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BRIEFER

ln inewlth rhegovemment programs on Food Securily, theDepartment of Agrculture (DA) through ils OinintuangMasaganang Ani(GN,1A) Banner Prcg.ams such as G[4A HighValue commercalCrcps Prog€m (HVCC) crvtA-Rice, cMA-Corn, Gl\,,|A Liveslock and GMA-Fishedes imptemenlsprograms gea.ed towards food susranabilty, productiv ty, andindease tamers income lhrolgh envnonmeniat proteciiorand climale change adaptaiion.

The HVCC pDgram covec commodiiies of fresh orprocessed rorms oi hish value commercial crops wilhmaximum pmlit based on markel opportuniiies and cos!

Today, commod ties like banana, mango, plneappte coffeeand rubber are corsidered Phillppine Champion Commodtiesbecause oflheir polenlials and contlbulons in ihe agricuiuresecror. Banana cortribLtted 10 12%, nanga 1125o/o,vegelables 16.18olo pineapple 9.95% afd rubber 14 94% Thecrops subsector shared 47 5670 | ihe lota agriculura] oulputetpanded by s 57% (2007 Annua Report). As ot January loDe@mber 2007 the conlributoB to the subseclois outpulaside fiom paay and coh were banana pneappte, mango,peanut .assava, iomato, onion, cabbage eggptant andrubber Their gross output va ued al P 510.3 bittion at curentprlcesofll 03 percenr higherthan lhe previousyear's tevel.

To meel lhese chalenges, the c[4A HVCC Programempowe.slhesmallfarrners,small holdersand entreprene!rsto incrcase lheir conlibutions io econorn c g.ounh as wet as toaugment produceis income and enhance lheir ability toproduce and prccure a wide variety or ocarry nurrttious food 10meet lhe demands of food for the people

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TARLE OF CONTENTS

Banana comfr dditv Pmfite

Mango Commodity Profr e

P neapp e Commodty Profrle

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Cotree commodily ftonre

Rubber Commodily Prcfi e

BANANA COMMODIry PROFILE

INTRODUCTION

BanaMBrne ead'noltuirarn'r rFPh'lipp_csada(o_< lentlop; ", oo E brr1"'

'n 'Fe don "rr ard rores1

md'kr'\sr loomisr io wA\d\eccvcnohl ardbalcrd Fp'ro'e\po- rorood c"reti'5 rrae . qrwn o' rl-r€shar''eraro sabircadab. ror

lJJala'd-dfdJ. C"'dobJno'o{1nd'n!'o' oo

olherareasinrheountry

l'lhr'a sradY ^n

PP'o oLl weeinen dDe Each bL' r ir' 0. b raldswF "ac] _.ro FJ! 1s 2_20

**,sl om te*vovouq-iadd",. rnem;eblo,€mmhasa rcbJslsrcdhwilh Pseudosre

*'o" rirr.' *.+ r0r-ra1o\t,h 2-20f'noe_ ll"{reded thq4i.'ses o'a 10_,20!r alelq dndi02 5 dm in diamebl rhe fru I m€tures

. dne r.niedwn re oio atvP

mediumsizefurranOingtom 10 l5cmlnlensrh.Th€truilmarures7s_ssdayslrcmshootng.

. Jnderno.mal@r o"€r ' c i1

ro cream oro 'oh s$6" Cdrenoql €'FrY.-d" -,-,attd F b! !_(c'ah'nsa5aL 1asb0 s hsr'L;i ".. ,d5 r.o da, rcm rhoor

as 3 s melec and can produ@ 36 eaves rrcm lhs eme€ence of rhef6lleaf lomarufity. Eachleaf er geas huchas4 merere ongand

emersesfrom 11,1s days'n uptandand 7-9 days in lou.land

. Theseacverysmar pranrsreachtng a he qhroronty 1% mele6 Thepseudoslems a.e slour a ain ns a dsmerer ot 75-30 cm wilh brown-bla ck brotches spread ins attover L

claspinq th€ pseu dosbm. A bunch hass-12 hands and lrre truilsa€ye rrowish s reen in cotor with brown s h spols.

tnamiba,Amas, Bunsutan p roso. Morado.lnaban ko and seiiodia.Atmost200 var dies anit sl€ins ot ranana and

ar the BPt-Gen€bank.

