ECONOMIC SECTOR

Economy
Agriculture remains as the Nueva Ecijas primary industry and the backbone of its economy. Its
agricultural productivity has earned the province the niche of being the Food Bowl of Central Luzon.
Agricultural production is sustained by approximately 264, 736 hectares of fertile and arable lands that are
nourished by the Great Pampanga Rivers and its many auxiliaries.
Nueva Ecijas primary agricultural product is rice. Over the years it has managed to maintain its position
as one of, if not the largest rice producer(s) in the country. Aside from the primary staple, the province is also a
major onion producer in the region, with production areas concentrated mainly in the municipalities of
Bongabon, Rizal, Laur, Gabaldon and San Jose City. Its other major agricultural products are corn, garlic,
melon, and mango.
Livestock, poultry and fish productions are other dominant economic activities in the province. In
addition to these, dairy is a fast-flourishing industry that is being primed by the collaborative efforts of the
provincial government and the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC) in providing farmers and cooperatives with
necessary support in upgrading and increasing the genetic potentials of native carabaos for milk, meat and
draft, and in continuous market exploration and development.
Nueva Ecija offers boundless opportunities in agro-industry and agri-based trading activities to local
and foreign investors. The province's vast, arable and irrigated agricultural lands and support facilities
optimize these opportunities. Various agricultural research and development institutions are collaborating with
the Provincial Government in pursuing agricultural advancement as well as in achieving food security not only
for the province, but for the whole country as well.

Agriculture
Nueva Ecijas primary industry is agriculture and its
agricultural productivity has gained the province being
dubbed as the Food Bowl of Central Luzon.

Figure 1: Land Use

The suitability of the provinces land to agricultural

production is evident in its land use. of the provinces total
land area of 550,718 hectares, the biggest portion or 48% is
occupied by agricultural land with an area of 264,737
hectares. The provinces freshwater swamps and fishponds,
on the other hand, have an aggregate area of 4,286
hectares or a 1% of the total land.
Table 9
Present Land Use in Nueva Ecija
Land Use
Agricultural areas
Forest Land

Area (has)

Percent
age (%)

264,737

48%

135,417

25%

Grazing and Pasture

Freshwater swamps and Fishpond
area

60,000
4,286

1%

Residential and commercial

30,514

5%

Others (Institutional/open space)

55,764

10%
100.00
%

Total Land Area

550,718

11%

Paddy areas dominate the agricultural land use with a total irrigated and non-irrigated land of
144,145 and 44,679 hectares, respectively. The remaining areas are devoted to vegetable crops
(17,621 hectares), fruit orchards (11,000 hectares), grain crops and root crops (10,946 hectares) and
other plantation crops (36,346 hectares).

(Area of 264,737 Has.)

Figure 2: Agrucultural Land Use

Table 10
LAND AREA AND NUMBER OF BARANGAYS BY
MUNICIPALITY/CITY
MUNICIPALITY
1.

ALIAGA

2.

BONGABON

3.

CABIAO

4.

CARRANGLAN

5.

CUYAPO

6.

GABALDON

7.

GEN. NATIVIDAD

8.

GEN. TINIO

9.

GUIMBA

1
0.
1
1.
1
2.
1
3.
1
4.
1
5.
1
6.

JAEN
LAUR
LICAB
LLANERA
LUPAO
NAMPICUAN
PANTABANGAN

LAND
AREA
10,26
3
28,70
0
11,76
0
79,20
5
18,31
0
36,62
3
10,37
5
11,76
0
23,30
0
8,54
5
26,28
7
5,20
0
7,35
0
12,59
0
4,09
0
37,47
0

NO. OF
BARANGAYS
26
29
23
17
51
16
20
12
64
27
17
11
22
24
21
14

1
7.
1
8.
1
9.
2
0.
2
1.
2
2.
2
3.
2
4.
2
5.
2
6.
2
7.

PENARANDA
QUEZON
RIZAL
SAN ANTONIO
SAN ISIDRO
SAN LEONARDO
STA.ROSA
STO.DOMINGO
TALAVERA
TALUGTUG
ZARAGOZA

9,84

10

9
6,83
8
15,11
0
15,59
0
5,75
0
5,19
0
24,16
2
7,58
0
14,45
5
9,38
5
18,37
5

16
27
16
9
15
33
24
53
28
19

Table 10
LAND AREA AND NUMBER OF BARANGAYS BY
MUNICIPALITY/CITY
CITY/MUNICIPALITY
2
4.
2
5.
2
6.
2
7.
2

STO.DOMINGO
TALAVERA
TALUGTUG
ZARAGOZA
CABANATUAN CITY

LAND
AREA
7,58
0
14,45
5
9,38
5
18,37
5
19,22

NO. OF
BARANGAYS
24
53
28
19
89

8.
2
9.
3
0.
3
1.
3
2.

GAPAN CITY
MUOZ SCIENCE CITY
PALAYAN CITY
SAN JOSE CITY
TOTAL

8
15,59
0
14,76
9
17,22
9
19,79
0
550,7
18

23
37
18
38
9

84

Crops
Rice and Corn
The primary agricultural product in the province is rice, which is practically grown in all towns.
The municipality of Guimba accounts for the biggest share of production area for rice and
consequently, holds the most number of farmers engaged in rice farming, followed by the cities of
San Jose, Cabanatuan, Muoz and the Municipality of Talavera, respectively.
Seventy four percent (74%) of the rice production areas in the province are irrigated, as served
mostly by the Upper Pampanga River Integrated Irrigation System (UPRIIS) and other lesser
communal irrigation systems. Though paddy areas in the towns of Sto. Domingo, Zaragoza, General
Natividad, Bongabon, Zaragoza, Cabiao, San Isidro, Cabiao, Jaen and San Leonardo are fully
irrigated still, certain municipalities are predominantly reliant on rainfall, particularly the towns of
Cuyapo, Nampicuan, Talugtug, Lupao, Gen. Tinio, Pearanda and the city of Palayan.
Table 11
GININTUANG MASAGANANG ANI RICE PROGRAM
RICE PRODUCTION AREA
CY 2008-2010

PHYSICAL AREA
RAINFED
No. Of
Area
Farme
(Has.)
rs
15,011.4
0
9,053
397.40
223
6,838.00
4,692
4,346.00
2,546

1st DISTRICT
ALIAGA
CUYAPO
GUIMBA
LICAB
NAMPICUAN
QUEZON
STO. DOMINGO
TALAVERA
ZARAGOZA

IRRIGATED
No. Of
Area
Farme
(Has.)
rs
49,645.6
7
31,340
6,406.00
2,562
1,468.00
1,319
10,750.00 11,157
3,543.67
1,436
702.00
224
4,357.00
2,239
7,520.00
4,149
8,802.00
5,199
6,097.00
3,055

2nd DISTRICT
CARRANGLAN
LLANERA
LUPAO
PANTABANGAN
RIZAL
TALUGTUG
SAN JOSE CITY

35,284.2
9
2,999.00
6,488.00
2,489.00
515.00
6,414.00
1,841.70
7,325.00

23,062
1,382
5,190
1,864
454
4,447
988
4,757

15,920.3
6
1,178.95
1,200.00
3,907.00
757.00
880.00
4,918.49
1,549.51

9,833
753
1,034
2,151
709
380
2,658
904

51,204.6
5
4,177.95
7,688.00
6,396.00
1,272.00
7,294.00
6,760.19
8,874.51

32,895
2,135
6,224
4,015
1,163
4,827
3,646
5,661

7,212.59

3,980

1,529.41

1,244

8,742.00

5,224

MUNICIPALITY/
CITY

MUOZ SCIENCE
CITY

3,174.00
243.00

1,283
301

13.00

TOTAL
No. Of
Area
Farmer
(Has.)
s
64,657.0
7
40,393
6,803.40
2,785
8,306.00
6,011
15,096.00
13,703
3,543.67
1,436
3,876.00
1,507
4,600.00
2,540
7,520.00
4,149
8,815.00
5,207
6,097.00
3,055

