ECONOMIC SECTOR Economy Agriculture remains as the Nueva Ecija’s primary industry and the backbone of its economy. Its agricu agricultur ltural al produc productivi tivity ty has earned earned the provin province ce the niche niche of being being the “Food “Food Bowl” Bowl” of Centra Centrall Luzon. Luzon. Agricultural production is sustained by approximately 264, 736 hectares of fertile and arable lands that are nourished by the Great Pampanga Rivers and its many auxiliaries. Nueva Ecija’s primary agricultural product is rice. Over the years it has managed to maintain its position as one of, if not the largest rice producer(s) in the country. Aside from the primary staple, the province is also a major major onion onion produc producer er in the region region,, with with produc production tion areas areas concen concentra trated ted mainly mainly in the munici municipal paliti ities es of Bongabon, Bongabon, Rizal, Laur, Gabaldon Gabaldon and San Jose City. Its other major agricultural agricultural products products are corn, corn, garlic, garlic, melon, and mango. Livestock, Livestock, poultry and fish productions productions are other dominant dominant economic activities in the province. province. In addition to these, dairy is a fast-flourishing industry that is being primed by the collaborative efforts of the provincial government and the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) in providing farmers and cooperatives with necessary support in upgrading and increasing the genetic potentials of native carabaos for milk, meat and draft, and in continuous market exploration and development. Nueva Ecija offers boundless opportunities in agro-industry and agri-based trading activities to local and foreign foreign investors. The province's province's vast, arable and irrigated irrigated agricultur agricultural al lands and support facilities facilities optimize these opportunities. Various agricultural research and development institutions are collaborating with the Provincial Government in pursuing agricultural advancement as well as in achieving food security not only for the province, but for the whole country as well.
Agriculture Nueva Ecija’s primary industry is agriculture and its agricu agricultur ltural al produc productiv tivity ity has gained gained the provin province ce being being dubbed as the Food Bowl of Central Luzon.
Figure 1: 1: Land Use
The suitability of the province’s land to agricultural production is evident in its land use. of the province’s total land area of 550,718 hectares, the biggest portion or 48% is occu occupie pied d by agri agricu cult ltur ural al land land with with an area area of 264, 264,73 737 7 hectares. The province’s freshwater swamps and fishponds, on the the othe otherr hand hand,, have have an aggr aggreg egat ate e area area of 4,28 4,286 6 hectares or a 1% of the total land.
Table 9 Present Land Use in Nueva Ecija Land Use Agricultural areas Forest Land
Area (has)
Percent age (%)
264,737
48%
135,417
25%
Grazing and Pasture Freshwater swamps and Fishpond area
60,000 4,286
1%
Residential and commercial
30,514
5%
Others (Institutional/open space)
55,764
10% 100.00 %
Total Land Area
550,718
11%
Agriculture Nueva Ecija’s primary industry is agriculture and its agricu agricultur ltural al produc productiv tivity ity has gained gained the provin province ce being being dubbed as the Food Bowl of Central Luzon.
Figure 1: 1: Land Use
The suitability of the province’s land to agricultural production is evident in its land use. of the province’s total land area of 550,718 hectares, the biggest portion or 48% is occu occupie pied d by agri agricu cult ltur ural al land land with with an area area of 264, 264,73 737 7 hectares. The province’s freshwater swamps and fishponds, on the the othe otherr hand hand,, have have an aggr aggreg egat ate e area area of 4,28 4,286 6 hectares or a 1% of the total land.
Table 9 Present Land Use in Nueva Ecija Land Use Agricultural areas Forest Land
Area (has)
Percent age (%)
264,737
48%
135,417
25%
Grazing and Pasture Freshwater swamps and Fishpond area
60,000 4,286
1%
Residential and commercial
30,514
5%
Others (Institutional/open space)
55,764
10% 100.00 %
Total Land Area
550,718
11%
Paddy areas dominate the agricultural land use with a total irrigated and non-irrigated land of 144,145 144,145 and 44,679 hectares, hectares, respective respectively ly.. The remaining areas are devoted to vegetable crops (17,621 hectares), fruit orchards (11,000 hectares), grain crops and root crops (10,946 hectares) and other plantation crops (36,346 hectares).
(Area of 264,737 Has.) Figure 2 : Agrucultural Land Use
Table 10 LAND AREA AND NUMBER OF BARANGAYS BY MUNICIPALITY/CITY MUNICIPALITY
1. ALIAGA 2. BONGABON 3. CABIAO 4. CAR CARRAN RANGLAN 5. CUYAPO 6. GABALDON 7. GEN. GEN. N NAT ATIV IVID IDAD AD 8. GEN. TINIO NIO 9. GUIMBA 1 0. 1 1. 1 2. 1 3. 1 4. 1 5. 1 6.
JAEN LAUR LICAB LLANERA LUPAO NAMPICUAN PANTABANGAN
LAND AREA
10,26 3 28,70 0 11,76 0 79,20 5 18,31 0 36,62 3 10,37 5 11,76 0 23,30 0 8,54 5 26,28 7 5,20 0 7,35 0 12,59 0 4,09 0 37,47 0
NO. OF BARANGAYS
26 29 23 17 51 16 20 12 64 27 17 11 22 24 21 14
1 7. 1 8. 1 9. 2 0. 2 1. 2 2. 2 3. 2 4. 2 5. 2 6. 2 7.
PENARANDA QUEZON RIZAL SAN ANTONIO SAN ISIDRO SAN LEONARDO STA.ROSA STO.DOMINGO TALAVERA TALUGTUG ZARAGOZA
9
9,84
10
6,83 8 15,11 0 15,59 0 5,75 0 5,19 0 24,16 2 7,58 0 14,45 5 9,38 5 18,37 5
16 27 16 9 15 33 24 53 28 19
Table 10 LAND AREA AND NUMBER OF BARANGAYS BY MUNICIPALITY/CITY CITY/MUNICIPALITY
2 4. 2 5. 2 6. 2 7. 2
STO.DOMINGO TALAVERA TALUGTUG ZARAGOZA CABANATUAN CITY
LAND AREA
7,58 0 14,45 5 9,38 5 18,37 5 19,22
NO. OF BARANGAYS
24 53 28 19 89
8. 2 9. 3 0. 3 1. 3 2.
