BY VENUS G. VILLANUEVA
KALIBO, Aklan - The Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS) here said Aklan’s agriculture sector exceeded its 2005 level by growing 4.80 % in 2006 despite Seniang’s disastrous effects in the fourth quarter of last year and insufficiency of water in rice farms.
BAS-Aklan also reported that output benefits were sustained in the livestock, poultry and fishery subsectors. The crop subsector however recorded a small decline in output.
“At current prices, the gross value of agricultural production summed up to P4.83 billion or 1.64 percent higher than the 2005 level,” the BAS report revealed.
The BAS report also bared that the livestock subsector grossed P987.47 million at current prices and displayed remarkable 16.43 percent earnings. With both production and prices going up, cattle grossed 27.70 percent more.
The gross value of hog production was higher by 14.32 percent, while that of goat production expanded by 29.06 due to higher production and bigger price increases.
On the other hand, the poultry subsector grossed P389.45 million at current prices of 2.37 percent higher than the previous year’s record. Chicken production went up by 1.83 percent while that of duck soared by 6.79 percent.
In the fishery subsector, gross value of production added up to P1.06 billion, showing a 28.03 percent growth from last year’s earnings. The biggest gain was posted by municipal fisheries which grossed 31.31 percent more because of higher products and prices obtained during the year.
Asked on the possibility of Aklanons having insufficient supply of food this year, BAS-Aklan OIC Manuelito Delegencia said the province has currently enough food supply to last for months.
Just recently, the national government through President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo zeroed in on new economic directions of “8 by ‘08” or achieving the eight blessings of a strong economy by 2008.
Of these eight blessings, food sufficiency is seen by concerned government agencies here to be enjoyed by Aklanons, with the province’ hybrid rice program and other agricultural ventures like seaweeds propagation, vegetable and fiber production, etc.
Other blessings PGMA has identified which are already being enjoyed or practiced in Aklan include job creation (because of the presence of Boracay Island, the anchor of Aklan’s tourism industry in Aklan and the region if not the country); better cost of living, a strong peso, more investments (because of Boracay Island and the scheduled international direct flights from Korea to Kalibo, Aklan), pro-poor education; pro-poor health care (the province under Governor Carlito S. Marquez presently targets to give Aklan indigents 100% Philhealth coverage); housing, green Philippines (Aklan joined this government greening project by planting ornamental trees and flowering plants from Caticlan, Malay to Cabangila, Altavas, the route of the Strong Republic Nautical Highway) and anti-terrorism (one measure implemented by the provincial government here is the One Entry, One Exit Policy in Boracay Island to check incoming and outgoing visitors).
BAS-Aklan also reported that output benefits were sustained in the livestock, poultry and fishery subsectors. The crop subsector however recorded a small decline in output.
“At current prices, the gross value of agricultural production summed up to P4.83 billion or 1.64 percent higher than the 2005 level,” the BAS report revealed.
The BAS report also bared that the livestock subsector grossed P987.47 million at current prices and displayed remarkable 16.43 percent earnings. With both production and prices going up, cattle grossed 27.70 percent more.
The gross value of hog production was higher by 14.32 percent, while that of goat production expanded by 29.06 due to higher production and bigger price increases.
On the other hand, the poultry subsector grossed P389.45 million at current prices of 2.37 percent higher than the previous year’s record. Chicken production went up by 1.83 percent while that of duck soared by 6.79 percent.
In the fishery subsector, gross value of production added up to P1.06 billion, showing a 28.03 percent growth from last year’s earnings. The biggest gain was posted by municipal fisheries which grossed 31.31 percent more because of higher products and prices obtained during the year.
Asked on the possibility of Aklanons having insufficient supply of food this year, BAS-Aklan OIC Manuelito Delegencia said the province has currently enough food supply to last for months.
Just recently, the national government through President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo zeroed in on new economic directions of “8 by ‘08” or achieving the eight blessings of a strong economy by 2008.
Of these eight blessings, food sufficiency is seen by concerned government agencies here to be enjoyed by Aklanons, with the province’ hybrid rice program and other agricultural ventures like seaweeds propagation, vegetable and fiber production, etc.
Other blessings PGMA has identified which are already being enjoyed or practiced in Aklan include job creation (because of the presence of Boracay Island, the anchor of Aklan’s tourism industry in Aklan and the region if not the country); better cost of living, a strong peso, more investments (because of Boracay Island and the scheduled international direct flights from Korea to Kalibo, Aklan), pro-poor education; pro-poor health care (the province under Governor Carlito S. Marquez presently targets to give Aklan indigents 100% Philhealth coverage); housing, green Philippines (Aklan joined this government greening project by planting ornamental trees and flowering plants from Caticlan, Malay to Cabangila, Altavas, the route of the Strong Republic Nautical Highway) and anti-terrorism (one measure implemented by the provincial government here is the One Entry, One Exit Policy in Boracay Island to check incoming and outgoing visitors).
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