Table 11
GININTUANG MASAGANANG ANI RICE PROGRAM
RICE PRODUCTION AREA

CY 2008-2010
MUNICIPALITY/
CITY

3d DISTRICT
BONGABON
GABALDON
GEN.
NATIVIDAD
LAUR
STA. ROSA
CABANATUAN
CITY
PALAYAN CITY

4th DISTRICT
CABIAO
GEN. TINIO
JAEN
PEARANDA
SAN ANTONIO
SAN ISIDRO
SAN
LEONARDO
GAPAN CITY
TOTAL
Source: OPA

IRRIGATED
No. Of
Area
Farme
(Has.)
rs
29,735.5
0
15,991
3,550.00
2,792
1,552.00
1,273

PHYSICAL AREA
RAINFED
No. Of
Area
Farme
(Has.)
rs
4,039.80
161.00
217.00

2,917
71
166

TOTAL
No. Of
Area
Farmer
(Has.)
s
33,775.3
0 18,908
3,711.00
2,863
1,769.00
1,439

6,510.00
2,114.00
6,900.00

2,913
1,518
3,160

484.00
658.00

356
327

6,510.00
2,598.00
7,558.00

2,913
1,874
3,487

8,458.00
651.50

3,918
417

538.80
1,981.00

1,008
989

8,996.80
2,632.50

4,926
1,406

37,871.8
0
6,206.00
835.00
6,154.00
1,396.80
8,884.00
4,282.00

17,153
2,658
572
2,484
624
3,152
2,211

4,982.80
129.00
1,526.70

2,689
80
1,210

3,012.00
7,102.00
152,537.
26

1,549
3,903
87,546

1,982.50

1,344.60
39,954.3
6

866

533
24,492

42,854.6
0
6,335.00
2,361.70
6,154.00
3,379.30
8,884.00
4,282.00

19,842
2,738
1,782
2,484
1,490
3,152
2,211

3,012.00
8,446.60
192,491.
62

1,549
4,436
112,03
8

Figure 3: Irrigated & Rainfed Areas by City/Municipality

In the year 2009, Nueva Ecija has topped rice production in the country, regaining the spot
from the province of Isabela, contributing a total produce of 1,550,545.19 metric tons of rice per
production data as follows:

Table 12
RICE PRODUCTION (Dry Season) 2009
2009 (Dry Season)
MUNICIPALI
TY / CITY

Aliaga

Hybrid
Area
Harves
ted
704.25

Cuyapo

88.10

Guimba
Licab
Nampicuan
Quezon
Sto. Domingo
Talavera
Zaragoza
San Jose City
Carranglan
Llanera
Lupao

Prod'n
(MT)
5,105.8
1

CS
Av
e.
Yiel
d
7.2
6.6

424.50
1,396.0
0

579.37
3,875.7
5
9,650.2
6

30.00
1,432.5
0
3,193.0
0
2,869.3
0
3,397.5
0
2,409.9
7

201.15
11,030.
25
28,303.
14
28,702.
18
22,011.
09
20,202.
75

6.7

88.00
4,400.0
0
20.00

596.40
35,640.
00
102.80

6.8

9.1
6.9

7.7
8.9
10.
0
6.5
8.4

8.1
5.1

Area
Harves
ted
5,652.2
5
1,345.9
0
9,819.5
5
1,817.0
0
385.00
2,924.5
0
4,327.0
0
5,932.7
0
2,699.5
0
4,048.1
0
2,911.0
0
2,088.0
0
2,469.0

Prod'n
(MT)
34,686.
08
6,585.4
8
68,736.
85
9,544.8
0
1,925.0
0
20,237.
54
26,523.
91
37,565.
22
14,496.
32
22,860.
00
16,256.
80
14,407.
20
10,196.

Total
Av
e.
Yiel
d

Area
Harvest
ed

6.1

6,356.50

4.9
7.0

1,434.00
10,244.0
5

5.3

3,213.00

5.0

415.00

6.9

4,357.00

6.1

7,520.00

6.3

8,802.00

5.4

6,097.00

5.6

6,458.07

5.6

2,999.00

6.9
4.1

6,488.00
2,489.00

Prod'n
(MT)
39,791.8
9

Av
e.
Yiel
d
6.3

7,164.85
72,612.6
0
19,195.0
6

5.0

2,126.15
31,267.7
9
54,827.0
5
66,267.4
0
36,507.4
1
43,062.7
5
16,853.2
0
50,047.2
0
10,299.7

5.1

7.1
6.0

7.2
7.3
7.5
6.0
6.7
5.6
7.7
4.1

Munoz
Pantabangan
Rizal
Talugtug

2,070.0
0

16,529.
79

70.00
2,720.9
2

558.80
22,012.
20
4,094.5
0

485.00

8.0
8.0
8.1
8.4

0
5,142.5
9
445.00
3,693.0
8
1,075.0
0

97
34,969.
61
1,978.0
0
22,158.
48
7,525.0
0

6.8

7,212.59

4.4

515.00

6.0

6,414.00

7.0

1,560.00

7
51,499.4
0
2,536.80
44,170.6
8
11,619.5
0

7.1
4.9
6.9
7.4

Table 12
RICE PRODUCTION (Dry Season) 2009
2009 (Dry Season)
MUNICIPALI
TY / CITY

Hybrid
Area
Harves
ted

Prod'n
(MT)

Cabanatuan
City

1,974.2
5

13,818.
00

Palayan City

118.50

701.70
4,194.3
8
21,403.
47
7,840.5
3
1,215.3
5

Bongabon
Gen.
Natividad
Sta. Rosa
Laur

702.98
2,709.3
0
1,029.0
0
153.00

CS
Av
e.
Yiel
d
7.0
5.9
6.0
7.9
7.6
7.9

Area
Harves
ted
6,461.9
9
400.10
2,797.0
2
3,800.7
0
5,871.0
0
1,961.0
0

Prod'n
(MT)
36,374.
78
2,029.1
0
15,348.
66
22,804.
20
33,313.
97
10,081.
75

total
Av
e.
Yiel
d

Area
Harvest
ed

5.6

8,436.24

5.1

518.60

5.5

3,500.00

6.0

6,510.00

5.7

6,900.00

5.1

2,114.00

Prod'n
(MT)
50,192.7
8
2,730.80
19,543.0
4
44,207.6
7
41,154.5
0
11,297.1
0

Av
e.
Yiel
d
5.9
5.3
5.6
6.8
6.0
5.3

Gabaldon
San Isidro
Gen. Tinio

7.00
1,363.0
0

37.50
10,938.
00

5.4

14.00
5,643.0
0

5.4

6.2

Penaranda

149.00

Jaen

616.00

75.60
37,622.
40
1,410.1
0
8,366.2
1
1,020.6
0
4,566.4
9

139.00
41,742
.01

855.00
323,26
1.57

San Antonio
Cabiao
Gapan

San Leonardo
TOTAL

208.00
1,116.9
4

8.0

6.7
6.8
7.5
6.8
7.4

7.7

1,538.0
0
2,919.0
0
459.80
3,241.0
0
5,971.0
0
5,985.0
6
1,247.8
0
5,538.0
0
2,872.0
0
107,83
8.64

6,395.2
0
18,106.
05
2,154.8
5
16,583.
40
31,474.
50
32,112.
56
6,080.7
5
28,965.
78
15,276.
24
627,75
5.05

4.2

1,545.00

6.2

4,282.00

4.7

473.80

5.1

8,884.00

5.3

6,179.00

5.4

7,102.00

4.9

1,396.80

5.2

6,154.00

5.3

3,011.00
149,58
0.65

5.8

6,432.70
29,044.0
5

4.2

2,230.45
54,205.8
0
32,884.6
0
40,478.7
7

4.7

7,101.35
33,532.2
7
16,131.2
4
951,01
6.62

5.1

6.8

6.1
5.3
5.7

5.4
5.4
6.4

Source: OPA

Table 13
RICE PRODUCTION (Wet Season) 2009
2009 (Wet Season)
MUNICIPALI
TY / CITY

Hybrid
Area
Harves
ted

Prod'n
(MT)

Certified
Av
e.
Yiel
d

Area
Harves
ted

Prod'n
(MT)

Total
Av
e.
Yie
ld

Area
Harvest
ed

Prod'n
(MT)