(,essran roBBw).

sorr and crimaricRequi€denrs

Barr.a a o,s D-J J 'oo!arodra(

rr FTodcrrcs ".s E 10 , )/ (

. Elevation Can besmwnr@msea leveiuolo l00merersaboveseale!el/La\d'ar,ce.doba s4 0 rod' o vo200'! TempearuE 22"C 3fC. Soll Ddep,rdabe,welrdEitred

. WarerrccliEmenr AveEqe annualminran s 2000-2500omor25

Wal€r is necgssary on all qr.Mh stages Ddn *ess waler by6nsrtucrionof dElnage cana

. Drsranceof plantingPanisarespacedar20x2.5Delerswrh2000plantsperhecla€ sbndard d srancForhish dercity pl.ntins2planisperh rmakos3,200plantsperhe.ra€.ForCardaba -3 x4or4x4 mere6apafr

PRODT'CTIONPROFILE

' ro_2006 .he c'er pla.l€d fo'balcnr balsd to4'30014 hecta€s{hicho'odu..davoltmeol 70,?{,i47 \j- lsorft:tAO)t Leading banana pmduceE include: lndia, B€?iL, china, Ecuador,Philippines, hdonesia, c6la Rica, Metl6

. ln 2007, PhilioDines has an €xistins prcducron a€a of 436.733heciarcs lhal has ponu@d a volume of 7,434,074 NlI. (SourceiBUG au 6l ao ti culh! at St at kl i6)

. 200/vortmeo'p'odr.nonsrsby-0 l/\da'2005r'ornF

. Dalao?qonanan€dfier'qhes p'ddrdd ataaTvorm.tr 2007ol73€4/he(krescno3 l30,33l VTrespcdNeiyorl6rlopplorclgGq o ns inoLudei soccs KSARGEN (93s s€s MT): Nofiem Mlndanao(933,114 MT)r Casar€n \lalley ( 336,929 MT) and AR!\,4M (372 676MTJ.

' r#nalLonalia4eiprcdu.uonror200s'sB 2r3 l14Mr''he

"'ea developed b' 200/ rcalhedYpdason a'ea tr:003 is 21.ss3

hecteres whe6h Davao R4ion (R€qion xD tarseled the h ghest trhichis 7,000 hediacs. lsou@i Hvcc Reglanal cooldkatoB)

2007 Banana Production

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PROCESSING

r ca'n6ba s pbcessed inlo banana chips inlended main y for the exporl

r CavendEh s also pro@ssed ror feeds, nou4 vinesar and banana

. Domesrc ha ec fortiesh banana isthrough lhe mddle nen q.tiing

. rreshr'r sanovessbbletaoe6,asenc blybrE' ahrrarA q

r shippe 6 al ih6 pon ol o dsin caqaya n de o.o, Gensan, Davao and lheorcoosed Malalao, Davaodel sur

. consioiees/€ceiveB at rhe pod ol lvanila for sales disi.ibulion rowholesale6andjobb€rc. wholesaleEorlobber rrcmallowrluzon

. R.hile6-Frurslandsinichneishbodood supemat*ers,rer mad(etand mobilerctaileG(ca'1)

r Localma*eIs ior Cardaba is sr lld.iven by ihe mesa udan cenleE suchas Meto Manila and Meio cebu mainly tor snack fmds such asbananacueandturcn. Lakaran and Lalundan aG also ma i y for the lo€l madcls in l4saFs

FOREIGNTRAOE/€XPORT

asl2007 #F . 9q l2r Ml lo' r€r5wod; us$ Jc62/q' s b' o"ra"d dho":1 366 v valupd alLS$3e316,341 and rordri€d:3loMr valued ai us$ 5e7 7s6. (sode:

' Ftr irsh banana lop m 4 or * po.l desrin arion 3 include Japan kan,uAE,SourhKo€aandSi.gapo€i F€sh cawnd sh bananas a€ sxpo.led lo 32 cdunf6s bascllvAsBand rhe Middle East whlle ba nana chips are expoded ro 52 cou ni es

INVESTMEIITOPPORTUNInES

. GeeBhlptordavendishexpod. lndivldua prod!cronorrrcshbananaforlo€landexDonma*ers

. o€an c fresh and pmcessed. Olherbananaprcducls purc€andinllinr Prod0clioninpursidrcanidtud

lnte enlions ofthe Department ofAqriculture (GMA-HVCC

. creditsuppodioroutSrowets

' TG ^ins

6nd mplemenralion ol intesEredstalesies due lo pesl prcblems. Pollcysuopd'ltorareaexpanson. Facibre rhe ex pan sion/open ns ot new maCiets (China. [,lidd]e

