misamis
Norte Oriental
Province
33,197.75 21,611.22 21,565.25 17,195.00
and area Hectares- Hectares- Hectares- Hectares-
annual annual annual annual

Region REGION VI REGION X REGION VII REGION IV-A

and area (WESTERN (NORTHERN (CENTRAL (CALABARZO
VISAYAS) MINDANAO) VISAYAS) N)

202,285.30 69,380.00 44,059.82 23,553.00

Sugarcane Hectares- Hectares- Hectares- Hectares-
(401,390.27 annual annual annual annual
ha-annual)

Province Negros Bukidnon Negros Oriental .Batangas

and area Occidental
69,380.00 22,122.00
173,455.00 Hectares- 40,626.82 Hectares-

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annual annual

REGION IX REGION XII REGION XIII

(ZAMBOANG (SOCCSKSAR BANGSAMORO (CARAGA)
A GEN) AUTONOMOUS
PENINSULA) REGION IN
MUSLIM
Region MINDANAO
and area 99,712.83. 64,940.00 (BARMM) 13,176.00
Hectares- Hectares- Hectares-
annual annual 39,095.50 annual
Rubber Hectares-
(239,647.82 annual
ha-annual)
Province
and area Zamboanga Cotabato . Basilan Zamboanga del
Sibugay Norte
59,700.0 36,962.00
75,765.48 Hectares- Hectares- 15,781.00
Hectares- annual annual Hectares-
annual annual

Region BANGSAMO REGION X REGION V REGION VIII

and area RO (NORTHERN (BICOL (EASTERN
AUTONOMO MINDANAO) REGION) VISAYAS)
US REGION
IN MUSLIM
MINDANAO 27,326.39 19,983.40 15,485.74
(BARMM) Hectares- Hectares- Hectares-
annual annual annual
98,886.00
Cassava Hectares-
(216,289.47 annual
ha-annual)

Province Lanao del Sur Sulu Tawi-tawi Bukidnon

and area

32,515.50 27,950.00 18,864.50 18,767.51

Hectares- Hectares- Hectares- Hectares-
annual annual annual annual

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 Region REGION III REGION I REGION XI REGION XII
and area (CENTRAL (ILOCOS (DAVAO (SOCCSKSAR
LUZON) REGION) REGION) GEN)

33,572.53 22,405.71 18,674.27 16,354.70

Hectares- Hectares- Hectares- Hectares-
Mango annual annual annual annual
(184,195.02
ha-annual)
Province Pangasinan Maguindanao Davao del Sur Batangas
and area
13,873.00 12,465.00 12,031.41 10,802.93
Hectares- Hectares- Hectares- Hectares-
annual annual annual annual

Region REGION V REGION VIII REGION XI REGION XIII

and area (BICOL (EASTERN (DAVAO (CARAGA)
REGION) VISAYAS) REGION)

42,748.36
Hectares- 26,710.13 14,218.22 10,920.00
annual Hectares- Hectares- Hectares-
Abaca annual annual annual
(128,570.01
ha-annual)
Province Catanduanes Northern Samar .Leyte Davao Oriental
and area
24,734.69 8,250.00 7,008.00
Hectares- 12,040.00 Hectares- Hectares-
annual Hectares- annual annual
annual

Region REGION XII REGION XI BANGSAMORO REGION IV-A

and area (SOCCSKSAR (DAVAO AUTONOMOUS (CALABARZO
GEN) REGION) REGION IN N)
MUSLIM
26,178.70 15,837.69 MINDANAO 13,136.42
Coffee Hectares- Hectares- (BARMM) Hectares-
(112,278.89 annual annual annual
ha-annual) 13,902.60
Hectares-
annual

Province Sultan Kudarat Bukidnon . Cavite . Iloilo

and area

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 20,736.80 9,042.00 8,190.00 5,740.00
Hectares- Hectares- Hectares- Hectares-
annual annual annual annual

Table 1c. World production of the top ten crops of the Philippines
Top-five producing countries and their hectarages Rank of
the
Philippine
s
Crop
#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 and
hectarage
India Bangladesh Thailand 8th -
China Indonesia
42,964,98 11,385,953 8,677,627 4,804,497.
Palay 30,449,860 ha 14,275,211 ha
0 ha ha ha 59 ha