Av
e.
Yiel
d

Aliaga

29.00

96.28

Cuyapo

0.00

0.00

Guimba

16.10

78.25

4.9

Licab

18.50

37.00

2.0

0.00

0.00

Quezon

50.00

169.10

3.4

Sto. Domingo

14.30

41.20

2.9

Talavera

84.80

369.34

4.4

Zaragoza

69.00

293.00

4.2

160.00

604.70

3.8

0.00

0.00

47.00

150.65

Lupao

0.00

0.00

Munoz

75.00

283.80

3.8

Pantabangan

32.00

162.00

5.1

166.96

561.00

3.4

7.00

29.20

4.2

Nampicuan

San Jose City

Carranglan
Llanera

Rizal
Talugtug

3.3

3.2

6,774.4
0
8,195.5
0
14,979.
90
1,400.0
0
3,521.5
0
4,144.0
0
7,505.7
0
8,470.0
0
3,087.0
0
8,704.2
1
3,940.6
2
7,641.0
0
6,346.5
0
8,639.0
0
1,051.3
0
6,193.1
9
6,753.1
4

18,236.
00
32,674.
47
68,737.
56
2,722.1
7
10,246.
52
13,509.
44
25,519.
38
29,306.
20
9,199.3
0
29,865.
20
15,219.
59
18,491.
93
24,566.
35
38,687.
10
2,916.0
0
21,485.
13
26,139.
25

2.7
4.0
4.6
1.9
2.9
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.0
3.4
3.9
2.4
3.9
4.5
2.8
3.5
3.9

6,803.4
0
8,195.5
0
14,996.
00
1,418.5
0
3,521.5
0
4,194.0
0
7,520.0
0
8,554.8
0
3,156.0
0
8,864.2
1
3,940.6
2
7,688.0
0
6,346.5
0
8,714.0
0
1,083.3
0
6,360.1
5
6,760.1
4

18,332.2
8
32,674.4
7
68,815.8
1

2.7
4.0
4.6

2,759.17
10,246.5
2
13,678.5
4
25,560.5
8
29,675.5
4

1.9

9,492.30
30,469.9
0
15,219.5
9
18,642.5
8
24,566.3
5
38,970.9
0

3.0

3,078.00
22,046.1
3
26,168.4
5

2.8

2.9
3.3
3.4
3.5

3.4
3.9
2.4
3.9
4.5

3.5
3.9

Table 13
RICE PRODUCTION (Wet Season) 2009
2009 (Wet Season)
MUNICIPALI
TY / CITY

Hybrid
Area
Harves
ted

Prod'n
(MT)

Certified
Av
e.
Yiel
d

Cabanatuan
City

127.15

419.47

3.3

Palayan City

3.00

12.15

4.1

23.33

139.98

6.0

161.70

548.00

3.4

23.00

101.80

4.4

Laur

0.00

0.00

Gabaldon

0.00

0.00

San Isidro

50.00

305.00

6.1

Gen. Tinio

16.00

78.00

4.9

0.00

0.00

0.00
61.00

0.00
309.30

Bongabon
Gen.
Natividad
Sta. Rosa

San Antonio
Cabiao
Gapan

5.1

Area
Harves
ted

Prod'n
(MT)

8,494.8
3
1,968.2
7
3,276.1
7
6,312.8
0
7,349.8
5
2,379.7
5
1,577.0
0
3,426.0
0
10,185.
90
4,016.5
0
3,721.0
0
8,385.6

24,785.
87
5,971.8
6
12,967.
23
18,934.
00
26,310.
25
8,423.7
4
2,968.5
5
14,046.
60
7,935.7
0
14,084.
06
11,594.
00
33,022.

total
Av
e.
Yie
ld
2.9
3.0
4.0
3.0
3.6
3.5
1.9
4.1
3.7
3.5
3.1
3.9

Area
Harvest
ed
8,621.9
8
1,971.2
7
3,299.5
0
6,474.5
0
7,372.8
5
2,379.7
5
1,577.0
0
3,476.0
0
10,201.
90
4,016.5
0
3,721.0
0
8,446.6

Prod'n
(MT)
25,205.3
4

Av
e.
Yiel
d
2.9

5,984.01
13,107.2
1
19,482.0
0
26,412.0
5

3.0

8,423.74

3.5

2,968.55
14,351.6
0

1.9

8,013.70
14,084.0
6
11,594.0
0
33,331.5

2.7

4.0
3.0
3.6

4.1

3.5
3.1
3.9

Penaranda
Jaen
San Leonardo
TOTAL

45.00

195.50

4.3

2.00

5.00

2.5

36.00
1,317.
84

84.96
5,074.
68

2.4
3.9

0
3,334.3
0
3,632.0
0
2,486.0
0
169,82
9.23

26
12,846.
00
8,607.8
0
4,549.3
8
594,45
3.89

3.9
2.4
1.8
3.5

0
3,379.3
0
3,634.0
0
2,522.0
0
171,14
7.07

6
13,041.5
0

3.9

8,612.80

2.4

4,634.34
599,528
.57

1.8

Source: OPA

Table 14
RICE PRODUCTION (Totally Damage, Has)

MUNICIPALITY /
CITY

Aliaga
Cuyapo
Guimba
Licab
Nampicuan
Quezon
Sto. Domingo
Talavera
Zaragoza
San Jose City
Carranglan

2009 (Wet Season)

Area
Planted
(Has)

Area
Harvested
(Has)

6,803.40
8,306.00
15,096.00
3,225.87
3,876.00
4,600.00
7,520.00
8,814.80
4,439.00
8,874.51
4,177.95

6,803.40
8,195.50
14,996.00
1,418.50
3,521.50
4,194.00
7,520.00
8,554.80
3,156.00
8,864.21
3,940.62

Totally
Damaged
Area (Has)

110.50
100.00
1,807.00
354.50
406.00
260.00
1,283.00
10.30
237.33

%
Accomplisme
nt

100
99
99
44
91
91
100
97
71
100
94

3.5

Llanera
Lupao
Munoz
Pantabangan
Rizal
Talugtug

7,688.00
6,396.00
8,742.00
1,272.00
7,294.00
6,760.19

7,688.00
6,346.50
8,714.00
1,083.30
6,360.15
6,760.14

49.50
28.00
188.70
933.85

100
99
100
85
87
100

Table 14

RICE PRODUCTION (Totally Damage, Has)

MUNICIPALITY /
CITY

Cabanatuan City
Palayan City
Bongabon
Gen. Natividad
Sta. Rosa
Laur
Gabaldon
San Isidro
Gen. Tinio
San Antonio
Cabiao
Gapan
Penaranda

2009 (Wet Season)

Area
Planted
(Has)

Area
Harvested
(Has)

8,996.45
2,032.35
3,711.00
6,510.00
7,558.00
2,598.00
1,769.00
4,132.00
2,189.70
6,831.00
6,335.00
8,446.60
3,379.30

8,621.98
1,971.27
3,299.50
6,474.50
7,372.85
2,379.75
1,577.00
3,476.00
10,201.90
4,016.50
3,721.00
8,446.60
3,379.30

Totally
Damaged
Area (Has)

374.47
61.08
411.50
35.50
185.15
218.25
192.00
656.00
2,814.50
2,614.00

%
Accomplisme
nt

96
97
89
99
98
92
89
84
100
59
59
100
100

Jaen
San Leonardo
TOTAL

6,154.00
3,012.00
187,540.
12

3,634.00
2,522.00
171,147.
07

2,520.00
490.00
16,341.
13

59
84
91

Source: OPA

A comparative review of the annual rice production for the last Five years is shown below.
Table 15
Five-Years Rice Production in Nueva Ecija
Year
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Average

Area
Harveste
d (Ha.)
303,831.0
0
314,430.3
0
308,657.3
2
314,870.3
2
320,727.7
2
286,176.
06

Production
(MT)
1,433,307.
00
1,505,273.
00
1,571,023.
70
1,598,531.
00
1,550,545.
19
1,513,084
.38

Area
Yield
(MT)
4.8
4.8
5.1
5.0
5.1
4.96

Figure 4: Five Years Rice Production

Though the total area planted decreased in 2007, the yield per hectare has significantly
increased from 4.8mt/ha to 5.1mt/ha thus contributing to a higher total production to 1,571,023.70 mt..
This was significantly due to the use of high yielding varieties like hybrid rice and certified seeds.
Introduction of this technology started with Demonstration Trials and information campaign conducted
by the extension workers of the provincial and municipal/city Agriculture Offices. The concerted
efforts of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) to improve their service facilities and the support
of the Department of Agriculture through the GMA Rice Program contributed to the increase in the
farming performance of Novo Ecijanos. The improved farming system in the province through farm
mechanization and post-harvest practices also added to the development of rice industry as
supported by the continuous efforts to increase the number and availability of the following equipment
and support facilities:
Table 16
INVENTORY OF FARM FACILILITIES, 2008

