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Peanut flower. The peanut is an annual herbaceous plant growing 30 to 50 centimetres (12 to 20 in) tall. [9] As a legume, it belongs to the botanical family Fabaceae, also known as Leguminosae, and commonly known as the legume, bean, or pea family. [1]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has declared the town of Enrile in Cagayan as the "peanut capital of the Philippines" for its "noteworthy contribution" to the development of the local peanut industry, with experts citing the soil suitability of the town – sandy to sandy-loam – and its unique ability to produce peanut year-round.
The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic, and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD) is a council of the Department of Science and Technology of the Philippines government. The council aims to help national research and development efforts in agriculture, forestry, and natural resources of the Philippines. It does so by ...
The National Food Authority was created by President Ferdinand Marcos through Presidential Decree No. 4 dated September 26, 1972, under the name National Grains Authority (NGA) with the mission of promoting the integrated growth and development of the grains industry covering rice, corn, feed grains and other grains like sorghum, mung beans, and peanuts. [1]
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The production is best suited between a latitude of 20° and 30°, [11] i.e. the tropical wet and dry [11] and the subtropical dry summer [11] climate zones. Optimal temperature is between 19 °C [11] and 30 °C. [11] Temperatures below 16 °C [11] and above 38 °C [11] are not suited for the production of Bambara groundnut.
Philippine provinces Annual Rice Production 2017. The Philippines is the 8th largest rice producer in the world, accounting for 2.8% of global rice production. [28] The Philippines was also the world's largest rice importer in 2010. [29] In 2010, nearly 15.7 million metric tons of palay (pre-husked rice) were produced. [30]
Just like in most parts of the Philippines, rice is extensively grown in the province. There are two types of practices for rice cultivation namely wet-rice cultivation and swidden/kaingin. Corn is also planted as a major subsistence and as a replacement for rice. Other products consumed are camote, yams, coconut, mango, banana and vegetables.