Philippin RANK 1st–

Indonesia India Sri Lanka Brazil
es 3,604,205.
Coconut 3,400000 2,100,000 395,000 186,400
3,604,205 71
ha ha ha ha
.71 Ha
ha
China United States India
Brazil Ukraine RANK14th
43,000,00 32,717,000 10,000,000
Corn 22,700,000 8,900,00 2,525,477.
0 ha ha
ha ha 25
ha
Ha

Banana China
India Tanzania RANK 8TH
Brazil China (Mainland)
924,000 354,062 ha 186,460 ha
453,273 ha 360,083 ha 345,040 ha
ha
Sugarcane BRAZIL CHINA RANK
INDIA THAILAND PAKISTAN
9,970,958 1,136,199 10TH
5,159,219 ha 1,495,417 ha 1,260,291 ha
ha ha 420,229 ha
Rubber Indonesia RANK
Thailand Malaysia Vietnam China
3,692,352 12TH
3,352,513 ha 1,137,140 ha 752,160 ha 746,000 ha
ha 239140 ha
Cassava Nigeria Cote’ D’
Congo Thailand Brazil RANK
9,085,736 1,093,246
5,604,580 ha 1,466,175 ha 1,205,829 ha 24TH
ha ha

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ha
Mango India Mainland
China Cote’D’ Indonesia RANK 9TH
2,625,000 China
386,165 ha 322,254 ha 266,699 ha 194,236 ha
ha 370000 ha
Philippin
Abaca es Ecuador Papua Eugenia Costa Rica Indonesia RANK 1ST
142,607 27,937 ha 1,732 ha 1,077 ha 714 ha 142,607 ha
ha
Coffee Brazil RANK
Indonesia Cote’D’ Columbia Uganda
1,836,741 19TH
1,249,615 ha 999,938 ha 840,112 ha 692,553 ha
ha 112,553 ha

Table 1d. Top ten crops in the world and the top five (in hectarage) countries producing each of
them.
Top-five producing countries and their hectarage Rank of the
Crop
Philippines
and
#1 #2 #3 #4 #5
hectarage
Nigeria Thailand Brazil Cote’ D’
Congo RANK 24TH
Cassava 9,085,736 1,466,175 1,205,829 1,093,246
5,604,580 ha 1093246 ha
ha ha ha ha
United States India
China Brazil Ukraine RANK14th
32,717,000 10,000,000
Maize 43,000,000 22,700,000 8,900,00 2,525,477.25
ha ha
ha ha ha Ha
China
Tanzania RANK 8TH
Plantains India Brazil China (Mainland)
354,062 ha 186,460 ha
924,000 ha 453,273 ha 360,083 ha 345,040 ha
Russia Turkey Canada Spain
Australia
Barley 7,834,300 3,082,990 3,007,000 2,514,560 NO RANK
5,491,009 ha
ha ha ha ha
India Indonesia Bangladesh Thailand 8th -
China
42,964,980 14,275,211 11,385,953 8,677,627 4,804,497.59
Rice 30,449,860 ha
ha ha ha ha ha

United
Sudan Nigeria India Niger 100th
states
Sorghum 7,000,000 5,700,000 4,500,000 3,700,000 Philippines
2,218,00
.ha ha ha ha 99.27 ha
ha

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India Russia Ukraine China 81st
States
Soybeans 30,544,00 28,700,000 24,250,000 23,600,00 1000
14,358,000
ha ha ha ha ha
ha
Mailand
Canada China AUSTRALIA
Colza India china
8,949,100 6,800,007 2,613,846 NO RANK
seed 7,465,507 ha 6,800,000
ha ha ha
ha
Mailand
India Russia China USA
china
Wheat 31,610,000 FEDERATION 2,351,400 15,039,490 NO RANK
23,568,400
ha 27,916,725 ha ha ha
ha
Mailand
India Nigeria Sudan
Ground CHina china RANK 50TH
5,969,029 4,271,859 3,936,000
nuts 4,748,050 ha 4,730,000 23,796 ha
ha ha ha
ha

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