Municipality/City

Mini
Ware
Hous
e

MPD
P

Mechanical Dryer
Flatbe
d

Recirculati
ng

Ricemil
l

Treshe
r/Shell
er

STW

SWI
P

DD/CI
S

Hand
tracto
r

4
Whee
l
Tract
or

Transplan
ter (Rice)

Drum
Seede
r

Spray
er

Aliaga

129

12

28

263

46

62

14

151

438

11

559

41

47

20

Bongabon
Cabanatuan
City

42

111

40

265

507

Cabiao

54

31

14

94

44

288

28

25

Carranglan

35

120

11

149

192

395

20

Cuyapo

32

49

11

219

497

20

930

285

83

Gabaldon

15

32

10

80

32

Gapan City

120

173

55

184

156

777

16

44

9
1
0
1
1
1
2

Gen. Natividad

114

63

28

273

12

Gen. Tinio

31

41

16

145

17

257

22

22

507

275
3,00
1

26

Guimba

2,96
0

335

Jaen

32

169

36

131

75

643

18

64

STW

SWI
P

Municipality/City
1
3
1
4
1
5
1
6
1
7
1
8
1
9

Mini
Ware
Hous
e

MPD
P

Mechanical Dryer
Flatbe
d

Recirculati
ng

Ricemil
l

Treshe
r/Shell
er

Laur

38

71

Licab

58

63

15

Llanera

90

83

18

Lupao

15

108

Nampicuan

28

Palayan City

Pantabangan

DD/CI
S

Hand
tracto
r

4
Whee
l
Tract
or

Transplan
ter (Rice)

Drum
Seede
r

Spray
er

316

33

25

87

24
1,13
0

493

35

27

142

13

266

690

910

105

11

63

502

38

14

37

50

15

92

37

26

35

217

2
0
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
4
2
5
2
6
2
7
2
8
2
9
3
0
3
1
3
2

Pearanda

21

26

Quezon

31

48

15

15

180

239

37

37

565

18

439

802
2,54
5

236

223

19

870

20

1,967

46

66

20

201

846

31

10

61

34

53

28

297

283
1,88
3

1,60
3

San Jose City

61

143

172

46

San Leonardo
Science City of
Munoz

41

57

15

83

375

88

82

93

19

17

359

326
1,29
2

2,296

Sta. Rosa

117

109

27

19

202

503

Sto. Domingo

103

116

10

52

Talavera

134

215

31

322

632

Talugtug

58

160

457

961

222

Zaragoza

25
1,62
8

72
2,87
7

15

119

15

291

613

5,998

41

69

663
15,02
0

443

18

423
16,59
8

1,896

47

29

Rizal
San Antonio
San Isidro

TOTAL

180
129

271

4,843

Source: OPA
Note:

MPDP - Multi Purpose Drying Pavement; STW - Shallow Tube Well; SWIP - Small Water Impounding Projects;
DD - Diversion Dam; CIS - Communal Irrigation System

Nueva Ecija is a major contributor to rice sufficiency in the country. Only thirty percent (30%) of
the provinces total rice produce is consumed locally and around seventy percent (70%) of the total
production per year is actually exported to Metro Manila and other regions, making the nation
significantly dependent on the supply of rice coming from the province.

Table 17

PALAY: HARVEST AREA AND PRODUCTION, 2009

ITEM
IRRIGATED

HARVEST AREA (HA.)

JulyJanuary-June
December
121,353.00

RAINFED

135,756.00

PRODUCTION (MT)
JulyJanuary-June
Decmeber
713,823.00

38,731.00

TOTAL
GRAND
TOTAL

121,353.00

174,487.00

295,840.00

519,667.00
127,425.00

713,823.00

647,092.00

1,360,915.00

Table 18

CORN: HARVEST AREA AND PRODUCTION, 2009

ITEM

HARVEST AREA (HA.)

JulyJanuary-June
Decmeber

PRODUCTION (MT)
JulyJanuary-June
December

WHITE

1,885.00

2,116.00

3,702.00

3,521.00

YELLOW

2,150.00

320.00

11,030.00

1,370.00

TOTAL
GRAND
TOTAL

4,035.00

2,436.00

14,732.00

4,891.00

6,471.00

19,623.00

Source:

BAS

Another cereal which is important in the province is corn. Currently corn production in the
province is not enough to meet the demands of animal raisers and depends heavily on imports of
yellow corn from other provinces, to fill up the supply gap. Area planted to corn for 2009 was 3,030
hectares with a total production of 10,535.43 MT, 6.00 MT average productions per hectare.

Table 19
GININTUANG MASAGANANG ANI: CORN 2009

Municipality/Ci
ty

Area
Plante
d (ha)

Hybrid
Area
Harves Producti
ted
on (MT)
(ha)

OPV
Area
Plante
d (ha)

Area
Harveste
d (ha)

Producti
on (MT)

Other Types
Area
Area
Produ
Harves
Plante
ction
ted
d (ha)
(MT)
(ha)

TOTAL PRODUCTION
Area
Area
Harves
Producti
Plante
ted
on (MT)
d (ha)
(ha)

District I
1

Aliaga

Cuyapo

4
5
6

Licab
Nampicuan
Quezon
Sto.
Domingo
Talavera

7
8

Sub-total
District II
San Jose
1 City
2 Carranglan
3 Llanera
4
5
6
7

Lupao
Munoz Sci.
City
Rizal
Talugtug
Sub-total

122.0
0
1,102.
00
192.0
0
70.00
71.00

122.00
512.00

4.25

871.50
4,105.2
0

4.25
1,561
.25

638.25

25.50
5,002.2
0

113.5
0
19.00

87.50
19.00

601.99
133.00

190.8
0

170.00

1,139.0
0

5.00
65.60

5.00
34.60

26.30
144.60

393.9
0

316.10

2,044.8
9

15.00

15.00

44.00
51.50

44.00
48.10

138.50
170.40

25.50

25.50

95.50

92.10

308.90

40.50

40.50

10.00
10.00
5.00

10.00
20.00
5.00

30.00

35.00

12.50
7.70

5.00

22.50

3.50
25.00
0.75

18.50
32.00
15.75

20.20

5.00

22.50

94.25

136.25

52.50

137.0
0
1,102.
00
192.0
0
70.00
71.00

79.05
131.5
5

44.00
81.25
1,697
.25

31.00
63.00
17.50
103.2
5

123.5
0
29.00
5.00
233.3
0

58.68
96.00
48.00
417.4
3

16.20
90.60
10.75
508.3
5

137.00

924.00

512.00

4,105.20

44.00
77.85
770.85

138.50
274.95
5,442.6
5

97.50
39.00
5.00

632.99
196.00
17.50

205.00

1,242.25

28.50
66.60
15.75

107.48
240.60
48.00
2,484.8
2

457.35

Table 19
GININTUANG MASAGANANG ANI: CORN 2009

Municipality/Ci
ty

District III
Cabanatuan
1 City
2
3
4
5

Palayan City
Bongabon
Gen.
Natividad
Laur

Sta. Rosa
Sub-total
District IV

Area
Plante
d (ha)

2.60
129.8
0
9.00
45.00
2.00
2.50
190.9
0

Hybrid
Area
Harves Producti
ted
on (MT)
(ha)

OPV
Area
Plante
d (ha)

9.54

77.40

4.65

18.65

95.12

106.00
9.00

556.50
50.20

1.50

12.00
20.00

12.00
27.00

36.00
91.80

45.00
2.00

270.00
8.00

10.00

10.00
15.00

13.80

20.00

30.00

92.70

66.65

112.65

29.80
41.25
108.0
0
401.9
7

17.50

27.50

123.7
5

163.80

894.24

Cabiao

152.50

San Isidro

102.50

3
4
5

Gen. Tinio
Jaen
Penaranda
San
Antonion
San
Leonardo

57.25
18.50

Sub-total

396.05

Producti
on (MT)

1.80

Area
Harveste
d (ha)

Other Types
Area
Area
Produ
Harves
Plante
ction
ted
d (ha)
(MT)
(ha)