. EncouEse increase prcdu.iion of'sweel a.d oruanicaly-grcwn

. conducl mark€t inle qen@ and pDmoiionar actvtes (r.ade

' Prcvision to. virus arce pbnlinq maleaa s and sirenglh€ning of.is.ue .Lr,rrcbo€ro escnd hei,eq edb,o! ld€niifi.alon ol vitus-free a€as as solr€ ot vnus-I€e praniing

. Supponforareaexpansion

lo imp.ove pre and p.srhaMsi

. Markelino assisbn@ lo qroweB and exooneB. T€inmg and nplenenlatioi of inregabd pesr naiaqemenlsr€legiesd0elopeslprcblems. Provision ofir qalion facililies

culliv.rsuiihresistanelobunchvtoDandolhe.svstemicdseases

MANGO COMMODIryPROFILE

INTRODUCTION

Mango ihe counirys nal.nalrruir slhe wond. tisiheth d mosrimoodanltuitcropolthedouniryb6sed on expodvoume6ndva uenexrrobananaandpineapple. lihasaneslab sheddom$tcm.dGrand has brshldppo un lesloriheinremaronalma*6tboihinfreshorDrccessedfom.Thecounhr'sexpod% erv,the carabaomanso isoneolihe

About 73ol of the loial area planted to manqoes is owned by smallfamerc while 24% opeEte ram 3i2es benteen 3 to 9.99 hecia.es Tho*operzt ns 10 hedra€s and above consrirute only abdut 3vi. about 93 % of lol6lobduclon is consumed lo€ny Mzlorityorihe manso prccessobarc small andmediumenrelplses. Maigo ndustrysuppodsabour2.5M fameG

'oc Bu'Tdaldva ara do BLnJ'-g'orjI'r{riF^hallowandsrdll

c€cksonba.k canopy dome shaped. fruiriseonsaredandkidney-shaped.welshsaboul240sEhs

wilhlhln yellowpuip verytenderlasl6andsl ghlaroma

r odsinabdndmlndia BumaandMalaya. r€es has ufi thl s@fth, open cbwn;has deeper c.acks on

. kid ney{ hape d f.u t wels hins z boul 230 sramsr disiinct beakon rhe apex llesh isfbousand rhi.k lghl oranqe vellow andsweeler th€n €6bao vadely

. oro'naledlDmlnd a

. h-: omn- r,'dwi 'nd

bes 'e rano fidn Cc'dodo a'd

. f.ul is small b medium. Duoded/oval grcen skin wlhyellowish flesh and prelerably ealen 6s srcen

' orher le* implnant manso cultivaF include Pahut ., Dubul,'B noboY and sefror la. Aside nomlhe Unveciryorihe Philippines in Los Baios. Lasunawhch keeos 50 vaielies or manqo rrcm a over the to d lheNarona Manso Research and Development Cenrer (BPl-NMRDC) n Gtimaras has a colecl.n of diffe€ni vanelles otmanso,6swel asslra ns of ca€bao mansoinlhegenebank

Manoo q6ws besr ar bpiei prades wilh rempe€tuEs €ngino ftum 21"c-

Elevalion .wirh n 600 melec above sea evelT€mp.raiur€ 21'C 2lCweather-D sinclreiand dry(3 5monlhsdry). Plenlyorsunlisht.soar - Loany, balivery hgh in orcanid haller wrh a good warerholdins capacily,so lpHor6,0'7.0Drarn.g. - @llo?reo ,o : lees trouturc e€l reoed oL1lgmaruBrionof eavesand b"ds,iore

PROOUCTION PROFILE

ln 2007, Phllippines has an exisling pbduclion area of184,131 hectares lhat has pDduced a volume of1 ,O23,5O7 Mr. (saltce : Bureau otAgticuttuftt statistics)2007 volume ol produclion grew by 11.25% over 2006

llocos Region has the highesl production volLme in 2007which totaled to 445 049 MT or about 43% of the totalnalional production volume. Olher top producing regiorsincluder Cagayan Valley (90,109 MT); Cenlral Luzon(84,131 MT); Central Visayas (72,917 Mr ) a^dzamboanga Peninsu a (59,603 MT)The nalional larget pbduction ior 2008 is 1 ,093,990 Mlln lems ol area planled fo. 2007, Cenlral Luzon has snexisring a€a ot33,427 hecra€s which accountsto'18% of

For 2008 the la'gel expansion area for mango is 9,996heclares wherein SOCCSKSARGEN (Region Xll) largetedlhe hiqhestwhich is 2,000 hectares.