GAPAN CITY MUÑOZ SCIENCE CITY PALAYAN CITY SAN JOSE CITY TOTAL
8 15,59 0 14,76 9 17,22 9 19,79 0 550,7 18
23 37 18 38 84 9
Crops Rice and Corn The primary agricultural product in the province is rice, which is practically grown in all towns. The municipality of Guimba accounts for the biggest share of production area for rice and consequently, holds the most number of farmers engaged in rice farming, followed by the cities of San Jose, Cabanatuan, Muñoz and the Municipality of Talavera, respectively. Seventy four percent (74%) of the rice production areas in the province are irrigated, as served mostly by the Upper Pampanga River Integrated Irrigation System (UPRIIS) and other lesser communal irrigation systems. Though paddy areas in the towns of Sto. Domingo, Zaragoza, General Natividad, Bongabon, Zaragoza, Cabiao, San Isidro, Cabiao, Jaen and San Leonardo are fully irrigated still, certain municipalities are predominantly reliant on rainfall, particularly the towns of Cuyapo, Nampicuan, Talugtug, Lupao, Gen. Tinio, Peñaranda and the city of Palayan. Table 11 GININTUANG MASAGANANG ANI RICE PROGRAM RICE PRODUCTION AREA CY 2008-2010
PHYSICAL AREA
1st DISTRICT
IRRIGATED No. Of Area Farme (Has.) rs 49,645.6 7 31,340
RAINFED No. Of Area Farme (Has.) rs 15,011.4 0 9,053
ALIAGA CUYAPO GUIMBA LICAB NAMPICUAN QUEZON STO. DOMINGO TALAVERA ZARAGOZA
6,406.00 1,468.00 10,750.00 3,543.67 702.00 4,357.00 7,520.00 8,802.00 6,097.00
2,562 1,319 11,157 1,436 224 2,239 4,149 5,199 3,055
397.40 6,838.00 4,346.00
223 4,692 2,546
3,174.00 243.00
1,283 301
13.00
8
2nd DISTRICT
35,284.2 9
23,062
15,920.3 6
9,833
51,204.6 5
32,895
CARRANGLAN LLANERA LUPAO PANTABANGAN RIZAL TALUGTUG SAN JOSE CITY
2,999.00 6,488.00 2,489.00 515.00 6,414.00 1,841.70 7,325.00
1,382 5,190 1,864 454 4,447 988 4,757
1,178.95 1,200.00 3,907.00 757.00 880.00 4,918.49 1,549.51
753 1,034 2,151 709 380 2,658 904
4,177.95 7,688.00 6,396.00 1,272.00 7,294.00 6,760.19 8,874.51
2,135 6,224 4,015 1,163 4,827 3,646 5,661
7,212.59
3,980
1,529.41
1,244
8,742.00
5,224
MUNICIPALITY/ CITY
MUÑOZ SCIENCE CITY
TOTAL No. Of Area Farmer (Has.) s 64,657.0 7 40,393
6,803.40 8,306.00 15,096.00 3,543.67 3,876.00 4,600.00 7,520.00 8,815.00 6,097.00
Table 11 GININTUANG MASAGANANG ANI RICE PROGRAM RICE PRODUCTION AREA
2,785 6,011 13,703 1,436 1,507 2,540 4,149 5,207 3,055
CY 2008-2010 PHYSICAL AREA MUNICIPALITY/ CITY
3d DISTRICT
BONGABON GABALDON GEN. NATIVIDAD LAUR STA. ROSA CABANATUAN CITY PALAYAN CITY
4th DISTRICT
CABIAO GEN. TINIO JAEN PEÑARANDA SAN ANTONIO SAN ISIDRO SAN LEONARDO GAPAN CITY TOTAL Source: OPA
IRRIGATED No. Of Area Farme (Has.) rs 29,735.5 0 15,991
3,550.00 1,552.00
2,792 1,273
6,510.00 2,114.00 6,900.00
2,913 1,518 3,160
8,458.00 651.50
RAINFED No. Of Area Farme (Has.) rs 4,039.80
71 166
3,711.00 1,769.00
2,863 1,439
484.00 658.00
356 327
6,510.00 2,598.00 7,558.00
2,913 1,874 3,487
3,918 417
538.80 1,981.00
1,008 989
8,996.80 2,632.50
4,926 1,406
37,871.8 0
17,153
4,982.80
2,689
42,854.6 0
19,842
6,206.00 835.00 6,154.00 1,396.80 8,884.00 4,282.00
2,658 572 2,484 624 3,152 2,211
129.00 1,526.70
80 1,210
1,982.50
866
6,335.00 2,361.70 6,154.00 3,379.30 8,884.00 4,282.00
2,738 1,782 2,484 1,490 3,152 2,211
3,012.00 7,102.00
1,549 3,903
3,012.00 8,446.60
1,549 4,436
192,491. 62
112,03 8
152,537. 26
87,546
161.00 217.00
2,917
TOTAL No. Of Area Farmer (Has.) s 33,775.3 0 18,908
1,344.60
533
39,954.3 6
24,492
Figure 3: Irrigated & Rainfed Areas by City/Municipality
In the year 2009, Nueva Ecija has topped rice production in the country, regaining the spot from the province of Isabela, contributing a total produce of 1,550,545.19 metric tons of rice per production data as follows:
Table 12 RICE PRODUCTION (Dry Season) 2009 2009 (Dry Season) Hybrid MUNICIPALI TY / CITY
Aliaga
Area Harves ted
704.25
Cuyapo
88.10
Guimba Licab Nampicuan Quezon Sto. Domingo Talavera Zaragoza San Jose City Carranglan Llanera Lupao
CS
Av Prod'n e. (MT) Yiel d
5,105.8 1
7.2 6.6
424.50 1,396.0 0
579.37 3,875.7 5 9,650.2 6
30.00 1,432.5 0 3,193.0 0 2,869.3 0 3,397.5 0 2,409.9 7
201.15 11,030. 25 28,303. 14 28,702. 18 22,011. 09 20,202. 75
6.7
88.00 4,400.0 0 20.00
596.40 6.8 35,640. 00 8.1 102.80 5.1
9.1 6.9
7.7 8.9 10. 0 6.5 8.4
Area Harves ted
5,652.2 5 1,345.9 0 9,819.5 5 1,817.0 0 385.00 2,924.5 0 4,327.0 0 5,932.7 0 2,699.5 0 4,048.1 0 2,911.0 0 2,088.0 0 2,469.0
Total
Av Prod'n e. (MT) Yiel d
34,686. 08 6,585.4 8 68,736. 85 9,544.8 0 1,925.0 0 20,237. 54 26,523. 91 37,565. 22 14,496. 32 22,860. 00 16,256. 80 14,407. 20 10,196.
Area Harvest ed
Prod'n (MT)
39,791.8 9
6.1
6,356.50
4.9
1,434.00 7,164.85 10,244.0 72,612.6 5 0 19,195.0 3,213.00 6
7.0 5.3 5.0
415.00
6.9
4,357.00
6.1
7,520.00
6.3
8,802.00
5.4
6,097.00
5.6
6,458.07
5.6
2,999.00
6.9 4.1
6,488.00 2,489.00
2,126.15 31,267.7 9 54,827.0 5 66,267.4 0 36,507.4 1 43,062.7 5 16,853.2 0 50,047.2 0 10,299.7
Av e. Yiel d 6.3 5.0 7.1 6.0 5.1 7.2 7.3 7.5 6.0 6.7 5.6 7.7 4.1
2,070.0 0
16,529. 79 8.0
0 5,142.5 9
Rizal
70.00 2,720.9 2
Talugtug
485.00
558.80 8.0 22,012. 20 8.1 4,094.5 0 8.4
445.00 3,693.0 8 1,075.0 0
Munoz Pantabangan
97 34,969. 61 1,978.0 0 22,158. 48 7,525.0 0
6.8 4.4 6.0 7.0
7 51,499.4 7,212.59 0 515.00
2,536.80 44,170.6 6,414.00 8 11,619.5 1,560.00 0
7.1 4.9 6.9 7.4
Table 12 RICE PRODUCTION (Dry Season) 2009 2009 (Dry Season) Hybrid MUNICIPALI TY / CITY
CS
Area Harves ted
Av Prod'n e. (MT) Yiel d
Area Harves ted
Cabanatuan City
1,974.2 5
13,818. 00 7.0
6,461.9 9
Palayan City
118.50
701.70 4,194.3 8 21,403. 47 7,840.5 3 1,215.3 5
400.10 2,797.0 2 3,800.7 0 5,871.0 0 1,961.0 0
Bongabon Gen. Natividad Sta. Rosa
702.98 2,709.3 0 1,029.0 0
Laur
153.00
5.9 6.0 7.9 7.6 7.9
total
Av Prod'n e. (MT) Yiel d
