Agriculture
At present, the municipality has 7,329 hectares of land devoted to agriculture. Its dominant/abundant crops are coconuts, corns, bananas, mango, and fruit vegetables.
Yield per hectare by type of crop:
|
CROPS |
YIELD IN METRIC TONS PER HECTARE PER YEAR |
| Coconuts | 1.2 – 1.5 |
| Corn | 2.5 – 2.9 ( white from OPV certified Seeds) 0.7 – 0.9 ( white from traditional Native variety) |
| Rice | 2.6 – 3.0 Irrigated certified seeds 1.0 – 1.5 Rainfed 0.6 – 0.8 Upland |
| Bananas | 5.0 – 8.0423.3 – 677.3 kilograms |
| Fruit Trees | |
| a. Mango | 10.0-15.0 |
| b. Jackfruit | 5.0-8.0 |
| C.Avocado | 3.0-5.0 |
| Vegetables (3 Croppings per year) | |
| a. Stringbeans | 5.0-6.0 |
| b. Red Squash | 15.0-20.0 |
| c. Eggplant | 12.0-15.0 |
| d. Okra | 6.0-8.0 |
| e. Ampalaya | 4.0-5.0 |
| Root Crops | |
| a. Camote | 15.0-18.0 |
| b. Cassava | 15.0-20.0 |
| Legumes | |
| a. Mongo | 1.0-1.5 |
| b. Peanut | 2.0-4.0 |
| Sugarcane | 10.0-15.0 |
