Agriculture assumes a critical part in the Philippine economy. Including around 40% of Filipino laborers, it contributes a normal of 20% to the Gross Domestic Product. The disregard of the agriculture area and the lopsided appropriation of assets compounded the destitution circumstance in country zones. Just the settlements of traveler laborers to their families have empowered the last to endure devastating destitution achieved by stale agrarian profitability, solid rivalry from less expensive food imports, and occasional dry spells and floods that crushed harvests and jobs.
Delivering palay in the Philippines costs around P12 per kilo, yet a few farmers state they are compelled to sell their reap at P7 just to contend with imported rice. Why is this happening? Do imported rice is better than our rice? Rice are sold at a low price 12-14 pesos per kilo. But when we buy at Jollibee, Mc Donald, Mang Inasal, and many fast food restaurant, do we even think that that 14 pesos is being profited four times the original price? 1 serve of rice is 25 pesos and in 1 kilo how much serve that it can make 10-15 or more servings? The Government must give importance to our native farmers and their products we should be proud that.
Without this farmers many Filipino’s would starve but we people neglect their products and buy imported ones instead of the product that we have. The Philippines is the eighth biggest rice maker on the planet, representing 2.8% of worldwide rice creation. The Philippines was additionally the world's biggest rice shipper in 2010. In 2010, almost 15.7 million metric huge loads of palay (pre-husked rice) were created. In 2010, palay represented 21.86% percent of gross worth included farming and 2.37% of GNP. Independence in rice arrived at 88.93% in 2015.
Rice creation in the Philippines has developed essentially since the 1950s. Improved assortments of rice created during the Green Revolution, including at the International Rice Research Institute situated in the Philippines have improved harvest yields. Harvest yields have likewise improved because of expanded utilization of composts. Normal efficiency expanded from 1.23 metric tons per hectare in 1961 to 3.59 metric tons per hectare in 2009.
we where one of the biggest producer but the one who is producing is not given importance in our country
Lets give hope to the farmers to be on top.
Kung sino tlga my mahirap na job, sila yung may maliit na kita 😭