36,374. 78 2,029.1 0 15,348. 66 22,804. 20 33,313. 97 10,081. 75
Area Harvest ed
5.6
8,436.24
5.1
518.60
5.5
3,500.00
6.0
6,510.00
5.7
6,900.00
5.1
2,114.00
Prod'n (MT)
50,192.7 8 2,730.80 19,543.0 4 44,207.6 7 41,154.5 0 11,297.1 0
Av e. Yiel d 5.9 5.3 5.6 6.8 6.0 5.3
Gabaldon San Isidro Gen. Tinio San Antonio Cabiao
7.00 1,363.0 0
37.50 5.4 10,938. 00 8.0
14.00 5,643.0 0
75.60 37,622. 40 1,410.1 0 8,366.2 1 1,020.6 0 4,566.4 9
5.4
139.00
855.00
6.2
41,742 .01
323,26 1.57
Gapan
208.00 1,116.9 4
Penaranda
149.00
Jaen
616.00
San Leonardo TOTAL
6.7 6.8 7.5 6.8 7.4
7.7
1,538.0 0 2,919.0 0 459.80 3,241.0 0 5,971.0 0 5,985.0 6 1,247.8 0 5,538.0 0 2,872.0 0
6,395.2 0 18,106. 05 2,154.8 5 16,583. 40 31,474. 50 32,112. 56 6,080.7 5 28,965. 78 15,276. 24
107,83 8.64
627,75 5.05
4.2 6.2 4.7 5.1 5.3 5.4 4.9 5.2 5.3 5.8
1,545.00 6,432.70 29,044.0 4,282.00 5 473.80
4.2 6.8
2,230.45 54,205.8 8,884.00 0 32,884.6 6,179.00 0 40,478.7 7,102.00 7
4.7
1,396.80 7,101.35 33,532.2 6,154.00 7 16,131.2 3,011.00 4
5.1
149,58 0.65
951,01 6.62
6.1 5.3 5.7
5.4 5.4 6.4
Source: OPA
Table 13 RICE PRODUCTION (Wet Season) 2009 2009 (Wet Season) MUNICIPALI TY / CITY
Hybrid Area Harves ted
Av Prod'n e. (MT) Yiel d
Certified Area Harves ted
Av Prod'n e. (MT) Yie ld
Total Area Harvest ed
Prod'n (MT)
Av e. Yiel d
Aliaga
29.00
96.28
Cuyapo
0.00
0.00
Guimba
16.10
78.25
4.9
Licab
18.50
37.00
2.0
0.00
0.00
Quezon
50.00
169.10
3.4
Sto. Domingo
14.30
41.20
2.9
Talavera
84.80
369.34
4.4
Zaragoza
69.00
293.00
4.2
160.00
604.70
3.8
0.00
0.00
47.00
150.65
Lupao
0.00
0.00
Munoz
75.00
283.80
3.8
Pantabangan
32.00
162.00
5.1
166.96
561.00
3.4
7.00
29.20
4.2
Nampicuan
San Jose City Carranglan Llanera
Rizal Talugtug
3.3
3.2
6,774.4 0 8,195.5 0 14,979. 90 1,400.0 0 3,521.5 0 4,144.0 0 7,505.7 0 8,470.0 0 3,087.0 0 8,704.2 1 3,940.6 2 7,641.0 0 6,346.5 0 8,639.0 0 1,051.3 0 6,193.1 9 6,753.1 4
18,236. 00 32,674. 47 68,737. 56 2,722.1 7 10,246. 52 13,509. 44 25,519. 38 29,306. 20 9,199.3 0 29,865. 20 15,219. 59 18,491. 93 24,566. 35 38,687. 10 2,916.0 0 21,485. 13 26,139. 25
2.7 4.0 4.6 1.9 2.9 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.0 3.4 3.9 2.4 3.9 4.5 2.8 3.5 3.9
6,803.4 0 8,195.5 0 14,996. 00 1,418.5 0 3,521.5 0 4,194.0 0 7,520.0 0 8,554.8 0 3,156.0 0 8,864.2 1 3,940.6 2 7,688.0 0 6,346.5 0 8,714.0 0 1,083.3 0 6,360.1 5 6,760.1 4
18,332.2 8 32,674.4 7 68,815.8 1
2.7 4.0 4.6
2,759.17 10,246.5 2 13,678.5 4 25,560.5 8 29,675.5 4
1.9
9,492.30 30,469.9 0 15,219.5 9 18,642.5 8 24,566.3 5 38,970.9 0
3.0
3,078.00 22,046.1 3 26,168.4 5
2.8
2.9 3.3 3.4 3.5
3.4 3.9 2.4 3.9 4.5
3.5 3.9
Table 13 RICE PRODUCTION (Wet Season) 2009 2009 (Wet Season) MUNICIPALI TY / CITY
Hybrid Area Harves ted
Certified
Av Prod'n e. (MT) Yiel d
Cabanatuan City
127.15
419.47
3.3
Palayan City
3.00
12.15
4.1
Bongabon Gen. Natividad
23.33
139.98
6.0
161.70
548.00
3.4
Sta. Rosa
23.00
101.80
4.4
Laur
0.00
0.00
Gabaldon
0.00
0.00
San Isidro
50.00
305.00
6.1
Gen. Tinio
16.00
78.00
4.9
0.00
0.00
0.00 61.00
0.00 309.30
San Antonio Cabiao Gapan
5.1
total
Area Harves ted
Av Prod'n e. (MT) Yie ld
8,494.8 3 1,968.2 7 3,276.1 7 6,312.8 0 7,349.8 5 2,379.7 5 1,577.0 0 3,426.0 0 10,185. 90 4,016.5 0 3,721.0 0 8,385.6
24,785. 87 5,971.8 6 12,967. 23 18,934. 00 26,310. 25 8,423.7 4 2,968.5 5 14,046. 60 7,935.7 0 14,084. 06 11,594. 00 33,022.
2.9 3.0 4.0 3.0 3.6 3.5 1.9 4.1 3.7 3.5 3.1 3.9
Area Harvest ed
8,621.9 8 1,971.2 7 3,299.5 0 6,474.5 0 7,372.8 5 2,379.7 5 1,577.0 0 3,476.0 0 10,201. 90 4,016.5 0 3,721.0 0 8,446.6
Prod'n (MT)
25,205.3 4
Av e. Yiel d 2.9
5,984.01 13,107.2 1 19,482.0 0 26,412.0 5
3.0
8,423.74
3.5
2,968.55 14,351.6 0
1.9
8,013.70 14,084.0 6 11,594.0 0 33,331.5
2.7
4.0 3.0 3.6
4.1
3.5 3.1 3.9
Penaranda Jaen San Leonardo TOTAL
45.00
195.50
4.3
2.00
5.00
2.5
84.96
2.4
36.00 1,317. 84
5,074. 68
3.9
0 3,334.3 0 3,632.0 0 2,486.0 0
26 12,846. 00 3.9 8,607.8 0 2.4 4,549.3 8 1.8
169,82 9.23
594,45 3.89
3.5
0 3,379.3 0 3,634.0 0 2,522.0 0 171,14 7.07
6 13,041.5 0
3.9
8,612.80
2.4
4,634.34
1.8
599,528 .57
3.5
Source: OPA
Table 14 RICE PRODUCTION (Totally Damage, Has) 2009 (Wet Season) MUNICIPALITY / CITY
Aliaga Cuyapo Guimba Licab Nampicuan Quezon Sto. Domingo Talavera Zaragoza San Jose City Carranglan
Area Planted (Has)
Area Harvested (Has)
6,803.40 8,306.00 15,096.00 3,225.87 3,876.00 4,600.00 7,520.00 8,814.80 4,439.00 8,874.51 4,177.95
6,803.40 8,195.50 14,996.00 1,418.50 3,521.50 4,194.00 7,520.00 8,554.80 3,156.00 8,864.21 3,940.62
Totally Damaged Area (Has)
110.50 100.00 1,807.00 354.50 406.00 260.00 1,283.00 10.30 237.33
% Accomplisme nt
100 99 99 44 91 91 100 97 71 100 94
Llanera Lupao Munoz Pantabangan Rizal Talugtug
7,688.00 6,396.00 8,742.00 1,272.00 7,294.00 6,760.19
7,688.00 6,346.50 8,714.00 1,083.30 6,360.15 6,760.14
49.50 28.00 188.70 933.85
100 99 100 85 87 100
Table 14
RICE PRODUCTION (Totally Damage, Has) 2009 (Wet Season) MUNICIPALITY / CITY
Cabanatuan City Palayan City Bongabon Gen. Natividad Sta. Rosa Laur Gabaldon San Isidro Gen. Tinio San Antonio Cabiao Gapan Penaranda
Area Planted (Has)
Area Harvested (Has)
Totally Damaged Area (Has)
% Accomplisme nt
8,996.45 2,032.35 3,711.00 6,510.00 7,558.00 2,598.00 1,769.00 4,132.00 2,189.70 6,831.00 6,335.00 8,446.60 3,379.30
8,621.98 1,971.27 3,299.50 6,474.50 7,372.85 2,379.75 1,577.00 3,476.00 10,201.90 4,016.50 3,721.00 8,446.60 3,379.30
374.47 61.08 411.50 35.50 185.15 218.25 192.00 656.00
96 97 89 99 98 92 89 84 100 59 59 100 100
2,814.50 2,614.00
Jaen San Leonardo TOTAL
6,154.00 3,012.00 187,540. 12
3,634.00 2,522.00
2,520.00 490.00
59 84
171,147. 07
16,341. 13
91
Source: OPA
A comparative review of the annual rice production for the last Five years is shown below.
