MODERNIZATION OF

AGRICULTURE AND AGRIBUSINESS

Transformation Of Production Sectors For The Generation Of Quality

Jobs And Competitive Product
MAESSCI 2211
Teaching of Contemporary Philippine Development
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Agriculture ... defined

Agriculture is the practice of cultivating
plants and livestock in order to provide
facilities the human beings. In the rise of the
sedentary human lifestyle agriculture was the
key development. The cultivation of plant
and food grains began years ago in order to
provide food to the city population.
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Agriculture ... defined

Agriculture is the main source of livelihood,
it provides a source for the people to earn.
Most of the population in the rural areas is
dependent on agriculture as their main source
of income.
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Agriculture ... defined

Agriculture contributes significantly to a
country’s Gross Domestic Production. By the
passing of time, there are a number of
revolutions that take place in order to
improve agriculture throughout the world or
a country. Agriculture affects the biodiversity
of a country depending upon agricultural
activities.
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Agriculture ... defined

The major agricultural products can be widely grouped
into categories of food grains, fibers and raw materials.

Food grains included the grains or cereals that have

been used for eating. Fiber crops are completely
Commercial, they can not be eaten and are
completely grown for making money. Raw materials
are that category of crops that are completely grown
for use as raw materials in industries in order to
prepare other items.
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HISTORY

The development of agriculture enables human civilization to grow rapidly. This

agriculture that was started by hunting and gathering has now reached the stage of
cultivation and industrial form of agriculture also.
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HISTORY

The earliest food crop grown was rice which was followed by Moong, soya, azuki beans, etc.
Sheep were domesticated in Mesopotamia first, cattle were domesticated in the areas of
modern turkey, pig production emerged in Europe, East Asia, and South Asia. There are
many hypotheses that are explained by the scholars for agriculture.
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HISTORY

Irrigations, crop cultivation, and fertilizers were the advanced form of agriculture that was
developed in the 17th century. Modern agriculture has raised or encountered issues such as
water pollution, biofeedback, genetically modified organisms, farm subsidies leading to
alternative approaches such as that of organic movements.
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HISTORY

In the rise of sedentary human civilization agriculture is the key development. Farming of domestic species
provided food surpluses that prompted people to live in cities. The history began some thousands of years
ago. Pigs, sheep, and cattle were domesticated over 10000 years ago. Plants were cultivated independently in
11 regions of the world. Industrial agriculture based on a large scale in the 20th century came and dominated
agriculture output.
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HISTORY

An estimated number of around 2 billion people still depend on subsistence agriculture. The
major agricultural products are broadly grouped into foods, fibres, fuels, and raw materials.
Over one-third of the world’s workers are employed in agriculture and after that to the
service sector.
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Commercial Farming
Commercial farming is when farmers grow crops or
rear animals for economic activity. Commercial
farming needs to be practiced on a large scale with
more efficiency. The goal of the farmer is to earn
profits from farming; hence the production and area
of production need to be on a larger scale. This
practice is also known as agribusiness and is
intensively taken up and practiced. It has also
opened its doors for a lucrative business venture.
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Characteristics of
Commercial Farming

Large scale production

It is capital intensive
It uses high yielding varieties
It is produced mainly for sale purpose
Heavy machinery and human labor is used
Traditionally practiced all year round.
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Types of
Commercial Farming

Dairy farming
Grain farming
Plantation farming
Livestock ranching
Mixed crop and livestock farming
Fruit farming
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Primitive Farming
Primitive farming or also known as simple
subsistence farming (farming for the farm-family
only) is the oldest form of agriculture and is still
prevalent in some areas of the world. Primitive
farming enabled people to take a step further on the
economic ladder by learning the art of domesticating
plants. In this type of farming, farmers grow crops
for themselves and their families. The growing of
crops is only limited.
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Characteristics of
Primitive Farming
Sites of farming are selected by experienced
elders.
Hill slopes are preferred because of proper
drainage
Forests are cleared by fire, as ashes add to the
fertility of the soil
This is also called slash and burn agriculture.
The cultivated patches are usually very small
Primitive tools are used in cultivation such as
stick and hoe
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Intensive Subsistence
Agriculture
Intensive subsistence agriculture term is used to
describe the type of agriculture which is
characterised by high output per unit of land and low
output per worker.

Although its nature has changed and is no longer

subsistence. These are more sophisticated than
primitive agriculture and are also known as
monsoon type of agriculture
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Characteristics of Intensive
Subsistence Farming

Very smallholdings
Farming is very intensive
It requires much hand labour
It uses animal and plant manures
The dominance of padi and other food
crops
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Role of Agriculture in
Economic Development
There are benefits of agriculture to the economy that can be taken advantage of:

Agribusiness Opportunities Improving Rural Employment Rural Development

Agriculture is more than just farming. It provided
agripreneurs the chance to set up new platforms, such as
online agriculture stores, connecting farmers directly to
consumers.
Agriculture is not just a job for farmers. It
covers a wider scope, including jobs such as
machinery making, food processing,
distribution, transportation, manufacturing, and
more.
Since agriculture is the main economic activity
in the countryside, investing in this sector can
reduce poverty and boost local development.
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Agriculture Secretary William Dar said the 10-year modernization and

industrialization plan for the agriculture sector would require P2.5
trillion worth of investments from the private sector on top of the
budget to be allocated by the government.

“The plan requires budgetary support of P 2.5 trillion from the

government, and another P2.5 trillion from private investments for a
period of 10 years.”
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The newly-formulated National Agriculture and

Fisheries Modernization and Industrialization Plan
(NAFMIP) identifies focused agricultural services and
interventions across all commodity industries, which
include the big infrastructure requirements of the
sector.
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During the Sustainable Agriculture Forum by the European

Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) in March,
Agriculture Undersecretary Leocadio Sebastian invited foreign
businesses to invest in the agriculture industry.

“The Philippine agri-fishery sector is ripe for further partnerships

from foreign investors.”
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He identified areas for investment in the agriculture sector

such as coconut and cacao, saying the government is pouring
interventions to raise the standards of cacao and coffee
produce so it can comply with international standards and be
at par with elite global producers.
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“Aquaculture is an important frontier here at home, as it

accounts for most of the gains of our fisheries sector and
eases our reliance on our overfished waters. We also want to
make the most of our advantages in shrimp and seaweed
production and put Philippines provenance on the map of
global gastronomic attractions.”
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The DA official also shared investment opportunities for farm

operation technologies such as solar-powered irrigation
systems as well as precision agriculture and greenhouse
technologies which allows the sector to respond efficiently to
climate uncertainties, among others.
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