MINDANAO AS LAND OF PROMISE IN ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE

AREA: 104, 530 km2 (40, 359 sq. mi)

 about the same area as South Korea

POPULATION : 21, 968, 174 (2010 census)

26, 252, 442 (2020 census)

 home of the tri-people:

a) 13 Islamized ethnic groups (BANGSAMORO)

b) 18 non-Islamized ethnic groups (LUMAD)
c) at least 9 ethnic groups from Luzon and Visayas (MIGRANTS/SETTLERS)

MINDANAO IN THE PHILIPPINE ECONOMY:

 considered as the “agricultural basin” of the Philippines

 dubbed as “Food Basket” of the Philippines
 8 out of 10 agri-commodities exported by our country come from Mindanao

 major crops: % share of Mindanao :

a) rubber 99.9 e) coffee 71.2

b) cacao 88.8 f) cassava 70.2
c) pineapple 87.0 g) corn 61.2
d) banana 74.4 h) coconut 57.6

 the Philippine economy depends on Mindanao for:

a) 25% of rice e) 90% of plywood and lumber

b) 67% of cattle and tuna f) 83% (1 billion metric tons) of RP’s nickel reserves
c) more than 50% of corn, fish, and chicken g) 48.5% (50.3 million metric tons) of gold reserves
d) 100% of pineapple, rubber, and banana h) 38.5% (2.6 million hectares) of forest
for export i) 38% (3.73 million hectares) of farmlands