Table 15 Five-Years Rice Production in Nueva Ecija Year
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Average
Area Harveste d (Ha.) 303,831.0 0 314,430.3 0 308,657.3 2 314,870.3 2 320,727.7 2
1,433,307. 00 1,505,273. 00 1,571,023. 70 1,598,531. 00 1,550,545. 19
286,176. 06
1,513,084 .38
Production (MT)
Area Yield (MT) 4.8 4.8 5.1 5.0 5.1 4.96
Figure 4: Five Years Rice Production
Though the total area planted decreased in 2007, the yield per hectare has significantly increased from 4.8mt/ha to 5.1mt/ha thus contributing to a higher total production to 1,571,023.70 mt.. This was significantly due to the use of high yielding varieties like hybrid rice and certified seeds. Introduction of this technology started with Demonstration Trials and information campaign conducted by the extension workers of the provincial and municipal/city Agriculture Offices. The concerted efforts of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) to improve their service facilities and the support of the Department of Agriculture through the GMA Rice Program contributed to the increase in the farming performance of Novo Ecijanos. The improved farming system in the province through farm mechanization and post-harvest practices also added to the development of rice industry as supported by the continuous efforts to increase the number and availability of the foll owing equipment and support facilities:
Table 16 INVENTORY OF FARM FACILILITIES, 2008
Municipality/City
1
Aliaga
2 3
Bongabon Cabanatuan City
4
Mini Ware Hous e
Mechanical Dryer MPD P
Flatbe d
Recirculati ng
Ricemil l
Treshe r/Shell er
STW
SWI P
DD/CI S
Hand tracto r
4 Whee l Tract or
Transplan ter (Rice)
Drum Seede r
Spray er
-
129
-
12
28
263
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
46
62
-
5
14
151
438
1
11
559
41
47
4
20
42
111
-
8
40
265
507
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cabiao
54
31
8
14
94
44
-
-
288
28
-
-
25
5
Carranglan
35
120
-
6
11
149
192
6
-
395
5
-
-
20
6
Cuyapo
32
49
-
7
11
219
497
2
20
930
285
-
1
83
7
Gabaldon
15
32
-
2
10
80
32
-
8
-
-
-
-
-
8
Gapan City
120
173
3
4
55
184
156
1
1
777
16
-
3
44
9 1 0 1 1 1 2
Gen. Natividad
114
63
-
5
28
273
12
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gen. Tinio
31
41
2
5
16
145
-
-
-
-
-
17
257
2
22
22
507
4
3
275 3,00 1
26
Guimba
2,96 0
335
-
-
-
Jaen
32
169
-
-
36
131
75
1
-
643
18
-
-
64
STW
SWI P
Municipality/City
1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9
Mini Ware Hous e
Mechanical Dryer MPD P
Flatbe d
Recirculati ng
Ricemil l
Treshe r/Shell er
Laur
9
38
-
3
-
71
Licab
58
63
-
8
15
Llanera
90
83
2
18
Lupao
15
108
-
Nampicuan
3
28
Palayan City
4
Pantabangan
-
DD/CI S
Hand tracto r
4 Whee l Tract or
Transplan ter (Rice)
Drum Seede r
Spray er
-
5
316
33
-
2
25
87
24 1,13 0
-
-
493
35
-
3
6
27
142
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
1
13
266
690
4
2
910
105
-
2
11
-
2
6
63
-
-
-
502
38
-
-
14
37
1
3
7
50
15
-
1
92
8
-
-
37
26
-
3
6
35
217
5
1
-
-
-
-
-
2 0 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 2 7 2 8 2 9 3 0 3 1 3 2
Peñaranda
21
26
-
8
5
Quezon
31
48
-
15
15
Rizal
236
223
-
4
19
San Antonio
46
66
2
1
San Isidro
8
31
-
San Jose City
61
143
San Leonardo Science City of Munoz
41
180
-
-
239
37
-
2
37
-
-
565
18
-
-
3
439
802 2,54 5
4
3
870
20
-
-
1,967
20
201
846
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8
10
61
-
3
-
4
34
53
28
297
2
-
283 1,88 3
4
-
1,60 3
172
-
-
46
57
-
8
15
83
-
-
375
7
-
1
88
82
93
2
19
17
-
-
-
-
2,296
Sta. Rosa
117
109
2
27
19
Sto. Domingo
103
116
2
10
52
Talavera
134
215
-
8
31
Talugtug
6
58
-
-
72
-
8
Zaragoza
25 1,62 8
TOTAL
2,87 7
18
291
180 129
359
326 1,29 2
-
202
503
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
322
632
3
9
-
-
-
-
-
8
160
457
7
-
961
222
-
3
8
15
119
423
1
1
663
443
-
4
15
5,998
16,59 8
69
15,02 0
1,896
47
29
613
271
41
4,843
Source: OPA Note:
MPDP - Multi Purpose Drying Pavement; STW - Shallow Tube Well; SWIP - Small Water Impounding Projects; DD - Diversion Dam; CIS - Communal Irrigation System
Nueva Ecija is a major contributor to rice sufficiency in the country. Only thirty percent (30%) of the province’s total rice produce is consumed locally and around seventy percent (70%) of the total production per year is actually exported to Metro Manila and other regions, making the nation significantly dependent on the supply of rice coming from the province.
Table 17
PALAY: HARVEST AREA AND PRODUCTION, 2009
ITEM
IRRIGATED
HARVEST AREA (HA.) July January-June December
121,353.00
RAINFED
135,756.00
PRODUCTION (MT) JulyJanuary-June Decmeber
713,823.00
38,731.00
TOTAL
121,353.00
GRAND TOTAL
174,487.00
295,840.00
519,667.00 127,425.00
713,823.00
647,092.00
1,360,915.00
Table 18
CORN: HARVEST AREA AND PRODUCTION, 2009
ITEM
HARVEST AREA (HA.) July January-June Decmeber
PRODUCTION (MT) JulyJanuary-June December
WHITE
1,885.00
2,116.00
3,702.00
3,521.00
YELLOW
2,150.00
320.00
11,030.00
1,370.00
TOTAL
4,035.00
2,436.00
14,732.00
4,891.00
GRAND TOTAL
6,471.00
19,623.00
Source:
BAS
Another cereal which is important in the province is corn. Currently corn production in the province is not enough to meet the demands of animal raisers and depends heavily on imports of yellow corn from other provinces, to fill up the supply gap. Area planted to corn for 2009 was 3,030 hectares with a total production of 10,535.43 MT, 6.00 MT average productions per hectare.