65.30

134.50

654.95

5.30

18.50

120.25

TOTAL PRODUCTION
Area
Area
Harves
Producti
Plante
ted
on (MT)
d (ha)
(ha)

84.65
143.3
0
29.00

20.45

104.66

118.00
36.00

592.50
142.00

55.00
2.00

55.00
17.00

299.80
49.25

36.30
350.2
5

30.00
276.45

108.00
1,296.2
1

162.00

778.70

5.30

16.43

98.85
23.50

45.72
28.50
5.00

134.87
155.25
17.00
32.50

170.0
0
102.5
0

41.60
5.00

45.72
10.00
5.00

16.43
134.8
7
35.00
17.00

5.00

10.00

32.50

5.00

10.00

25.00

80.00
439.5
5

74.30
474.1
5

55.30

30.30

97.00

9.00

183.30

872.20

78.10

128.52

311.82

177.00
1,311.7
5

Grand
Total

2,146
.05

1,118.
15

7,941.3
3

604.45

280.40

1,203.6
0

279.50

417.92

1,390
.50

3,030
.00

1,816.
47

10,535.
43

Source: BAS

Vegetables
Nueva Ecija is one of the major producers of lowland vegetables in the region. The province
supplies eggplant, tomato, ampalaya and pechay to the consumers of Metro Manila and other urban
centers.
The area planted to different kinds of vegetables and volume of production grown in the
province is shown below.
Table 20
Vegetable Harvest and Production, 2009
HARVEST AREA (HA.)
ITEM
Ampalaya
Bell Pepper
Cassava
Cucumber
Eggplant
Garlic
Ginger
Green F. Pepper

JanuaryJune

JulyDecember

533.00
46.00
64.00
90.00
886.00
144.00
26.00
298.00

250.00
4.00
21.00
20.00
648.00
45.00
64.00

PRODUCTION (MT)
January-June
8,181.55
138.00
168.96
1,445.40
4,199.64
329.76
198.38
292.04

JulyDecember
4,125.35
6.76
197.48
108.00
2,684.03
324.55
105.50

Habichuelas
Kangkong
Mongo
Muskmelon
Okra
Onion, Bermuda
Red

20.00
8.00
139.00
6.00
151.00

10.00
13.00
4.00
4.00
217.00

37.00
17.84
50.04
46.76
3,303.88

10.62
51.50
1.12
4,885.36

7,424.00

68,449.28

Table 20
Vegetable Harvest and Production, 2009
HARVEST AREA (HA.)
ITEM
Onion, Red Shallot
Papaya
Patola
Peanut
Pechay
Radish
Saluyot
Siguedillas
Squash
Stringbeans
Sweet Potato
Tomato
Turnips
Watermelon
Upo
Source: BAS

JanuaryJune
520.00
211.00
40.00
38.00
52.00
18.00
20.05
509.00
360.00
133.00
,292.00
30.00
303.00
207.00

JulyDecember
22.00
136.00
65.00
24.00
38.00
16.00
7.00
4.00
239.00
306.00
84.00
80.00
4.00
332.00
70.00

PRODUCTION (MT)
January-June
4,180.80
182.55
331.20
17.86
510.12
97.38
40.00
13,834.62
7,725.60
575.89
10,051.76
239.70
2,117.97
4,554.00

JulyDecember
105.50
299.05
427.32
12.66
394.85
97.01
34.28
28.00
6,459.58
8,250.43
535.82
415.50
42.95
110.00
1,720.00

Table 21
Vegetable Planted and Production, 2009
Vegetable
Eggplant
Pole sitao
Green pepper
Hot pepper
Tomato
Patola
Squash
Ampalaya
Upo
Cucumber
Winged bean
Okra
Pechay
Radish
Mustard
Cauliflower
Gabi
Sweet Potato
Watermelon
Melon
Spring onion
Total

Area Planted
(ha)
497.16
352.34
186.49
59.17
475.48
70.46
603.13
295.04
90.73
43.68
15.40
217.76
71.50
28.15
12.35
3.2
3
12
90.70
548.70
6.72

Production
(MT
6,417.40
3,739.30
7,983.40
1,851.40
12,818.94
1,574.30
15,675.81
8,575.68
2,362.10
712.40
131.65
4,659.64
2,496.75
652.00
1,366.75
44.50
147
1,411.60
1,953
25628
20.52

4,312.52

100,749.87

Source: OPA

Table 22
CROPS COMMERCIALLY GROWN BY MUNICIPALITY
CITY/MUNICIPALITY
1

Aliaga

Bongabon

Cabiao

Carranglan

5
6

Cuyapo
Gabaldon

7
8

Gen. Natividad
Gen Tinio

Guimba

10

Jaen

11

Laur

CROPS
Squash, Tomato, Ampalaya,
Calamansi
Upo, Eggplant, Okra
Onion, Cauliflower, Cabbage, Pole
sitao,
Rice (traditional variety)
Sorghum, Pole sitao, Mango, Corn,
(native corn)
Pole sitao, Eggplant, Ampalaya,
Tomato, Yantok, Mango, Melon
Mango, Watermelon, Melon
Yantok, Onion, Banana, POle sitao,
Cabbage, Pepper,( Bell and Hot),
Pechay
Peanut, Corn (Native Corn)
Pole sitao, Eggplant, Ampalaya,
Gourd, Patola
Okra (exportable), Cassava, Pole sitao
Bush sitao, Mango
Mango, Sitao (Bush and Pole),
Eggplant
Ampalaya, Citrus
Onion, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Peanut,

12
13

Licab
Llanera

14
15

Lupao
Nampicuan

16

Pantabangan

17
18

Pearanda
Quezon

Pepper
Okra, Ube, Rice (Traditional Variety)
Ube, Mongo, Ampalaya, Eggplant
Onion, Garlic, Eggplant, Gourd
Tomato, Pepper, Squash
Peanut, Mango, Cassava, Banana
Garlic, Mango, Star Apple,
Sampaloc, Sugarcane, Tobacco
Corn, Cashew, Mango, Cabbage,
Cauliflower
Mango, Yantok
Cucumber, watermelon

Table 22
CROPS COMMERCIALLY GROWN BY MUNICIPALITY
CITY/MUNICIPALITY
19 Rizal
20

San Antonio

21

San Isidro

22

San Leonardo

23

Sta. Rosa

24

Sto. Domingo

25

Talavera

CROPS
Onion, Cabbage, Mango, Cauliflower,
Tomato, Pepper
Watermelon, Melon, corn, Sorghum,
Pole sitao, Ampalaya
Mango, Ampalaya, Watermelon,,
Melon
Onion, Ampalaya, Eggplant,
Calamansi
Corn, Green corn, Watermelon, Melon
Pole sitao, Ampalaya, Eggplant,
Calamansi,
Corn, Green corn,Watermelon, Melon
Onion, Yambean (singkamas), Green
corn,
Upo, Eggplant, Tomato, Garlic
Tomato, Onion, Eggplant, Upo,
Calabasa,

26

Talugtug

27

Zaragoza

28

Cabanatuan City

29

Gapan City

30

Muoz Science
City

31
32

Palayan City
San Jose City

Yambean, Ampalaya, Green Corn

Mango, Patola
Tomato, Watermelon, Melon,
Eggplant,
Pechay, Sorghum, Mongo, Papaya,
Mango
Calamansi, Eggplant, Ampalaya, Pole
Sitao, Green Corn, Upo, Tomato
Mango, Cauliflower, Onion(red creole),
Raddish, Pechay, Cabbage
Onion (all kinds), Cucumber, Garlic,
Mango, Watermelon, Melon, Red
Pepper
Onion, Tobacco, Mango, Gabi, Cadios
Garlic, Onion, Tomato, Eggplant,
Ampalaya, Mango, Cashew, Sitao

SSource: OPA

It can be noted that vegetables are produced year-round but in greater quantities during the
dry season due to favorable dry and cool weather. The total land area devoted to vegetable
production during dry season (January-June) totaled 17,621 hectares while in the wet season, only
1,849 hectares was cultivated. The major vegetable crops grown are onion, ampalaya, eggplant,
tomato, stringbeans and squash.
Nueva Ecija is the major onion producer in the region. In 2009 an area of 8,138 hectares was
planted to onion with estimated production of 97,556.30 mt. Onion varieties that were planted include
the Red Creole (7,251.96 has), which accounts for the greatest share in terms of area planted,
followed by Red Shallot (451.50 has) and Yellow Granex (434.70 has).
Table 23

