A synopsis of the overall state of Philippine Agriculture

1. Do you know what
happened to
Philippine Rice?

2. What do you feel
when you
see this?

3. Few days from now

4. Lets look at
the back

7. 2008 situation marked the height of rice
insufficiency in the country that led to its having
to import rice.

8. An annual average of around 1.5 MMT
It should be noted that the National Food Authority (NFA) would be bidding
out around 2.4 million metric tons (MMT) starting in November.

9. To fill food security requirement based on the
country's daily rice consumption rate of
726,000 bags.

10. Making the Philippines as one of the top
importers of rice in the world.

11. Let me take you back in

12. 1983 under Masagana 99
exports to

13. Year 1991 Year 1994
104 % 101 %
Rice Self Sufficient
ang
PILIPINAS

14. Now let’s look back again
Market Price of 1 kilo for the same quality of rice
Year 2002
Thailand Vietnam Philippines
6 Per kilo 7.60 per kilo P17 -NFA is P14
Source: Article on What happened to Philippine Rice
Philippine Food Security: Far Behind
The author is currently the economic policy adviser for the Supreme National Economic Council of the Office of
the Prime Minister of Cambodia.

15. Production Cost of a kilo of paddy
(unhusked rice).
Year 2002
Thailand Vietnam Philippines
4.30 Per kilo 2.33 per kilo 5.71 per kilo
Source: Article on What happened to Philippine Rice
Philippine Food Security: Far Behind

16. Only a decade
ago, the people
of Vietnam and
Cambodia were
on the brink of
starvation.

17. Now, sometimes
the Philippines
unknowingly
imports Cambodian
rice that has been
exported through
Vietnam.

18. Now let’s compare
HECTARAGE TO RICE PRODUCTION
According to Julian Lapitan, Senior Manager of the National Programs Relations of IRRI
As of Year 2006

19. 4. 14 Million Hectares
committed for Rice Production
“making it the smallest in Asia”
According to Julian Lapitan, Senior Manager of the National Programs Relations of IRRI

20. Now let’s compare
RICE PRODUCTION
According to Julian Lapitan, Senior Manager of the National Programs Relations of IRRI
Year 2006

21. 4. 16 MMT
Despite the country’s rice production growing by more than 3 percent,
its rice requirement has been 4.7 percent.
“We are consuming more rice than what we can produce”
- Julian Lapitan, Senior Manager of the National Programs Relations of IRRI

22. Per Hectare Country’s Rice Yield in 2005
3.8 (MT/ha) 2.65 MT/ha 3 MT/ha, In 4.57 MT/ha 4.95 MT/ha.
MT / ha = metric tons per hectare

23. has been importing rice despite the fact rice yields in the country have grown faster
2.7 % Annually
than the rest of the countries belonging to the
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean)
in the last 10 years.
- Dr. Sergio Francisco, Chief Science Research Specialist
and Program Leader for Impact and Policy Research of PhilRice

24. Affecting the
11. 2 Milllion

25. Filipino Farmers

26. Let me take you again back in

27. YEAR was 1976

29. The College had graduated
440 foreign students

30. Thailand
204
UPLB Graduates

31. South Vietnam
40
UPLB Graduates

32. Taiwan
37
UPLB Graduates

33. Indonesia
37
UPLB Graduates

34. Pakistan
25
UPLB Graduates

35. The rest came from some 15 to 20
other countries worldwide.

36. Many of these graduates
are now leaders in
their own countries.
Source: UPLB College of Agriculture
Wikipedia

37. Now do you
recognize this…

38. Are some familiar?

39. June 2010

40. NO MORE.

41. BECAUSE IT WILL BE

42. Along with
Abolition of 50% of NOT Sustainable
50% 50%

43. 13,247
until June 30,2010

44. UNSUSTAINABLE =
Tindahan Natin who are
unpaid
with their loan

46. Let me show it in a drawing
Low Low
consumption nutrition
of rice
High Price
of Rice

47. This is a cycle …
Low production
Low Nutrition
of Filipino
Intake
Farmers
Low Importation of Rice
Consumption of
Rice E.g. Thailand, Vietnam
Higher
Price of
Philippine Rice
/ Patronage of
NFA Rice

48. June 2010
MINDORO RICE NFA RICE
P40 P25

49. More
importation of
Rice
Key Factors
affecting Low
Production of
Rice

50. This is what NFA looks like

51. Nanay Dolly can
buy 1 kilo of rice
with her P18.25.
But sometimes she
only has P10 to
buy for half kilo
rice so that she
can buy P10 for
“tuyo” as her
viand.

52. When Nanay Dolly has
a laundry job she
prioritize buying her
P100 for 5 kilo of rice.
She still has change for
buying vegetables.

53. June 2010

54. Nanay Dolly may never even taste her
kababayan’s harvest.
Because Philippine Rice is P40.
Making industry not appealing to
Farmers anymore.