Table 19 GININTUANG MASAGANANG ANI: CORN 2009
Municipality/Ci ty
Area Plante d (ha)
Hybrid Area Harves Producti ted on (MT) (ha)
OPV Area Plante d (ha)
Area Harveste d (ha)
Producti on (MT)
Other Types Area Area Produ Harves Plante ction ted d (ha) (MT) (ha)
TOTAL PRODUCTION Area Area Harves Producti Plante ted on (MT) d (ha) (ha)
District I
1 Aliaga 2 Cuyapo 4 Licab 5 Nampicuan 6 Quezon Sto. 7 Domingo 8 Talavera Sub-total District II
San Jose 1 City 2 Carranglan 3 Llanera 4 Lupao Munoz Sci. 5 City 6 Rizal 7 Talugtug Sub-total
122.0 0 1,102. 00 192.0 0 70.00 71.00
122.00 512.00
871.50 4,105.2 0
4.25
4.25
25.50
1,561 .25
638.25
5,002.2 0
113.5 0 19.00
87.50 19.00
601.99 133.00
190.8 0
170.00
1,139.0 0
5.00 65.60
5.00 34.60
26.30 144.60
393.9 0
316.10
2,044.8 9
15.00
15.00
52.50
137.0 0 1,102. 00 192.0 0 70.00 71.00
137.00
924.00
512.00
4,105.20
44.00 51.50
44.00 48.10
138.50 170.40
25.50
25.50
79.05
44.00 81.25
44.00 77.85
138.50 274.95
95.50
92.10
308.90
40.50
40.50
131.5 5
1,697 .25
770.85
5,442.6 5
10.00 10.00 5.00
10.00 20.00 5.00
632.99 196.00 17.50
35.00
123.5 0 29.00 5.00 233.3 0
97.50 39.00 5.00
30.00
31.00 63.00 17.50 103.2 5
205.00
1,242.25
12.50 7.70
5.00
22.50
3.50 25.00 0.75
18.50 32.00 15.75
58.68 96.00 48.00
16.20 90.60 10.75
28.50 66.60 15.75
107.48 240.60 48.00
20.20
5.00
22.50
94.25
136.25
417.4 3
508.3 5
457.35
2,484.8 2
Table 19 GININTUANG MASAGANANG ANI: CORN 2009
Municipality/Ci ty
Area Plante d (ha)
Hybrid Area Harves Producti ted on (MT) (ha)
OPV Area Plante d (ha)
Area Harveste d (ha)
Producti on (MT)
Other Types Area Area Produ Harves Plante ction ted d (ha) (MT) (ha)
TOTAL PRODUCTION Area Area Harves Producti Plante ted on (MT) d (ha) (ha)
District III
Cabanatuan 1 City 2 Palayan City 3 Bongabon Gen. 4 Natividad 5 Laur 6 Sta. Rosa Sub-total District IV
2.60 129.8 0 9.00
1.80
9.54
77.40
4.65
18.65
95.12
106.00 9.00
556.50 50.20
1.50
12.00 20.00
12.00 27.00
36.00 91.80
45.00 2.00
45.00 2.00
270.00 8.00
10.00
10.00 15.00
20.00
2.50 190.9 0
13.80 163.80
894.24
92.70
1 Cabiao
152.50
2 San Isidro
102.50
3 Gen. Tinio 4 Jaen 5 Penaranda San 6 Antonion San 7 Leonardo
57.25 18.50
Sub-total
65.30 396.05
134.50
654.95
84.65 143.3 0 29.00
20.45
104.66
118.00 36.00
592.50 142.00
55.00 2.00
55.00 17.00
299.80 49.25
30.00
29.80 41.25 108.0 0
36.30
30.00
108.00
66.65
112.65
401.9 7
350.2 5
276.45
1,296.2 1
17.50
27.50
123.7 5
170.0 0 102.5 0
162.00
778.70
5.30
16.43
5.30 18.50
30.30 183.30
120.25
97.00 872.20
41.60 5.00
45.72 10.00 5.00
16.43 134.8 7 35.00 17.00
5.00
10.00
32.50
5.00
10.00
9.00
25.00
80.00
74.30
55.30
177.00
128.52
439.5 5
474.1 5
311.82
1,311.7 5
78.10
98.85 23.50
45.72 28.50 5.00
134.87 155.25 17.00 32.50
Grand Total
2,146 .05
1,118. 15
7,941.3 3
604.45
280.40
1,203.6 0
279.50
417.92
1,390 .50
3,030 .00
1,816. 47
10,535. 43
Source: BAS
Vegetables Nueva Ecija is one of the major producers of lowland vegetables in the region. The province supplies eggplant, tomato, ampalaya and pechay to the consumers of Metro Manila and other urban centers. The area planted to different kinds of vegetables and volume of production grown in the province is shown below.
Table 20 Vegetable Harvest and Production, 2009 HARVEST AREA (HA.) ITEM
Ampalaya Bell Pepper Cassava Cucumber Eggplant Garlic Ginger Green F. Pepper
January June 533.00 46.00 64.00 90.00 886.00 144.00 26.00 298.00
JulyDecember 250.00 4.00 21.00 20.00 648.00 45.00 64.00
PRODUCTION (MT) January-June
8,181.55 138.00 168.96 1,445.40 4,199.64 329.76 198.38 292.04
JulyDecember 4,125.35 6.76 197.48 108.00 2,684.03
324.55 105.50
Habichuelas Kangkong Mongo Muskmelon Okra Onion, Bermuda Red
20.00 8.00 139.00 6.00 151.00
10.00 13.00 4.00 4.00 217.00
37.00 17.84 50.04 46.76 3,303.88
10.62 51.50 1.12 4,885.36
7,424.00
-
68,449.28
-
Table 20 Vegetable Harvest and Production, 2009 HARVEST AREA (HA.) ITEM
Onion, Red Shallot Papaya Patola Peanut Pechay Radish Saluyot Siguedillas Squash Stringbeans Sweet Potato Tomato Turnips Watermelon Upo Source: BAS
January June 520.00 211.00 40.00 38.00 52.00 18.00 20.05 509.00 360.00 133.00 ,292.00 30.00 303.00 207.00
JulyDecember 22.00 136.00 65.00 24.00 38.00 16.00 7.00 4.00 239.00 306.00 84.00 80.00 4.00 332.00 70.00
PRODUCTION (MT) January-June
4,180.80 182.55 331.20 17.86 510.12 97.38 40.00 13,834.62 7,725.60 575.89 10,051.76 239.70 2,117.97 4,554.00
JulyDecember 105.50 299.05 427.32 12.66 394.85 97.01 34.28 28.00 6,459.58 8,250.43 535.82 415.50 42.95 110.00 1,720.00
Table 21 Vegetable Planted and Production, 2009 Vegetable Eggplant Pole sitao Green pepper Hot pepper Tomato Patola Squash Ampalaya Upo Cucumber Winged bean Okra Pechay Radish Mustard Cauliflower Gabi Sweet Potato Watermelon Melon Spring onion Total
Area Planted (ha) 497.16 352.34 186.49 59.17 475.48 70.46 603.13 295.04 90.73 43.68 15.40 217.76 71.50 28.15 12.35 3.2 3 12 90.70 548.70 6.72
Production (MT 6,417.40 3,739.30 7,983.40 1,851.40 12,818.94 1,574.30 15,675.81 8,575.68 2,362.10 712.40 131.65 4,659.64 2,496.75 652.00 1,366.75 44.50 147 1,411.60 1,953 25628 20.52
4,312.52
100,749.87
Source: OPA
Table 22 CROPS COMMERCIALLY GROWN BY MUNICIPALITY CITY/MUNICIPALITY
1
Aliaga
2
Bongabon
3
Cabiao
4
Carranglan
5 6
Cuyapo Gabaldon
7 8
Gen. Natividad Gen Tinio
9
Guimba
10
Jaen
11
Laur
CROPS
Squash, Tomato, Ampalaya, Calamansi Upo, Eggplant, Okra Onion, Cauliflower, Cabbage, Pole sitao, Rice (traditional variety) Sorghum, Pole sitao, Mango, Corn, (native corn) Pole sitao, Eggplant, Ampalaya, Tomato, Yantok, Mango, Melon Mango, Watermelon, Melon Yantok, Onion, Banana, POle sitao, Cabbage, Pepper,( Bell and Hot), Pechay Peanut, Corn (Native Corn) Pole sitao, Eggplant, Ampalaya, Gourd, Patola Okra (exportable), Cassava, Pole sitao Bush sitao, Mango Mango, Sitao (Bush and Pole), Eggplant Ampalaya, Citrus Onion, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Peanut,
12 13
Licab Llanera
14 15
Lupao Nampicuan
16
Pantabangan
17 18
Peñaranda Quezon
Pepper Okra, Ube, Rice (Traditional Variety) Ube, Mongo, Ampalaya, Eggplant Onion, Garlic, Eggplant, Gourd Tomato, Pepper, Squash Peanut, Mango, Cassava, Banana Garlic, Mango, Star Apple, Sampaloc, Sugarcane, Tobacco Corn, Cashew, Mango, Cabbage, Cauliflower Mango, Yantok Cucumber, watermelon
Table 22 CROPS COMMERCIALLY GROWN BY MUNICIPALITY CITY/MUNICIPALITY
19
Rizal
20
San Antonio
21
San Isidro
22
San Leonardo
23
Sta. Rosa
24
Sto. Domingo
25
Talavera
CROPS
Onion, Cabbage, Mango, Cauliflower, Tomato, Pepper Watermelon, Melon, corn, Sorghum, Pole sitao, Ampalaya Mango, Ampalaya, Watermelon,, Melon Onion, Ampalaya, Eggplant, Calamansi Corn, Green corn, Watermelon, Melon Pole sitao, Ampalaya, Eggplant, Calamansi, Corn, Green corn,Watermelon, Melon Onion, Yambean (singkamas), Green corn, Upo, Eggplant, Tomato, Garlic Tomato, Onion, Eggplant, Upo, Calabasa,
26 27
28 29 30
31 32
Yambean, Ampalaya, Green Corn Mango, Patola Tomato, Watermelon, Melon, Zaragoza Eggplant, Pechay, Sorghum, Mongo, Papaya, Mango Cabanatuan City Calamansi, Eggplant, Ampalaya, Pole Sitao, Green Corn, Upo, Tomato Gapan City Mango, Cauliflower, Onion(red creole), Raddish, Pechay, Cabbage Muñoz Science Onion (all kinds), Cucumber, Garlic, City Mango, Watermelon, Melon, Red Pepper Palayan City Onion, Tobacco, Mango, Gabi, Cadios San Jose City Garlic, Onion, Tomato, Eggplant, Ampalaya, Mango, Cashew, Sitao Talugtug
SSource: OPA
It can be noted that vegetables are produced year-round but in greater quantities during the dry season due to favorable dry and cool weather. The total land area devoted to vegetable production during dry season (January-June) totaled 17,621 hectares while in the wet season, only 1,849 hectares was cultivated. The major vegetable crops grown are onion, ampalaya, eggplant, tomato, stringbeans and squash. Nueva Ecija is the major onion producer in the region. In 2009 an area of 8,138 hectares was planted to onion with estimated production of 97,556.30 mt. Onion varieties that were planted include the Red Creole (7,251.96 has), which accounts for the greatest share in terms of area planted, followed by Red Shallot (451.50 has) and Yellow Granex (434.70 has).