ONION/GARLIC TERMINAL HARVEST 2009

ONION
TOTAL ONION
YELLOW
RED SHALLOT
RED CREOLE
Municipalities/C
GRANEX
ities
No. of
No. of
No. of
No. of
No. of
Area Prod'n
Area Prod'n
Area Prod'n
Area
Prod'n
Area Prod'n
Farme
Farmer
Farm
Farmer
Farme
(Ha) (MT)
(Ha)
(MT)
(Ha) (MT)
(Ha)
(MT)
(Ha)
(MT)
rs
s
ers
s
rs
1 Talavera
18 4.90 66.20
836 498.93 6,784.55
854 504 6,851
167.5
2 Guimba
2 5.75
0
761 555.25 6,906.65
763 561 7,074
Sto.
3 Domingo
45 22.95 344.95
1 0.15 0.62
264 220.90 3,060.50
310 244 3,406
4 Cuyapo
10 3.00 29.40
100
37.00 324.50
100
37
325
5 Nampicuan
48
28.37
625.48
48
28
625
642.0
231.0 1,989.
617.6
6 San Jose City
96 25.20
0
542
0
66 299 73.30
0 1,240 578.96 5,253.04 2,081 883 7,860
139.1 1,408.7
1,227.7
7 Muoz
26 4.00 36.40
317
5
0
117
60.60
5
434 200 2,636
2,543.9
8 Llanera
207 53.50 615.25
4 1.20 15.36
538 133.89
1
749 189 3,175
9 Pantabangan
461 223.80 573.40
461 224
573
1
368.5
0 Lupao
24 3.50 34.30
73 27.50
0
457 217.00 4,014.50
30 245 4,383
GARLIC

Table 23
ONION/GARLIC TERMINAL HARVEST 2009
ONION
TOTAL ONION
RED SHALLOT
YELLOW GRANEX
RED CREOLE
Municipalities/C
No. of
Prod' No. of
No. of
No. of
No. of
ities
Area
Area Prod'n
Area Prod'n
Area
Prod'n
Area Prod'n
Farme
n
Farmer
Farme
Farmer
Farme
(Ha)
(Ha)
(MT)
(Ha) (MT)
(Ha)
(MT)
(Ha)
(MT)
rs
(MT)
s
rs
s
rs
1
256.5
11,988.0
1 Rizal
61 27.00 8.10
18 19.50
0
826 888.00
0
844 908 12,245
1
2 Gabaldon
1,159 652.76 5,732.51 1,159 653
5,733
1 Gen.
3 Natividad
4 0.80 11.70
81
99.10 1,306.30
85 100
1,318
1
4 Laur
502 432.10 5,703.72
502 432
5,704
1
5 Palayan City
212 182.50 1,097.90
212 183
1,098
1
300.0 6,748.
2,400.
2,70
6 Bongabon
270
0
07 1,930
00 7,572.84 2,200
0 34,321
1
7 San Isidro
7 6.50 49.00
8
10.00
5.50
15
17
55
1 San
8 Leonardo
15
13.30
40.65
15
13
41
1
9 Gen. Tinio
20
10.50
45.35
20
11
45
2
0 Quezon
11
9.00
89.64
11
9
90
750.2
451.5 4,424.
434.7 8,234 9,586. 7,251.9 84,896.6 11,39 8,13
TOTAL
217 62.70
1,129
678
97,556
0
0
76
0
.85
00
6
9
3
8
GARLIC

Figure 5: Onion Area by Variety

Majority of the onion produce, especially Red Creole is exported to Metro Manila and other
Regions. Red Shallot on the otherhand is also being exported to neighboring countries like Japan,
Indonesia and Malaysia. The municipalities of Bongabon, Rizal, Guimba, and San Jose City are the
major onion producers in the province. The onion industry in the province is contributing 60% of the
total production in the Philippines.
Mushroom is another commodity being ventured into by a good number of farmers in the
province. Although mushroom production is not yet on its industry level, a number of mushroom
growers started to adopt a more advanced technology in order to intensify their production and meet
the growing demands for mushroom by local consumers. Several government and non-government
organization in the province such as Tropical Mushroom Research and Development (CTMRD) of
Central Luzon State University (CLSU), the Department of Science and Technology (DOST),
Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Provincial
Government concerted their efforts to push mushroom production as livelihood project in the
province.

Orchard
Nueva Ecija is one of the provinces with the highest number of mango trees. Total mango tree
population is 725,194 composed of 193,925 non-fruit bearing trees and 531,269 fruit bearing trees
planted in a total area of 8,335.68 has.
Table 24
HIGH VALUE COMMERCIAL CROPS
MANGO POPULATION 2010

Municipality

No. of
farmer
s

Aliaga

71

Cuyapo

430

3
4
5
6

Guimba
Licab
Nampicuan
Quezon

475
195
21
373

Beari
ng
2,343
11,04
6
17,12
3
692
9,314
5,218

No. of Trees
NonArea
bearin
(ha)
g
2.34
195

Area
(ha)
1.95

Total
no. of
Trees

Total
Area
(ha)

2,538

4.29

Production
M.T.

96.70

13,456

134.56

24,502

231.26

780.45

181.71
13.80
237.00
74.29

2,415
898
517
597

23.53
8.98
13.00
6.80

19,538
1,590
9,831
5,815

205.24
22.78
250.00
81.09

1,197.91
52.08

7
8

Sto. Domingo
Talavera

1,320
822

9
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
3
1
4
1
5
1
6
1
7
1
8
1
9
2
0

Zaragoza

100

San Jose City

579

Carranglan
Llanera

56

Lupao
Muoz Science
City

824

Pantabangan

441

Rizal

2,533

Talugtug

606

Cabanatuan City

347

Palayan City
Bongabon

102

10,39
2
7,122

5,331
4,318

66.00
43.18

15,723
11,440

236.00

7,898

191.40
114.40
1,103.0
8

2,608

26.08

215.93

10,196

93.92

33,118

309.85

4,328.00

181.30

9,658

96.58

28,492

277.88

560.16

5,810

5.81

9,211

9.21

15,021

15.02

9,175

106.90

5,850

64.15

15,025

171.05

7,349
20,49
7
21,50
7
13,18
0
25,36
1

125.00

564

9.82

7,913

134.82

400.00

17,462

188.77

37,959

588.77

215.07

10,000

100.00

31,507

315.07

131.00

9,630

96.30

22,810

227.30

327.45

1,275

18.70

26,636

346.15

8,830

88.30

23,672

236.72

32,502

325.02

4,091

40.19

6,395

14.64

10,486

54.83

5,290
22,92
2
18,83
4

125.40
71.22
1,077.0
0

372.07

554.54

1,372.98

Table 24
HIGH VALUE COMMERCIAL CROPS
MANGO POPULATION 2010

Municipality
2

Gen. Natividad

No. of
farmer
s
274

Beari
ng
13,04

No. of Trees
NonArea
bearin
(ha)
g
170.80
543

Area
(ha)
6.00

Total
no. of
Trees

Total
Area
(ha)

Producti
on M.T.

13,584

176.80

1,303.35

1
2
2
2
3
2
4
2
5
2
6
2
7
2
8
2
9
3
0
3
1
3
2

1
Sta. Rosa

42

Laur
Gabaldon

20

San Isidro

632

Gen. Tinio

615

San Antonio

574

Cabiao

504

Pearanda

202

Jaen

754

San Leonardo

114

Gapan
Total

13,026

6,210
11,23
6

18.00

6,210

18.00

112.36

3,400

34.00

14,636

146.36

1,040

10.40

6,765

68.00

7,805

78.40

8,947
135,7
20
24,64
4
18,51
6
16,37
3

893.00
1,711.2
0

50

0.50

8,997

17,755

237.40

153,475

893.50
1,948.6
0

117.50

24,644

117.50

506.75

18,516

506.75

279.75

1,625

162.50

17,998

442.25

2,233
13,50
5
53,70
8
531,2
69

27.60

26,983

269.83

29,216

297.43

481.80

1,565.02

13,505
771.91
8,335.6
8

2,556
193,92
5

32.25
2,063.
37

56,264
725,19
4

804.16
10,399
.05

12,804.
36

Source: OPA

In terms of the number of trees with the potential to bear fruits in the years to come, the
province can soon be known as the mango capital in the Philippines because of the foreseen
increases in production.
Aside from mango, Nueva Ecija is also producing a large volume of calamansi. Major
producers are the city of Cabanatuan with an area of 425.19 hectares and the municipalities of San
Leonardo and Gabaldon with an area of 263.95 hectares and 111.34 hectares respectively.
Recorded production was 7,632.29 mt.

