Republic of the Philippines
Regional Statistical Services Office XI
Agricultural Statistics
Date Posted: 05/13/2015
Geographical Background
Davao Region, designated as Region XI, consists of five (5) provinces and six (6) cities, namely: Compostela Valley, Davao del Norte, Davao Oriental, Davao del Sur, and the newly created Davao Occidental, and the Cities of Davao, Panabo, Tagum, Digos, Mati, and Island Garden City of Samal. It is located in the southeastern portion of the island of Mindanao surrounding the Davao Gulf. It is bounded on the north by the provinces of Surigao del Sur, Agusan del Sur, and Bukidnon, on the east by the Philippine Sea, and on the west by the Central Mindanao provinces.
Agricultural Production
Agricultural production in Davao Region dropped by 8.32 percent in 2013. The decline was attributed to the output decreases in crops and livestock subsectors. The crops subsector, which comprised 66.56% percent of the region's agricultural output, recorded a 12.58 percent decrease. Production in the livestock subsector slightly went down by 0.73 percent. On the other hand, the poultry and fisheries subsectors had output increases of 3.71 percent and 3.32 percent, respectively.
Palay production in 2013 slid to 421,692 metric tons, lower by 6.02 percent from the 2012 level. Area harvested at 103,294 hectares trimmed down slightly by 0.67 percent. Palay yield, at 4.08 metric tons per hectare, dropped by 5.38%. Corn production at 227,013 metric tons in 2013 was up by 14.29 percent from the previous year's level. Area harvested expanded to 159,378 hectares by 9.11 percent. Corn yield, at 1.42 metric tons per hectare, improved by 4.75 percent.
The five major commodities produced in Davao Region, namely, banana, hog, chicken, palay, and coconut contributed 71.23 percent to the region's total agricultural output in 2013. The region continued to be the country's number one producer of banana and coconut. It ranked sixth in hog production and seventh in chicken production.
Prices
Characteristics
Total Land Area 2,035,742 ha.
Agricultural Land Area (2002) 758,335 ha.
Temporary Crop Land 222,292 ha.
Idle Land 8,837 ha.
Permanent Crop Land 506,051 ha.
Meadows/Pasture 1,821 ha.
Forest Land 7,623 ha.
Other Land 9,451 ha.
Climate Types II and IV
Interactive Database
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PRODUCTION
Crops
Livestock and Poultry
PRICES
LAND USE
Cost and Returns of Production
Employment in Agriculture
About 37 percent of the region's total employment was absorbed by the agriculture sector. Of those employed in agriculture, 77.10 percent were male workers.
Total Employment (CY2013)
= 1,851,000 persons
Agricultural Employment
= 690,000 persons
By Sex:
Male = 532,000 persons
Female = 158,000 persons
Concepts and methodologies behind key indicators
Standard definition of terms and concepts used on this site
Sources
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Philippine Statistics Authority
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Land Management Bureau- Total land area
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki- Geographical Background
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davaoagribiz.da.gov.ph- Geographical Background