Table 23
ONION/GARLIC TERMINAL HARVEST 2009
GARLIC
RED SHALLOT
Municipalities/C ities No. of
1 Talavera 2 Guimba Sto. 3 Domingo 4 Cuyapo 5 Nampicuan
RED CREOLE
TOTAL ONION
No. of No. of No. of No. of Area Prod'n Area Prod'n Area Prod'n Area Prod'n Farme Farmer Farm Farmer Farme (Ha) (MT) (Ha) (MT) (Ha) (MT) (Ha) (MT) rs s ers s rs 18 4.90 66.20 836 498.93 6,784.55 854 167.5 2 5.75 0 761 555.25 6,906.65 763 45 22.95 344.95 10
3.00 29.40
6 San Jose City
96 25.20
7 Muñoz
26
8 Llanera 9 Pantabangan 1 0 Lupao
ONION YELLOW GRANEX
24
642.0 0
4.00 36.40
3.50 34.30
1
0.15
0.62
264 220.90 3,060.50 100 37.00 324.50 48 28.37 625.48
310 100 48
Area Prod'n (Ha) (MT) 504
6,851
561
7,074
244 37 28
3,406 325 625
231.0 1,989. 617.6 0 66 299 73.30 0 1,240 578.96 5,253.04 2,081 883 139.1 1,408.7 1,227.7 317 5 0 117 60.60 5 434 200 2,543.9 207 53.50 615.25 4 1.20 15.36 538 133.89 1 749 189 461 223.80 573.40 461 224 368.5 73 27.50 0 457 217.00 4,014.50 30 245 542
7,860 2,636 3,175 573 4,383
Table 23 ONION/GARLIC TERMINAL HARVEST 2009 GARLIC Municipalities/C No. of ities Area
RED SHALLOT
ONION YELLOW GRANEX
TOTAL ONION
RED CREOLE
Prod' No. of No. of No. of No. of Area Prod'n Area Prod'n Area Prod'n Area Prod'n n Farmer Farme Farmer Farme (Ha) (MT) (Ha) (MT) (Ha) (MT) (Ha) (MT) (MT) s rs s rs 256.5 11,988.0 61 27.00 8.10 18 19.50 0 826 888.00 0 844 908 12,245
Farme (Ha) rs
1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 2 0
Rizal Gabaldon Gen. Natividad
1,159 652.76 5,732.51 1,159 653 4
0.80 11.70
Laur Palayan City
99.10 1,306.30
85 100
1,318
502 432.10 5,703.72
502 432
5,704
212 182.50 1,097.90 212 183 1,098 300.0 6,748. 2,400. 2,70 270 0 07 1,930 00 7,572.84 2,200 0 34,321
Bongabon San Isidro San Leonardo
7
Gen. Tinio Quezon TOTAL
81
5,733
217
6.50 49.00
8
10.00
5.50
15
17
55
15
13.30
40.65
15
13
41
20
10.50
45.35
20
11
45
11
9.00
89.64
11
9
90
750.2 451.5 4,424. 434.7 8,234 9,586. 7,251.9 84,896.6 11,39 8,13 62.70 1,129 678 97,556 0 0 76 0 .85 00 6 9 3 8
Figure 5 : Onion Area by Variety
Majority of the onion produce, especially Red Creole is exported to Metro Manila and other Regions. Red Shallot on the otherhand is also being exported to neighboring countries like Japan, Indonesia and Malaysia. The municipalities of Bongabon, Rizal, Guimba, and San Jose City are the major onion producers in the province. The onion industry in the province is contributing 60% of the total production in the Philippines.
Mushroom is another commodity being ventured into by a good number of farmers in the province. Although mushroom production is not yet on its industry level, a number of mushroom growers started to adopt a more advanced technology in order to intensify their production and meet the growing demands for mushroom by local consumers. Several government and non-government organization in the province such as Tropical Mushroom Research and Development (CTMRD) of Central Luzon State University (CLSU), the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Provincial Government concerted their efforts to push mushroom production as livelihood project in the province.
Orchard Nueva Ecija is one of the provinces with the highest number of mango trees. Total mango tree population is 725,194 composed of 193,925 non-fruit bearing trees and 531,269 fruit bearing trees planted in a total area of 8,335.68 has. Table 24 HIGH VALUE COMMERCIAL CROPS MANGO POPULATION 2010
Municipality
No. of farmer s
1
Aliaga
71
2
Cuyapo
430
3 4 5 6
Guimba Licab Nampicuan Quezon
475 195 21 373
Beari ng
2,343 11,04 6 17,12 3 692 9,314 5,218
No. of Trees NonArea bearin (ha) g
Area (ha)
Total no. of Trees
Total Area (ha)
Production M.T.
2.34
195
1.95
2,538
4.29
96.70
13,456
134.56
24,502
231.26
780.45
181.71 13.80 237.00 74.29
2,415 898 517 597
23.53 8.98 13.00 6.80
19,538 1,590 9,831 5,815
205.24 22.78 250.00 81.09
1,197.91 52.08
7 8
Sto. Domingo Talavera
1,320 822
9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 2 0
Zaragoza
100
San Jose City
579
Carranglan Llanera
56
Lupao Muñoz Science City
824
Pantabangan
441
Rizal
2,533
Talugtug
606
Cabanatuan City
347
Palayan City Bongabon
102
10,39 2 7,122
125.40 71.22 1,077.0 0
5,331 4,318
66.00 43.18
15,723 11,440
2,608
26.08
7,898
191.40 114.40 1,103.0 8
215.93
10,196
93.92
33,118
309.85
4,328.00
181.30
9,658
96.58
28,492
277.88
560.16
5,810
5.81
9,211
9.21
15,021
15.02
9,175
106.90
5,850
64.15
15,025
171.05
7,349 20,49 7 21,50 7 13,18 0 25,36 1
125.00
564
9.82
7,913
134.82
400.00
17,462
188.77
37,959
588.77
215.07
10,000
100.00
31,507
315.07
131.00
9,630
96.30
22,810
227.30
327.45
1,275
18.70
26,636
346.15
8,830
88.30
23,672
236.72
32,502
325.02
4,091
40.19
6,395
14.64
10,486
54.83
Total no. of Trees
Total Area (ha)
Producti on M.T.