Table 25
HIGH VALUE COMMERCIAL CROPS
CALAMANSI POPULATION 2010
Municipality
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
3
1
4
1
5
1
6

No. of
Farm
ers
7
2
2
9

No. of Trees
Area
Non(ha)
bearing
10.00
1.15
2.00
6.25

Total
Area
(ha)
10.00
1.15
2.00
6.25

361,708

425.16

23,265
35,780
9,750
25,207

26.50
43.70
9.25
111.34

11,500

10.50

538

403.86

20,100

21.30

34
59
7
26

20,190
35,780
9,250
21,410

23.00
43.70
8.75
85.54

3,075

3.50

500
3,797

0.50
25.80

San Isidro

11,500

10.50

Gen. Tinio

88

18,880

San Antonio

13

14,022

5.00

14,022

5.00

119

81,210

83.90

81,210

83.90

30,600
197,60
5

27.95

6,710

4.30

37,310

32.25

253.70

7,800

10.25

205,405

263.95
13.42

65.65

13,454
843,24
1

Aliaga
Sto. Domingo
Pantabangan
Rizal
Cabanatuan
City
Gen.
Natividad
Sta. Rosa
Laur
Gabaldon

Cabiao
Pearanda
San Leonardo
Gapan
Total

60
237
20
1,227

13,454
799,25
9

Area
(ha)

Total
no. Of
Trees
1,000
900
500
1,350

Bearin
g
1,000
900
500
1,350
341,60
8

2,000

20,880

13.42
978.72

43,982

1,044

Source: OPA

Fisheries
Nueva Ecija has 6,362 aquafarm operators spread out in 32 municipalities and cities of the
province.
Annual fish production in fishpond operation is 7.42 MT/ha/yr translating to a total of 10,335.94
metric tons
Table 26

Fishery Production Data, 2009

Municipality/Ci
ty
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

District I
Aliaga
Cuyapo
Guimba
Licab
Nampicuan
Quezon
Sto. Domingo

No. of
Operato
rs

Area
(ha)

Tilapia
Production
(MT)

150
128
102
105
79
160
103

24.20
10.00
22.00
38.00
34.59
70.28
32.57

205.70
85.00
187.00
329.80
294.02
595.00
276.85

8 Zaragoza
Sub-total

80
907

12.00
243.6
4

102.00
2,075.37

Table 26

Fishery Production Data, 2009

Municipality/City

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

District II
San Jose City
Carranglan
Llanera
Lupao
Munoz Sci.
City
Pantabangan
Rizal
Talugtug

Sub-Total
District III
Cabanatuan
1 City
2 Palayan City

No. of
Operator
s

Area
(ha)

Tilapia
Production
(MT)

58
43
170
92

20.78
8.92
45.63
16.35

244.63
75.82
387.82
138.98

162
28
160
523

725.05
27.63
131.75
523.60

1,236

85.30
3.25
15.50
61.60
257.3
3

2,255.28

165
47

38.56
9.30

327.76
79.05

3 Bongabon
Gen.
4 Natividad
5 Laur
6 Sta. Rosa
7 Gabaldon
Sub-Total

69

10.50

89.25

325
241
965
102

38.90
29.38
113.25
12.00
251.8
9

330.65
75.00
963.47
102.00

1,914

1,967.18

Table 26

Fishery Production Data, 2009

Municipality/City

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

District IV
Cabiao
San Isidro
Gapan
Gen. Tinio
Jaen
Penaranda
San Antonion
San Leonardo
Sub-total
Grand Total

No. of
Operator
s
128
127
1,632
86
87
124
70
51
2,305
6,362

Area
(ha)

Tilapia
Production
(MT)

242.53
65.07
192.00
19.50
19.20
10.25
45.10
45.68
639.3
3
1,392.

2,061.31
553.09
235.00
165.75
163.20
87.13
383.35
389.28
4,038.11
10,335.94

19

The province is also maintaining two (2) tilapia hatcheries located at barangay
Caalibangbangan, Cabanatuan City and CLSU, Science City of Munoz, that are technically
supervised by the Fishery Division of the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist. These hatchery projects
are producing tilapia fingerlings that are being dispersed to backyard fishpond operators for free or in
50:50 scheme.

LIVESTOCK
Nueva Ecija has the capability to produce supply of agricultural products including livestock
and poultry. Its uplands and lowland areas, hills and mountains are conducive pasture areas for small
and large ruminants such as goats, cattle and carabao. The proximity of some of the countrys
leading livestock Research and Development (R&D) institutions, such as the Philippine Carabao
Center (PCC) and the Central Luzon State University (CLSU) which are both situated in the Science
City of Muoz, further serves to bolster livestock production through technology development and
transfer.
The provinces total livestock production for the year 2010, for the dominant livestock as
carabao, cattle, swine, goat and sheep are as follows:
Table 27

Livestock Population 2010

SPECIES
CARABAO

TOTAL POPULATION
53,9
50

32,8
95
114,5
28
79,7
80
8,9
06
290,
059

CATTLE
SWINE
GOAT
SHEEP
TOTAL
Source: BAS

To date, Nueva Ecija is becoming known as National Impact Zone for Dairy Buffalo production,
producing quality milk that is now being exported to Metro Manila and several provinces of Central
Luzon. This is mainly because of the existence of the PCC that continuously provides support thru the
development of technologies to upgrade native carabaos and increase production of Murrah Buffalo.
PCC and the Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) also join hands in the implementation of Artificial
Insemination Program which aims to increase conception rate in large animals producing high quality
breeds of cattle and carabao. The technology is becoming well known to carabao raisers in the
province with recorded 60% conception and increase calf drop.
Swine-raising is a dominant activity all over the province. Aside from the existence of big
commercial piggery farms and breeder farms that produce stocks supplied to Metro Manila and in
Northern provinces, backyard swine-raising, which is a popular livelihood amongst families, further
contributes to the provinces swine production. The total swine population from commercial and
backyard production in the province, as shown in Table 22 has a total of 114,528.
Table 28

Livestock Production, By Municipality 2009

City/
Municipality

Backy
ard

CARABAO
Com
Total
m'l

Backy
ard

CATTLE
Com
m'l

Total

Backy
ard

SWINE
Com
m'l

Total

District I
Aliaga

1,891

1,891

353

Cuyapo

4,393

4,393

922

Guimba

4,327

4,327

429

65
6

Licab

1,632

1,632

177

248

248

594

1,375

1,375

75

21
0

840

840

556

Talavera

3,117

3,117

547

Zaragoza

1,387

1,387

119

8
0

Nampicuan
Quezon
Sto. Domingo

35
3
92
2
1,08
5
17
7
59
4
28
5
55
6
54
7
19
9

4354

1437

5,791

2154

113

2,267

1275

710

1,985

1030

1,030

475

24

499

1814

55

1,869

1027

1155

2,182

2767

801

3,568

2900

2,900

Table 28
Livestock Production, By Municipality 2009
City/
Municipality

CARABAO
Backya
rd

Com
m'l

CATTLE
Total

Backya
rd

Com
m'l

SWINE
Total

Backy
ard

Com
m'l

Total

District II
Carranglan
Llanera
Lupao
Pantabangan

3,07
7
1,39
5
1,24
4
1,33
7

3,077

1,514

1,395

689

1,244

1,831

1,337

1,287

96
5

1,51
4
68
9
1,83
1
2,25
2

2172

2,172

4493

4,493

1157

646

1,803

704

704

Rizal
San Jose City
Science City of
Muoz
Talugtug

1,45
9
3,91
7
1,04
1
1,48
7

1,459

819

17
0

3,917

3,119

1,041

963

1,487

976

1,152

556

2,136

623

57
5

1,884

668

776

315

7
0

1,128

346

716

319

897

299

73
5

761

100

1,419

565

1,565

2,158

1,044

243

1,518

172

4,68
0

1,064

42

1,058

106

1,315

148

157,57
6

21,63
0

11,95
0

13
5
79
0

98
9
3,11
9
1,09
8
1,76
6

1561

981

2,542

7200

180

7,380

805

1218

2,023

2708

2,708

1810

4408

6,218

6092

2564

8,656

1785

1,785

932

7585

8,517

686

686

600

1200

1,800

4307

1056

5,363

6291

566

6,857

5358

4865

10,223

2007

3048

5,055

5581

1059

6,640

4847

4,847

742

1028

1,770

4274

660

4,934

2215

885

3,100

86,123

34,80
7

122,36
7

District III
Bongabon
Cabanatuan City
Gabaldon
Gen. Natividad
Laur
Palayan City
Sta. Rosa

