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2023-SR61-019
OTHER CROPS SITUATIONER 2022
The estimated total production of other crops in the province of Siquijor was reported at 28, 976.68 metric tons in 2022. Fruits sector shared the biggest contribution at 54.70 percent or 15,851.01 metric tons. It was followed by Non-Food and Industrial Crops sector with a production share of 32.64 percent or 9,458.01 metric tons. Vegetables and Root Crops sector then followed with 12.66 percent or 3,667.66 metric tons production share.
Compared to its level in 2021, the province had a production decrease of 3.56 percent or from 30,047.02 metric tons in 2021, it went down to 28,976.68 metric tons in 2022. Fruits, Non-Food/Industrial Crops and Vegetables/Root Crops sectors contributed to the production loss bearing the decreases of 1.65 percent, 7.27 and 1.68 percent, respectively.
FRUITS PRODUCTION GOES DOWN IN 2022
The production of major fruit crops in the province decreased by 1.53 percent (from 15,541.98 metric tons in 2021 to 15,303.94 metric tons in 2022). Priority fruits also decreased by 3.33 percent (from 340.05 metric tons in 2021 to 328.73 metric tons in 2022). The same trends were likewise recorded on minor fruits (semestral and annual) as it went down by 5.30 percent and 31.84 percent, respectively. However, production of other fruits increased from 4.03 metric tons in 2021 to 7.25 metric tons in 2022.
NON-FOOD AND INDUSTRIAL CROPS DECLINES IN 2022
Major, Priority, Minor (Semestral and Annual) and Other NFICs contributed to the decrease on Non-Food and Industrial Crops (NFICs) in Siquijor. Major NFICs was down by 6.18 percent in 2022. Its production was recorded at 8,784.15 metric tons in 2021 and it went down to 8,240.97 metric tons in 2021. On the same trend, Priority NFICs registered 1,024.17 metric tons in 2022 which brought 15.65 percent production decrement from 1,214.23 metric tons in 2021. Similarly, Minor NFICs (Semestral and Annual) and Other NFICs showed negative trends of 15.60 percent, 2.22 percent and 0.81 percent, respectively.
VEGETABLES AND ROOT CROPS SLIDES DOWN IN 2022
The production deficit on Vegetables and Root Crops in the province was noted on Priority and Minor (Semestral and Annual) Vegetables and Root Crops. Priority Vegetables and Root Crops decreased from 559.19 metric tons in 2021 to only 499.92 metric tons in 2022. On the same way, Minor Vegetables and Root Crops (Semestral) declined to 45.13 metric tons in 2022 from its record of 50.80 metric tons in 2021. Minor Vegetables and Root Crops (Annual) also registered a production loss by 11.28 percent as its record of 394.84 metric tons in 2021 declined to 350.30 metric tons in 2022. However, Major Vegetables and Root Crops registered an upward trend of 1.70 percent in 2022 compared to its level in 2021. Furthermore, Other Vegetables and Root Crops increased from 73.75 metric tons in 2021 to 75.62 metric tons in 2022.
TECHNICAL NOTES ON CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS
The Crops Production Survey (CrPS) is a quarterly survey, which aims to generate basic production statistics for crops other than palay and corn at the national and sub-national levels. Twenty major crops under the Other Crops sub-sector highlighted in the Value of Production in Philippine Agriculture and Fisheries.
The CrPS covers more than 280 crops sub-classified under three commodity groupings, namely: 1) Non-Food and Industrial Crops, 2) Fruit Crops, and 3) Vegetables and Root Crops. The commodity coverage by province differs and depends on what each province produces. The data collection for CrPS is conducted during the last 10 days of the second month of the quarter (February, May, August, November).
Production data generated from the CrPS are inputs to the Value of Production in Philippine Agriculture and Fisheries and accordingly to the preparation of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Moreover, the survey supports the data needs of planners, policy and decision makers, and other stakeholders in the agriculture sector particularly the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA); Department of Agriculture (DA) and its attached For large farms, a maximum of five farms are chosen for the whole province. For small farms, a two-stage sampling design is employed. The primary sampling units (PSUs) are the producing cities/municipalities of the specific crop and the secondary sampling units (SSUs) are the farmer-producers in the top five producing cities/municipalities.
For small farms of crops covered under the Farm Price Survey (FPS), the top five producing cities/municipalities per crop in a province are selected to represent the primary sampling units. Five farmer-producers shall be interviewed in each selected city/municipality which will represent the secondary sampling units.
For small farms of all other crops not covered under the FPS, only the top two to three producing cities/municipalities are chosen as the primary sampling units. Three farmer-producers in each city/municipality are enumerated as secondary sampling units. The foregoing scheme is implemented for each crop being covered. Under this scheme, a farmer-producer may serve as a respondent for several crops as long as he/she plants and harvests during the reference quarter and the same period last year.
Agencies such as Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) and Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF); and the public.
Major Crops refers to the top 19 crops in the Philippines, other than palay and corn which collectively account for more than 60 percent of the total volume of crop production. These include coconut, sugarcane, banana, pineapple, coffee, mango, tobacco, abaca, peanut, mongo, cassava, sweet potato, tomato, garlic, onion, cabbage, eggplant, calamansi and rubber
Minor Crops are all the remaining crops other than the major crops. This group accounts for about 40 percent of the total crop production. Non-Food Crops are crops other than those used for food consumption. These are crops grown for their aesthetic values such as ornamental plants and cut flowers. These also include agriculture-derived products such as rice hay and coconut leaves.
Priority Crops is the identified national banner crops and various regional priority crops of the then Key Commercial Crops Development Program (KCCDP), now High Value Crops Development Program (HVCDP) and crops under the Key Commodity Road Maps of the Department of Agriculture, which are being developed because of their industrial and commercial potentials.
(SGD.) JOSELITO C. MAGHANOY
(Supervising Statistical Specialist)
Officer-in-Charge
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