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    (1) Rice production growth in the Philippines has been stagnant, with yields increasing by only 0.7-2.75% annually from 2013-2016, making it difficult for the country to meet growing demand through domestic production alone. (2) The population is expected to increase 48% by 2050, further straining rice production as yields are not increasing fast enough. (3) Available agricultural land is decreasing as forestland is converted to residential areas, limiting opportunities to expand rice production areas to match demand.

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    (1) Rice production growth in the Philippines has been stagnant, with yields increasing by only 0.7-2.75% annually from 2013-2016, making it difficult for the country to meet growing demand through domestic production alone. (2) The population is expected to increase 48% by 2050, further straining rice production as yields are not increasing fast enough. (3) Available agricultural land is decreasing as forestland is converted to residential areas, limiting opportunities to expand rice production areas to match demand.

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    (1) Rice production growth in the Philippines has been stagnant, with yields increasing by only 0.7-2.75% annually from 2013-2016, making it difficult for the country to meet growing demand through domestic production alone. (2) The population is expected to increase 48% by 2050, further straining rice production as yields are not increasing fast enough. (3) Available agricultural land is decreasing as forestland is converted to residential areas, limiting opportunities to expand rice production areas to match demand.

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    A.

    Rationale of the Study

    In the Philippines, food security – which is closely linked to rice production

    accounting for nearly 20 percent of the typical Filipino household budget (BRIA-

    FARMERS, n.d.) – remains to be the topmost priority of the National Food

    Authority (NFA). The results of IRRA’s extensive research on Philippines’ crop

    management explain why the country imports rice:

    (1) Stagnant growth of rice production.

    Palay Yield per Hectare


    Year Growth rate
    2013 1.28%
    2014 2.75%
    2015 2.5%
    2016 0.7%
    Table 1.2 Palay Yield per Hectare, 2012-2016

    While the Philippines’ overall agricultural performance continues to increase, the

    movement of rice yield for every hectare of arable land based on the information

    provided by Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) could be deduced as rather

    stationary wherein changes in the growth rate are considered immaterial. If the

    figures remain in such condition for the following years, it will be more difficult for

    the government to satisfy the growing demands for rice with the country’s

    production alone.

    (2) Rapid increase in human population

    Philippines’ population is expected to reach 148.2 million by 2050, a 48 percent

    rise from 2015. Consequently, crops’ yield growth will become unsustainable by
    2050, especially if there are no efforts to improve current farming practices.

    However advanced these agricultural developments may have been, they still

    failed to achieve the target rice production output by the government which is

    supposedly aligned to the increase in human population.

    (3) Deficiency in available arable lands to expand rice production.

    The number of forestlands being converted to residential areas continues to

    multiply alongside the increase in population yet there have been minimal efforts

    to extend the scope of agricultural lands thereby causing a noticeable imbalance

    in the demand and supply of rice crops.

    Philippines import rice on an average of 924,244 MT each year (PSA, 2017).

    Taking all the previous reasons into account, without importation, it will only take the at

    most three months before the Philippines suffers rice shortage.

    Various sustainability projects are being implemented to address this impending national

    problem. One notable example is the “Food Staples Sufficiency Authority” program of the

    Department of Agriculture. This project’s primary objective is for the Philippines to achieve

    self-sufficiency in staple foods (DA, 2016).

    However, despite rice self-sufficiency being the forefront of all political administrations,

    the government still finds itself struggling towards long-term stability of rice production

    due to withstanding factors that were mentioned above. With the growth rate of rice

    production consistently dropping for the last three years, the Department of Agriculture

    has shifted its focus to joining forces with PhilRice (Philippine Rice Research Institute) to

    further formulate strategies aimed on developing high-yielding and cost-reducing means


    of achieving surplus of rice capable of satisfying nationwide demand through fluctuating

    intervals (PSA, 2017).

    Figure 1.5 Palay: Production and Yield per Hectare, Philippines, 2007-2016

    Central Luzon holds the largest percentage distribution of rice production with

    18.96 percent. Of this, Nueva Ecija accounts for the highest share, owning nearly 48.7

    percent of the region’s total rice production, standing to its name as the ‘rice granary’ of

    the country.

    Through the commercialization of Green Waste Fertilizers commencing first hand

    within the city of Gapan in Nueva Ecjia, CloverDise Inc. would not only assist in reducing

    the country’s food waste, it will also be able to provide consistent support to sustainable

    agricultural growth, thereby reducing the rate of Philippines’ rice importations, and attain

    the government’s goal of becoming rice self-sufficient in two years (PhilStar, 2018).

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