2007 Nalionallvlango

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manso prodrcrion s processed and ths

. The maigo-ptocessis se.lonqo luice .rred maisoes na so

r rhe Phn ppine nango prD.essors a,e senera y medum scale

' Prc.essing sco^sft nedbyrrrera.korsuppryaswenashequa(yot

ndusrry has heen.tura.re'zed by

theso qbwers andtadeE sel low

The nalor cres such as Man a, cebu and Davao cily are lhe keylrad ngce leGrornansoesrhatare

. Otlhis propodoi, il s eslihare

rowbyl0% peryearupro20r0.

Us$23.23a.539andrordred:2,622MTva uedarUs$r5.2r6.165

rhe malor desrialio^s for Prrrippne mansoes

olher ex slrc markers for PhirDpide mangoes

r 2007Ann!rr Pnce tsrrlosam

Famsab : P25,22Wholesale : P 36,50Reroir : P50,42

s d rc e : au @ at a9 tdltud s tat Btu

r Fedirze6(incudinsoeanicbnilzere)

' Sea nSandpackaSinSaqu pmenri Processing ecu pment ror manqo puee. iuce dr€d 6nd powd.Ed

r cmrrcllcdArmosprE oTochnolosv. VaporHe.rT€ahenrFadl'ries

r ExtendedHorwalerTrearmenrFacririad

rnr.r..r.onsofih.o.padmemorAs'icurrur.(c A.HvccPr6sah)

. Ptuision or planbns role.ials in t'e erpan:lion areas. Nu.seryacc.edialioianncenificalioiolplaniingfraio/als. Manlenanc€ ot scion gbves as source of scion maleiale for

. Supponid aEa erDansim

etrended h oi waier r€a rm6.t (EHWI) G nks fa. th€ china mar6r .n dcontolof enrhracnoseo^ rherru r. Provideassistancelobxp.deEroreducacostof expon.ron(pesrcd€

. condd ro.ker inGnise@ and Fomrio^ar adiviria ro 6xp3nd in rh6existing and /o. op€n n* m6d(ers. ntensi/lrunsler orlechdoloqvrhouch lra n nqs. oublicarons erc.loenhance produdtivily ncuding ihe.pplicaron of nregraied pastmanag.m€nr srEreq 6 (lPM)tor posl conroland rBduclion ot 9ost

! Oeverop/stMSthening of lorc€sti.gsyslem o. pEduclio a.d Fsl

' Clusl-4ng olthe pbduclon areas as E rool in lhs iit€gmlon of lh€Produdon€nd ma*et(va uechain)

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PINEAPPLE COMMODITY PROFILE

INTRODUCTION

ThePhilippines s thelopexpoderoljuice concenr€resand p neapp ejuke Bdhneshaod pr.esed exponindusrryisincrcasins.wehavesmoorhCayenn€ or Hawaiian. Oueen o. African Oueen or Fo.mosa NaivePhilippine

. 2 3-3 6 ks and considered asthe heaviesl vadely

. cy nddcaL n shape, flesh is lighr n yellecoror

2. Oueen orAriican Oueen orFormosa. 0.45-0.95 ks, sma lrype and has rapedno shape

3, Narrle Phrlippin. R.dorRedspanish. o.sr-l.4kg, medumin size and barel shaped

. Sweel and coaree spcy n lavor

ongwhe^ funy maiuredr cv ndnca shape, dark qreen ro

SOILANOCLIMATIC REAUlREMENIS

PineappreEosoverawde ranqeof soils andcl marccondiiions butevelwilh aiemP€ralu.e ot24'30c

Raihrall -rclaiively uiiromlhouqh

so,l- sandyloamso wrhhsho'!aDhinaqe-well'dEined$ wirhpH4.s 5.s.

area01903.033heclarcs (sorm€ Frqosrar2r06)

