INCOME AND RICE CONSUMPTION OF THE CONSTITUENTS OF MULADBUCAD

PEQUEO
Background of the Study
Agriculture is the primary livelihood of most of the constituents of barangay
Muladbucad Pequeo which is located in the rural heartland of Guinobatan,
Albay. It is bounded on the north by Muladbucad Grande and on the south by
Doa Tomasa. The barangay is composed of 480 households, 260 of which
derived their income from farming. Their standard of living has been
dependent on increase in productivity of agricultural lands, particularly rice
fields.
The most renowned symbol of agriculture is rice which is a basic necessity
for every Filipinos. Rice plays an important economic role in society to be
consumed as a means of subsistence. However, the prices of such
commodities are constantly rising primarily due to shortage and inefficiency,
causing hardships to rice-consuming households.

Impressions
Ni: Eleanor Mujar, FFS participant in Muladbucad Pequeo, Guinobatan, Albay
Sa sakun na obserbasyon y participasyon sa Farmer Field School on
Integrated Pest Management and Palaycheck System for Rice, na ginibo sa
Barangay Muladbucad Pequeo kada Biernes, magpoon Hunyo hasta
Setyembre 2012, dakulang tabang yadi sa mga farmers na arog sako.
Masasabi kong ideal ang nasabing seminar ta ini kumbinasyon nin theory
asin practice.
An mga theories o learnings na mga ini iyo an:

Paggamit nin dekalidad na binhi na rekomendadong barayti.

Tamang pagpreparar kan oma na tatanoman nin paroy
Sarabay na pagtanom para maiwasan ang peste
Tamang distansya sa pagtanom nin paroy
Tamang abono sagkod an tamang panahon nin pag-apply nin fertilizer
Pamamahala sa patubig
Pamamahala sa mga peste y pamamahala sa pag-ani

Yading mga theories na yadi, in-apply, isinabuhay y ibinugtak sa practice, sa

paagi nin pagluwas sa oma o sa field mismo kan mga partisipantes y
actual na paggibo ninda kan mga nanudan na mga theories o kaalaman.
Sobrang na-enjoy mi an pag-AESA o Agro-Ecosystem Analysis para
mamonitor an tanom na paroy, an pag-record kan mga General Information y
Agronomic Data para maaraman an kamogtakan kan Paroy.
Huli kaini, an taus-puso ming pasasalamat sa Department of Agriculture, sa
mga staff y sa mga trainors para sa mga kaaraman na winarak samo sa
durasyon kan seminar kaining Farmers Field School.

Important socioeconomic and demographic factors that affect grain and rice
consumption include income.
This article provides information on current rice consumption patterns in the
United States and the dietary intake of rice consumers in general, as well as
rice consumers analyzed by income.
The results provide information useful to the design of food programs and
nutrition education.