55. Can not compete with
cheap price from
leading rice exporters

56. Let us study in-depth

57. More
importation of
Rice
Low Production
of Filipino
Farmers

58. Limitations / Concerns
Facing our Farmers
According to Julian Lapitan, Senior Manager of
the National Programs Relations of IRRI

60. Lack of Input of seeds to Farmers
Irrigation System
CREDIT
SYSTEM

61. BUREAU

62. Market Based Policy Measures
2/3 Rice Land cultivated by tenants through
shared cropping agreement with a percent of
harvest goes to the Landlord as payment for
the use of land as input to production and rest
of harvest goes to farmers, traders, informal
lending institutions for the purchase of farm
inputs and for provisions of needs.

63. In some cases
landlord owns the
threshing and milling
facilities
Source: Philippine Institute for Development Studies Rice and
Philippine Politics by Ponciano S. Intal Jr and Marissa Garcia

64. Among with many others
Rice Cartel
Management of irrigation facilities
Support System
Training with latest development
Source: Philippine Institute for Development Studies Rice and Philippine Politics
by Ponciano S. Intal Jr. and Marissa Garcia

65. Let me challenge you…
If you were given a chance to meet
and propose a project with the
newly elected President of the
Philippines what would you like to
say to him?
In ten words or less…

66. What can be done
Now?...

67. Redeem the

68. What can be done now?
Let us redeem the
Philippine Agriculture.
Exactly 10 words.

69. VISION OF THE PHILIPPINES
AGRICULTURE
BASKET OF ASIA

70. 1. Strategic Planning to the Grass Roots
Make the ordinary
farmers and private
sectors be part
of the provincial
Strategic Planning
on a National Level

71. FARMERS NATIONWIDE
SIMULTANEOU S SUMMIT
Making Farmers part of the planning –
Let them put into words what are their ideas.
More buy in for the projects if they themselves
Put title in the project- write words in the
program.
More buy in for the government projects

72. HOW?
By having
FARMER FORMAL BASED
ORGANIZATION
Headed by an
SME
Subject Matter Expert

73. Making Filipino Farmers

74. Through
“One-Stop Shop”
Consultancy Firm
Business Empowerment Zone
Small Business Handbook – A Complete Guide in doing
business
Farmers, Fishermen & Businessmen Summit
Vision Casting
Analyze Historical Data and Comprehensive Situation
Analysis
Creation of Advisory Board – Lead Convenor per Barangay

75. The 4 Walls of
Business Advisory Council
Sector and
Capacity
Coordination Building
Management
Private Sector Agriculture
Infrastructure
Management Develop

76. LGU should provide basic
inputs like seeds,
seedlings, and fish fries
and earn taxes from the
produce.

77. Rebuilding the 4 Walls
of Philippine Agriculture
Sector and
Capacity
Coordination Building
Management
Private Sector Agriculture
Infrastructure
Management Develop

78. Government Policy Focus on
Agricultural Facilities
Rice mills,
feed mills,
rural roads,
transportation,
irrigation systems,
cold storage and
landing sites

79. VISION OF THE PHILIPPINES
AGRICULTURE
BASKET OF ASIA

80. GOVERNMENT POLICY
FULL SUPPORT TO:
FILIPINO SCIENTISTS
CHRISTINA DAVID 2004
COMPLEMENTARY PAPER ON
HYBRID RICE PROGRESS IN THE
COUNTRY.
Source: Philippine Institute for Development Studies Rice and Philippine Politics
by Ponciano S. Intal Jr. and Marissa Garcia

81. “Rice is 4%
protein and 96%
politics.”
-Lawrence Theriot, Washington D.C.
Lobbyist,2000

82. We give salute to the unsung heroes
behind this projects
BAS Citizen's Charter
Ensuring transparency and the right to information.
CountrySTAT Philippines
Your gateway to information on agriculture and food
BAS Intranet System (BASIS)
A key tool in allowing BAS staff to communicate and share information
Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC)
An online catalogue of materials on various fields held at the BAS' library
ASEAN Food Security Information System (AFSIS)
ASEAN's facility for sharing and access of data on food security
Regional Data Exchange System (RDES)
Data Exchange System on food and agri-statistics in Asia and the Pacific
Rural Sector Statistical Information System (RSSIS)
Presents the RSSIS-RP framework containing 14 modules
Community Level Statistical Information System (CLSIS)
Provides all relevant information about the CLSIS
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
ANGAT LAHI ACADEMY

83. To make Philippines
Rice Self Sufficient
again

84. I JUST KNOW FOR SURE
This will happen in
the near future.

85. TEAM PHILIPPINES – ONE TEAM
The Philippines is a beautiful country and we
love our country. We aim to raise a mobile team
of speakers, trainers and volunteers that are
committed to challenging Filipinos to stay in our
country and be part in nation building. We
conceptualize, design, implement trainings that
aim to uplift Filipino Farmers and Fishermen in a
language they understand at a very low cost
through partnership with Local Government Units
and other institutions.

86. Thoughts?
Comments?
Suggestions?
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philippinesfinest@live.com
We look forward to hear from you.