13,584
176.80
1,303.35
5,290 22,92 2 18,83 4
236.00
372.07
554.54
1,372.98
Table 24 HIGH VALUE COMMERCIAL CROPS MANGO POPULATION 2010
Municipality
2
Gen. Natividad
No. of farmer s
274
Beari ng
13,04
No. of Trees NonArea bearin (ha) g
170.80
543
Area (ha)
6.00
1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 2 7 2 8 2 9 3 0 3 1 3 2
1 Sta. Rosa
42
Laur
6,210 11,23 6
18.00 112.36
3,400
6,210
18.00
34.00
14,636
146.36
Gabaldon
20
1,040
10.40
6,765
68.00
7,805
78.40
San Isidro
632
0.50
8,997
615
893.00 1,711.2 0
50
Gen. Tinio
17,755
237.40
153,475
893.50 1,948.6 0
San Antonio
574
117.50
24,644
117.50
Cabiao
504
506.75
18,516
506.75
Peñaranda
202
8,947 135,7 20 24,64 4 18,51 6 16,37 3
279.75
1,625
162.50
17,998
442.25
Jaen
754
27.60
26,983
269.83
29,216
297.43
San Leonardo
114
2,233 13,50 5 53,70 8
771.91
2,556
32.25
56,264
804.16
531,2 69
8,335.6 8
193,92 5
2,063. 37
725,19 4
10,399 .05
Gapan Total
13,026
481.80
1,565.02
13,505 12,804. 36
Source: OPA
In terms of the number of trees with the potential to bear fruits in the years to come, the province can soon be known as the mango capital in the Philippines because of the foreseen increases in production.
Aside from mango, Nueva Ecija is also producing a large volume of calamansi. Major producers are the city of Cabanatuan with an area of 425.19 hectares and the municipalities of San Leonardo and Gabaldon with an area of 263.95 hectares and 111.34 hectares respectively. Recorded production was 7,632.29 mt.
Table 25 HIGH VALUE COMMERCIAL CROPS CALAMANSI POPULATION 2010
Municipality
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6
Aliaga Sto. Domingo Pantabangan Rizal Cabanatuan City Gen. Natividad Sta. Rosa Laur Gabaldon
No. of Farm Bearin ers g
Area (ha)
Total Area (ha)
538
403.86
20,100
34 59 7 26
20,190 35,780 9,250 21,410
23.00 43.70 8.75 85.54
San Isidro
6
11,500
10.50
Gen. Tinio
88
18,880
San Antonio
13
14,022
5.00
14,022
5.00
119
81,210
83.90
81,210
83.90
60
30,600 197,60 5
27.95
6,710
4.30
37,310
32.25
253.70
7,800
10.25
205,405
263.95
13,454
13.42
13,454
13.42
978.72
843,24 1
1,044
Peñaranda San Leonardo Gapan Total
237 20 1,227
799,25 9
10.00 1.15 2.00 6.25
Total no. Of Trees
1,000 900 500 1,350 341,60 8
Cabiao
7 2 2 9
No. of Trees Area Non(ha) bearing
1,000 900 500 1,350
10.00 1.15 2.00 6.25
21.30
361,708
425.16
3,075
3.50
500 3,797
0.50 25.80
23,265 35,780 9,750 25,207
26.50 43.70 9.25 111.34
11,500
10.50
2,000
43,982
20,880
65.65
Source: OPA
Fisheries Nueva Ecija has 6,362 aquafarm operators spread out in 32 municipalities and cities of the province. Annual fish production in fishpond operation is 7.42 MT/ha/yr translating to a total of 10,335.94 metric tons Table 26
Fishery Production Data, 2009 Municipality/Ci ty
No. of Operato rs
Area (ha)
Tilapia Production (MT)
150 128 102 105 79 160 103
24.20 10.00 22.00 38.00 34.59 70.28 32.57
205.70 85.00 187.00 329.80 294.02 595.00 276.85
District I
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Aliaga Cuyapo Guimba Licab Nampicuan Quezon Sto. Domingo
8 Zaragoza Sub-total
80
12.00
102.00
907
243.6 4
2,075.37
Table 26
Fishery Production Data, 2009
No. of Municipality/City Operator s
Area (ha)
Tilapia Production (MT)
58 43 170 92
20.78 8.92 45.63 16.35
244.63 75.82 387.82 138.98
162 28 160 523
85.30 3.25 15.50 61.60
725.05 27.63 131.75 523.60
1,236
257.3 3
2,255.28
165 47
38.56 9.30
327.76 79.05
District II
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
San Jose City Carranglan Llanera Lupao Munoz Sci. City Pantabangan Rizal Talugtug Sub-Total District III
Cabanatuan 1 City 2 Palayan City
3 Bongabon Gen. 4 Natividad 5 Laur 6 Sta. Rosa 7 Gabaldon Sub-Total
69
10.50
89.25
325 241 965 102
38.90 29.38 113.25 12.00
330.65 75.00 963.47 102.00
1,914
251.8 9
1,967.18
Table 26
Fishery Production Data, 2009
No. of Municipality/City Operator s
Area (ha)
Tilapia Production (MT)
128 127 1,632 86 87 124 70 51
242.53 65.07 192.00 19.50 19.20 10.25 45.10 45.68
2,061.31 553.09 235.00 165.75 163.20 87.13 383.35 389.28
2,305 6,362
639.3 3 1,392.
4,038.11 10,335.94
District IV
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Cabiao San Isidro Gapan Gen. Tinio Jaen Penaranda San Antonion San Leonardo Sub-total Grand Total
19
The province is also maintaining two (2) tilapia hatcheries located at barangay Caalibangbangan, Cabanatuan City and CLSU, Science City of Munoz, that are technically supervised by the Fishery Division of the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist. These hatchery projects are producing tilapia fingerlings that are being dispersed to backyard fishpond operators for free or in 50:50 scheme.
