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Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries: Agricultural Structures

Number and Physical Area of Holdings/Farms Irrigated by Region: Philippines 1960, 1971, 1980, 1991, 2002 and 2012

Table ID: 2E6CIRR0

Indicator Number of Holdings/Farms
Definition Holding/Farm any piece or pieces of land used wholly or partly for any agricutural activity (i.e. growing of crops, tending of livestock and poultry and other agricultural activity) and operated as one technical unit by one person alone or with others regardless of title, legal form, size or location.
Method of Computation
Source of Basic Data Census of Agriculture and Fisheries
Source Document/ Agency Philippine Statistics Authority
Frequency of Release Every 10 years
Latest Available 2012
Level of Disaggregation National/Regional
Indicator Area of Holdings/Farms
Definition Area of Holding/Farm refers to the size or actual measurement of the holding/farm in hectares.
Method of Computation
Source of Basic Data Census of Agriculture and Fisheries
Source Document/ Agency Philippine Statistics Authority
Frequency of Release Every 10 years
Latest Available 2012
Level of Disaggregation National/Regional
Indicator Irrigation
Definition Irrigation refers to purposely providing land with water, other than rain, for improving pastures or crop production. Irrigation usually implies the existence of infrastructure and/or equipment for applying water to crops, such as irrigation canals, pumps, sprinklers or localized watering systems. It may also include manual watering of plants using buckets, watering cans or other devices. Uncontrolled land flooding by overflowing of rivers or streams is not considered irrigation.
Method of Computation
Source of Basic Data Census of Agriculture and Fisheries
Source Document/ Agency Philippine Statistics Authority
Frequency of Release Every 10 years
Latest Available 2012
Level of Disaggregation National/Regional
Contacts Agriculture and Fisheries Census Division
Philippine Statistics Authority
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Last Updated 20181009 14:00
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