Agricultural

The Philippines is a rich agricultural country because it has fertile soil and a pleasant climate.

The country 's chief agricultural products are rice, corn, coconut, hemp(abaka), cane sugar, copra, tobacco, banana, and sweet potato (camote).

Rice is the staple food of most Filipinos. The greatest rice-producing region in the country is the Central Luzon Plain.

Corn is the second-ranking grain crop in the country , and is the staple food of the Cebuano's. The leading corn-producing provinces in the country are Cebu and Cotabato. The third most important Philippine crop is coconut. Laguna, Quezon, and Samar are our leading coconut-producing provinces.

Among the countries of the world, the Philippines is one of the leaders in the production of coconut, hemp, cane sugar, and tobacco. The cultivation of wheat, grapes, and other products of the temperate zone has been successfully started in the country, particularly in Baguio, La Union, Ilocos Sur, and in the case of grapes, Cebu.

Because of the country's extensive fertile land, farming is the most important source of livelihood of the Filipinos.

Livestock raising is another important industry in the country. Almost every family in our rural areas raises cattle, poultry, and hogs.