LIVESTOCK Nueva Ecija has the capability to produce supply of agricultural products including livestock and poultry. Its uplands and lowland areas, hills and mountains are conducive pasture areas for small and large ruminants such as goats, cattle and carabao. The proximity of some of the country’s leading livestock Research and Development (R&D) institutions, such as the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) and the Central Luzon State University (CLSU) which are both situated in the Science City of Muñoz, further serves to bolster livestock production through technology development and transfer. The province’s total livestock production for the year 2010, for the dominant livestock as carabao, cattle, swine, goat and sheep are as follows: Table 27
Livestock Population 2010 SPECIES
CARABAO
TOTAL POPULATION
53,9 50
32,8 95 114,5 28 79,7 80 8,9 06
CATTLE SWINE GOAT SHEEP
290, 059
TOTAL Source: BAS
To date, Nueva Ecija is becoming known as National Impact Zone for Dairy Buffalo production, producing quality milk that is now being exported to Metro Manila and several provinces of Central Luzon. This is mainly because of the existence of the PCC that continuously provides support thru the development of technologies to upgrade native carabaos and increase production of Murrah Buffalo. PCC and the Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) also join hands in the implementation of Artificial Insemination Program which aims to increase conception rate in large animals producing high quality breeds of cattle and carabao. The technology is becoming well known to carabao raisers in the province with recorded 60% conception and increase calf drop. Swine-raising is a dominant activity all over the province. Aside from the existence of big commercial piggery farms and breeder farms that produce stocks supplied to Metro Manila and in Northern provinces, backyard swine-raising, which is a popular livelihood amongst families, further contributes to the province’s swine production. The total swine population from commercial and backyard production in the province, as shown in Table 22 has a total of 114,528. Table 28
Livestock Production, By Municipality 200 9 City/ Municipality
Backy ard
CARABAO Com Total m'l
Backy ard
CATTLE Com m'l
Total
Backy ard
SWINE Com m'l
Total
District I
Aliaga
1,891
-
1,891
353
-
Cuyapo
4,393
-
4,393
922
-
Guimba
4,327
-
4,327
429
65 6
Licab
1,632
-
1,632
177
-
248
-
248
594
-
1,375
-
1,375
75
21 0
840
-
840
556
-
3,117
-
3,117
547
-
119
8 0
Nampicuan Quezon Sto. Domingo Talavera Zaragoza
1,387
-
1,387
35 3 92 2 1,08 5 17 7 59 4 28 5 55 6 54 7 19 9
4354
1437
5,791
2154
113
2,267
1275
710
1,985
1030
-
1,030
475
24
499
1814
55
1,869
1027
1155
2,182
2767
801
3,568
2900
-
2,900
Table 28 Livestock Production, By Municipality 2009 City/ Municipality
CARABAO Backya rd
Com m'l
CATTLE Total
Backya rd
Com m'l
SWINE Total
Backy ard
Com m'l
Total
District II
Carranglan Llanera Lupao Pantabangan
3,07 7 1,39 5 1,24 4 1,33 7
-
3,077
1,514
-
-
1,395
689
-
-
1,244
1,831
-
1,287
96 5
-
1,337
1,51 4 68 9 1,83 1 2,25 2
2172
-
2,172
4493
-
4,493
1157
646
1,803
704
-
704
Rizal San Jose City Science City of Muñoz Talugtug
1,45 9 3,91 7 1,04 1 1,48 7
-
1,459
819
17 0
-
3,917
3,119
-
-
1,041
963
-
1,487
976
-
1,152
556
-
-
2,136
623
57 5
-
1,884
668
-
-
776
315
7 0
-
1,128
346
-
-
716
319
-
-
897
299
73 5
-
761
100
-
-
1,419
565
-
1,565
2,158
-
1,044
243
-
-
1,518
172
4,68 0
-
1,064
42
-
-
1,058
106
-
-
1,315
148
-
157,57 6
21,63 0
11,95 0
13 5 79 0
98 9 3,11 9 1,09 8 1,76 6
1561
981
2,542
7200
180
7,380
805
1218
2,023
2708
0
2,708
1810
4408
6,218
6092
2564
8,656
1785
0
1,785
932
7585
8,517
686
0
686
600
1200
1,800
4307
1056
5,363
6291
566
6,857
5358
4865
10,223
2007
3048
5,055
5581
1059
6,640
4847
0
4,847
742
1028
1,770
4274
660
4,934
2215
885
3,100
86,123
34,80 7
122,36 7
District III
Bongabon Cabanatuan City Gabaldon Gen. Natividad Laur Palayan City Sta. Rosa
1,15 2 2,13 6 1,88 4 77 6 1,12 8 71 6 89 7
55 6 1,19 8 66 8 38 5 34 6 31 9 1,03 4
District IV
Cabiao Gapan City Gen. Tinio Jaen Peñaranda San Antonio San Isidro San Leonardo TOTAL Source: BAS
76 1 1,41 9 1,56 5 1,04 4 1,51 8 1,06 4 1,05 8 1,31 5 157,57 6
-
66 5 2,21 9
10 0 1,23 0 4,37 7 24 3 4,85 2 4 2 10 6 14 8 33,58 0
Table 29 Livestock Production, By Municipality (Goat & Sheep) City/ Municipality
Backya rd
GOAT Com m'l
Total
Backy ard
SHEEP Com m'l
Total
District I
Aliaga Cuyapo Guimba Licab Nampicuan Quezon Sto. Domingo Talavera Zaragoza
2437 3639 8070 1723 1838 1251 2196 4101 2795
0 101 313 15 35 130 0 0 50
2,437 3,740 8,383 1,738 1,873 1,381 2,196 4,101 2,845
12 0 0 103 0 385 42 344 184
150 0 250 0 0 407 190 1105 37
162 250 103 792 232 1,449 221
2134 1540 4950 2643 2270 5364 3581 4200
15 0 116 88 0 180 0 15
2,149 1,540 5,066 2,731 2,270 5,544 3,581 4,215
98 10 9 0 0 146 0 0
0 0 80 0 130 0 80 40
98 10 89 130 146 80 40
District II
Carranglan Llanera Lupao Pantabangan Rizal San Jose City Science City of Muñoz
Talugtug
Table 29 Livestock Production, By Municipality (Goat & Sheep) City/ Municipality
Backya rd
GOAT Com m'l
Total
Backy ard
SHEEP Com m'l
2438
0
2,438
13
0
13
3675
237
3,912
304
300
604
3384 940 1667 1332 1030
135 0 67 210 -
3,519 940 1,734 1,542 1,030
7 0 29 81 122
0 0 150 895 600
7 0 179 976 722
1072 1098 1120 1416 1129 1613 640 1502
0 193 0 0 160 0 0 90
1,072 1,291 1,120 1,416 1,289 1,613 640 1,592
78 606 0 0 25 0 283 47
0 624 85 0 335 0 0 520
78 1,230 85 360 283 567
78,788
2,150
80,93 8
2,928
5,978
8,906
Total
District III
Bongabon Cabanatuan City Gabaldon Gen. Natividad Laur Palayan City Sta. Rosa District IV
Cabiao Gapan City Gen. Tinio Jaen Peñaranda San Antonio San Isidro San Leonardo TOTAL Source: PVO
Goat production is another interest among farmers in the province. Nueva Ecija is becoming known with restaurants serving goat meat dishes such as papaitan and kalderetang kambing . Due to the growing industry, goat population has been steadily increasing in the past years with a province wide production now recorded at 78,788. The Center for Small Ruminants at the Central Luzon State University supports the industry with its efforts to develop technology in goat raising and production that is being disseminated and adopted by farmers all over the province. When it comes to poultry, the Province of Nueva Ecija produces broilers and layers thru
privately owned commercial farms and contract growers of multi-national feed companies. Aside from broilers and layers, native chicken is also abundant in Nueva Ecija. Very rare farm families have no native chicken raised in their backyard. Mallard and muscovy ducks are dominantly raised by farmers as well. The mallard ducks are propagated for duck meat consumption and muscovy ducks are predominantly raised for the eggs they produce, commonly processed into “balot” and salted eggs (“itlog na pula” ). Poultry population is detailed below. Table 24 Poultry Population 2010 SPECIES
TOTAL POPULATION
BROILER CHICKEN LAYER CHICKEN NATIVE CHICKEN MALLARD DUCK TOTAL
7,136,650 337,850 1797,820 450,570 14,723,879
Source: BAS
Figure 6: Poultry
Table 31 POULTRY POPULATION 2009
City/
BROILER CHICKE N
LAYER CHICKE N
NATIVE CHICKEN
Municipality
Comm'l
Comm'l
Backyard
Backyard
Comm'l
Total
Backyard
71,503 51,683 53,959 52,633 40,185 46,556 75,556 76,965 58,305
1,502 4,272 6,469 8,377 0 3,765 20,852 9,285 15,464
8,788
10,290 4,272 10,144 16,431 0 3,765 25,880 18,683 15,464
73,005 55,955 60,428 61,010 40,185 50,321 96,408 86,250 73,769
42,055
527,345
69,986
34,943
104,92 9
597,331
22,140
65,433 67,455 62,499 64,852 61,131 77,685 52,000
14,197 22,523 7,252 3,846 7,970 18,779 4,591
3,723 4,725 11,308
14,197 22,523 7,252 3,846 11,693 23,504 15,899
79,630 89,978 69,751 68,698 69,101 96,464 56,591
52,878
5,126
6,861
11,987
58,004
26,617
110,90 1
588,217
MALLARD DUCK
TOTAL
District I
Aliaga Cuyapo Guimba Licab Nampicuan Quezon Sto. Domingo Talavera Zaragoza Subtotal
134,466 72,516 183,816
21,090 20,965
180,141 118,716 326,091 1,015,7 46
3,675 8,054
5,028 9,398
District II
Carranglan Llanera Lupao Pantabangan Rizal San Jose City Talugtug
74,091
92,466 200,400 96,666
60,990
Science City of
Munoz Subtotal
113,466 577,089
83,130
503,933
84,284
Table 31 POULTRY POPULATION 2009