1i.9 produclonareaor53 973hecrar€slrialprod'.eda\oun'eor2.0r6.412M1

3,906 MT in 2C06 rmr r 925 593 MTrn2007w rhasowlh €le of 5%.r The roiar ar€a pranl.d ro pineapi 2006and19.312rr€crares n 2007 tso0r.e:BAs). Nodr,ernM Manaoaila n€d rhe

produc 9 reg,ons n.ude: soccrGARGEN (3m76r MT): BicoReqior (1'6766 Mrr cALAB^RzoN 13a,0ae fi1T)and Casayan

. ThenaloM raeerprocucronror2D03is2l67,665MT

' For 2000. rhe rarqer epansionwhre ^ Nod !e,n [r ndaiao (Reoion xD ralsded rhe rr shenwhich is3 055h.cl.res is.lire I/VCoP.eqanal Caat<tnat B)

!!{ior'.r Flr..arpla Droducrlon 2007

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ermsorprocess ns 35% olprccess nqberonos ro nu[ nariona compan es

ree died.juicecone €bs. cnnedprod!ctsandnd rcocklair nsyruplhat sinrendedlorexporl

9 pro r ca' oo,F. Narve Phiippne Red or Spaiis

. snoolh caycnie oueen. Red Spanish a^d MDz arc lrre conmerc a

rl,eached 274,935 Met crons (Mr) nnalions ncrudes Japan(170.342)

RepuLrico'sourhKorea(li5 r4r ) andrawan(6 354) tso!'ce BAs)was274.935 MTwth rhe va ue orUS

dhed by s30.733 MTva ued ar us sr 1

MARKETINGPRACTICES

r Flatuesled nuib broushr ro nar

a ybuqs. rcorOrubsand phyroplrioE. lnsutrcenrsuppryorq!ariiyrrurs

rdhaul ns €rinteslaronanddamage.

. rnadequaiesupptyotptanrngmareratsandpina eaveswhchr€su[ed

. Theleddspmresofribs4rra.lionandkno ing. rnconssrenrqua ryothaidwovenfab csan.tuneve^embroidery

. cfo'oo4 "- .o.citrd

. E:pensve plce or oina cDrh w

INVESTMENIOPPORTUNIiIES

. N che markeb ror olgant.aty sbwn p^eapp e 1MD-2 and MG 3)and

2. Prcduclionsubsysrem roralareaeloansonandcredl

4 MaAeliq irad'norromrarmro,iJAer5 Loqsrica tmnspodfacift €sfiomrhefamroMeroMan a,.odchain

2007 Annqar Price (Ph

INTERVENTJONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ICIIiA"HVCCPROGRAMI

. Suppodrorrheexra^sionorareas

. lntensii/ ransfer or rechnooqy lh.ouqh t6 ninos, publcalions. erc roenhance produclivliy incud ns rhe appticafon of ]nresGied pesrnanasemenlslhres es (lFM)roroesrconrot

rad ry(packnshouse). clusbrns ofihe produclo. areds as a looti. ihe dleoEr.n ofthe

. inhand.trod tr'h.d"'.op.enlororcanichrms. cond ucr ma *el nrentse n@ a nd p bhorioMt activdies io expan d on rh oexisrin9 madets6nd/.rnewmarkets

. ProvideharkeiinSasssranceioerporte6

COFFE!COMMODITYPROFILE

corr€eoEUpLesEn mpo .inln aceconsumed as the nosr prestsous bovc.aqe conee is rt3 se.o 'd mo

consumed bev€rase in rhe word (arler wrer) and rrE *cond mos( tadcdmmmod'ly (afler petoetrml

s hioh yerdLns and morc resisianr to pesb andd seases ryie ds 1 200k9ormorcp

. q';^ o ^.r. .Pla gdo,''o oo

SOIL AND CLIMATIC REOUIREMENTS

mum remPeralure shou d be2r'CbYnishtand26'c byd3y [lod e €ie soi rem peral Lre sv a lor roor growlh

soil r:cro6 hemnmumso dcpirr ror corree propagator slsmelersThesoi nuslbehiohyrerlilerlhhshmo'slurehordinscapac(, lnuslbeor

Rarnlall/warer so mosruremlslbeadeqtsredtrmon

areaorr0.203.407 hecrares tFr osT/r 20061. Lead nq qreen coilee Droducers n.!ude: Brazir vietnam. coumba,

pecled to fea.h 1D5s56Mrsl'ns p@duclion a,ea or 123 s75 he.rares

[iT orher rop produc^g regois iicrude cALABARzoN (7,671 MT)rco.diera Reson (471s Mr) Davao Reqion 1.4.3s5 Mr)aid cARAcA

. soccKsaRGEN (Rcl] oi x )larceledlhehshesrwhichis2,000hedaes (soum HVcc ResioDa/ coordd's

Narional Cofiee Produclion (2007)

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rnrhe GfoundsndBrew rhesigircanrpayersinrhe oGrmarkelareFoaro.

