PROPOSED RESEARCH

TITLE
Agricultural Services Office
FACTORS AFFECTING THE RICE
PRODUCTIVITY OF BILIRAN
LOCAL FARMERS
 BACKGROUND OF
THE STUDY
. 
Rice production is the amount of rice
paddy produced in a given country each
calendar year. Production includes the
quantities of the commodity sold in the
market (marketed production) and the
quantities consumed or used by the producers
(auto-consumption). Harvesting losses,
threshing losses, and unharvested portions of
the crop are not included. Agricultural
production data is obtained primarily from
national governments through annually
distributed FAO questionnaires.
 Agriculture plays a major role in the growth and stability of the economy.  In
Eastern Visayas, about half of the population is dependent on agriculture for
livelihood.  The sector is a major source of food.  This situation then makes
agricultural development a top and an urgent priority of governance in the region.  It
likewise calls for a truly meaningful agrarian reform that promotes social justice,
sound rural development and industrialization.

Palay production in the region increased slightly, from 952,220 metric tons in 2009
to 964,145 in 2010.  The three provinces of Samar Island: Eastern Samar, Northern
Samar and Samar posted significant increases, while the other provinces have
decelerated rice output.  Southern Leyte recorded the highest average yield of palay in
2010 at 4.6 metric tons per hectare.  Biliran followed closely with an average yield of
4.5 metric tons per hectare.
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM:
• THE STUDY SOUGHT TO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

• What are the factors that affect the rice

productivity in Biliran?
• In what way do these factors affect the rice
productivity of Biliran Local Farmers?