1,15
2
2,13
6
1,88
4
77
6
1,12
8
71
6
89
7

55
6
1,19
8
66
8
38
5
34
6
31
9
1,03
4

District IV
Cabiao
Gapan City
Gen. Tinio
Jaen
Pearanda
San Antonio
San Isidro
San Leonardo
TOTAL
Source: BAS

76
1
1,41
9
1,56
5
1,04
4
1,51
8
1,06
4
1,05
8
1,31
5
157,57
6

66
5
2,21
9

10
0
1,23
0
4,37
7
24
3
4,85
2
4
2
10
6
14
8
33,58
0

Table 29
Livestock Production, By Municipality (Goat & Sheep)
City/
Municipality

Backya
rd

GOAT
Com
m'l

Total

Backy
ard

SHEEP
Com
m'l

Total

District I
Aliaga
Cuyapo
Guimba
Licab
Nampicuan
Quezon
Sto. Domingo
Talavera
Zaragoza
District II
Carranglan
Llanera
Lupao
Pantabangan
Rizal
San Jose City

2437
3639
8070
1723
1838
1251
2196
4101
2795

0
101
313
15
35
130
0
0
50

2,437
3,740
8,383
1,738
1,873
1,381
2,196
4,101
2,845

12
0
0
103
0
385
42
344
184

150
0
250
0
0
407
190
1105
37

162
250
103
792
232
1,449
221

2134
1540
4950
2643
2270
5364

15
0
116
88
0
180

2,149
1,540
5,066
2,731
2,270
5,544

98
10
9
0
0
146

0
0
80
0
130
0

98
10
89
130
146

Science City of
Muoz

3581

3,581

80

80

Talugtug

4200

15

4,215

40

40

Table 29
Livestock Production, By Municipality (Goat & Sheep)
City/
Municipality
District III
Bongabon
Cabanatuan
City
Gabaldon
Gen. Natividad
Laur
Palayan City
Sta. Rosa
District IV
Cabiao
Gapan City
Gen. Tinio
Jaen
Pearanda
San Antonio
San Isidro
San Leonardo
TOTAL

Backya
rd

GOAT
Com
m'l

Total

Backy
ard

SHEEP
Com
m'l

2438

2,438

13

13

3675

237

3,912

304

300

604

3384
940
1667
1332
1030

135
0
67
210
-

3,519
940
1,734
1,542
1,030

7
0
29
81
122

0
0
150
895
600

7
0
179
976
722

1072
1098
1120
1416
1129
1613
640
1502

0
193
0
0
160
0
0
90

78
606
0
0
25
0
283
47

0
624
85
0
335
0
0
520

78
1,230
85
360
283
567

78,788

2,150

1,072
1,291
1,120
1,416
1,289
1,613
640
1,592
80,93
8

2,928

5,978

8,906

Total

Source: PVO

Goat production is another interest among farmers in the province. Nueva Ecija is becoming
known with restaurants serving goat meat dishes such as papaitan and kalderetang kambing. Due to
the growing industry, goat population has been steadily increasing in the past years with a province
wide production now recorded at 78,788. The Center for Small Ruminants at the Central Luzon State
University supports the industry with its efforts to develop technology in goat raising and production
that is being disseminated and adopted by farmers all over the province.
When it comes to poultry, the Province of Nueva Ecija produces broilers and layers thru

privately owned commercial farms and contract growers of multi-national feed companies. Aside from
broilers and layers, native chicken is also abundant in Nueva Ecija. Very rare farm families have no
native chicken raised in their backyard. Mallard and muscovy ducks are dominantly raised by farmers
as well. The mallard ducks are propagated for duck meat consumption and muscovy ducks are
predominantly raised for the eggs they produce, commonly processed into balot and salted eggs
(itlog na pula). Poultry population is detailed below.
Table 24
Poultry Population 2010
SPECIES
BROILER CHICKEN
LAYER CHICKEN
NATIVE CHICKEN
MALLARD DUCK
TOTAL

TOTAL POPULATION
7,136,650
337,850
1797,820
450,570
14,723,879

Source: BAS

Figure 6: Poultry
Population

Table 31
POULTRY POPULATION 2009

City/

BROILER
CHICKE
N

LAYER
CHICKE
N

NATIVE
CHICKEN

Municipality

Comm'l

Comm'l

Backyard

Backyard

Comm'l

Total

Backyard

71,503

1,502

8,788

10,290

73,005

51,683

4,272

4,272

55,955

53,959

6,469

3,675

10,144

60,428

52,633

8,377

8,054

16,431

61,010

40,185

40,185

3,765

50,321

MALLARD DUCK

TOTAL

District I
Aliaga

134,466

Cuyapo
Guimba
Licab

72,516

21,090

183,816

Nampicuan

20,965

Quezon

180,141

46,556

3,765

Sto. Domingo

118,716

75,556

20,852

5,028

25,880

96,408

Talavera

326,091

76,965

9,285

9,398

18,683

86,250

58,305

15,464

73,769

42,055

527,345

69,986

34,943

15,464
104,92
9

597,331

22,140

65,433

14,197

14,197

79,630

Zaragoza
Subtotal

1,015,7
46

District II
Carranglan
Llanera

67,455

22,523

22,523

89,978

Lupao

62,499

7,252

7,252

69,751

Pantabangan

64,852

3,846

3,846

68,698

61,131

7,970

3,723

11,693

69,101

77,685

18,779

4,725

23,504

96,464

96,666

52,000

4,591

11,308

15,899

56,591

113,466

52,878

5,126

6,861

58,004

503,933

84,284

26,617

11,987
110,90
1

Rizal

74,091

92,466

San Jose City

Talugtug

200,400

60,990

Science City of

Munoz
Subtotal

577,089

83,130

Table 31
POULTRY POPULATION 2009

588,217

City/

BROILE
R
CHICKE
N

LAYER
CHICKE
N

NATIVE
CHICKEN

Municipality

Comm'l

Comm'l

Backyard

Backyard

37,155

2,546

90,592

7,859

Gabaldon

44,540

Gen. Natividad
Laur

MALLARD DUCK
Comm'l

TOTAL

Total

Backyard

2,546

39,701

22,048

29,907

98,451

2,874

2,045

4,919

47,414

47,913

8,476

8,390

16,866

56,389

42,434

4,258

5,880

10,138

46,692

District III
Bongabon
Cabanatuan City

721,941

Palayan City

212,166

31,065

51,665

3,965

2,075

6,040

55,630

Sta. Rosa

288,816
1,222,9
23

22,140

39,498

5,174

2,100

7,274

44,672

53,205

353,797

35,152

42,538

77,690

388,949

Cabiao

491,466

287,790

51,008

5,031

14,143

19,174

56,039

Gapan City

471,516

117,690

55,049

9,223

6,372

15,595

64,272

Gen. Tinio

466,266

34,425

40,453

5,921

8,584

14,505

46,374

Jaen

195,528

18,990

53,690

14,131

6,562

20,693

67,821

43,267

63,773

2,489

3,733

6,222

66,262

36,192

5,205

6,799

12,004

41,397

7,003

10,409

46,141
47,851

53,196
157,29
4

3,925
102,52
7
396,04
7

Subtotal
District IV

Pearanda
San Antonio

161,766

San Isidro

441,906

37,365

42,735

3,406

San Leonardo

230,016
2,458,4
64
5,274,2
22

57,840

43,926

3,925

597,367

386,826
1,771,90
1

49,331

Subtotal
TOTAL
Source: BAS

775,757

238,753

436,157
2,010,65
4