TWO M€THODSOF PROCESSING COFFEE

edwrren rhoroustr y dded. rcmovin9

WerMethodPurping.pu pimmed acoffeeberesbeyond4shou6 Beyond4ahous.rtrepu pb€qinsloremenrNeal generaled by rhe rermenbr o

beans wh.h riaveremenred isone o

Fermentalion - nalura femenlelioi s the most commony usedmethod of removiig lhe muclaginols matler coverinq lhe parchmenrskin ol coffee beans The muc lage has to be removed lo fac llale sun-

Sun drying - sln dry the beans up lo 12% moisrlre conlent n Iheabse.ce of a moislure tester. sun dry unri lhe beans willu6 tom darkamberlo averylighl lelllce green co or Beans having moislure conlenlbeyond 13% willum op.que wh le upon stor.ge and an undesimb e nrheope. marker. Ensure rhatrhe beans w rlrol g€t wel dlrifg the sundry ng processto.void secandaryfemenlal oi.

. Phlippnes €xponed 10.194 kiograms or 16194 MT dling 2007(Arabica 3,744r Excesa 522 and Lbe.ica 11,923). rsou.ce:

. Maftets: china(sreen beans),Japan(so ubres)

MARKETING PRACTICES

. Farmers Senerally dry lhen coffee beans and have lhem mlled

. Green beans are so d to Iraders ordireclly lo the buying slalons ofNesteorlowetmarkels.

' LowncomeofcofieefarmeB. Poorquallyofcofeebeans. La.kolposlhatueslfaclli€slorqualtyprocessing. H ahlvfluclual nq markelDrces

2o!I!!!!{E!99]?!d!slF.rmqar6 wholesale

50.94

165.00

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IXVESTMENT OPPORIUNITIES

. Conce akeF. b@inS equipment

. Crcdiilacililieslorrehab lallon

. Nu6cri.srors€sd ngsofRobust,A..beandLibeica

II{IERVENTIOIIS OF IHE OEPARTMENT OF AGRICUI'URE IGIIA{IVCC

. lnrensify pbd!.ron or pran n9 nar.dak wirh $. e ol s*ds dd uldinoa

. co.rnue suppo.l in rh. esiab khment/mainlenanos ot fdundai on

. lnrensityreiuw@rionefiontoincrcas.prcdudiviry

. Enhan@ sup@d tahe dMl@renr ollrynicfams

.lntensify r.ansLr of rochnolosy ihrcush hn^qs publicalons. aic ioe nha n * p6d ucliviry ncrudino lhe a pprierion of ii cgraied p.sl ma n6go men rsrEtogi.s (lPNl) forD6r @ntoland rcducrion ol p.6tharcsr los*s

. Estauishrenlot@mmon.€rybefaclitylorp'l$ensorcon .

. conduotmad(sti.te isenc..ndprcdorionalacrvrss

RUBBER COMMOOITY PROFILE

Rubbe,planrersin the PhLlippines arepredom nantLvsmallhoLders. tiseslimated rhal a rarmer owns an avera!€ otlhrce (3) ro bn(10) heciarcs olrubbarfam.AbourT0%ortobberorodu@diirhecounlry sabsorbedbvlhetrca nd foolred ind usties wor d do^ su mption ha s bee n ic€a slnq app@xim arelvby203,000 MTperyears n@ 1995

Rubbe. planbiions only one spedies Hereoe-r. rerccrF,Dhorbalea6laail,l rrvebbe,rEe He.6ar€'re. j. - dlle'ei

r@wiihad€€hiiiunk dba which sGuallyibnlysmoolha^dgreyincolorRubb€r sows besr al tmpical pla@s wilh renpemlurcs rang dg rbm

20 23"C and a we ld stdbured annual €inlall. ll srcws on ahosl all lvpes of soil

D;p€ndins on condilions, the rubb€rr€ewduld usually rake 5-6 yea6 lo.each

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