The Primary Sector

4.0 LOCAL ECONOMY

Economic Industries

An industry is a key sector of an economy; it is the production of goods and services. It can be classified into three groups: (1) the primary sector, which consists of agriculture, fishery, and forestry (with related mining and quarrying activities); (2) the secondary sector, which consists of mining, quarrying, manufacturing, and industries related to electrical, gas and water, and construction; and (3) the tertiary sector, which consists of wholesale and retail trade, transportation, storage and communication, finance, real estate, business services, and community, social, and personal services.

4.1 The Primary Sector

The primary sector is inclusive of all economic activities related to agriculture, fishing, forestry, and forestry-related mining and quarrying. Activities such as crop farming and livestock-raising, which are intended for both commercial purposes and household consumption, are included in this sector.

Agriculture

Agricultural crops being cultivated in the municipality are food crops such as palay, corn, and vegetables. Commercial crops include coconuts, mango, banana, atis, chico, jackfruit, citrus, coffee, avocado, lansones, rambutan, guyabano, santol, duhat, siniguelas, bayabas, and star apple. Rootcrops planted are cassava, camote, peanuts, and turnips. There are also agro-farms planted to ipil-ipil, which is fodder to cattle being raised in specific upland barangays of Mabini.

The total areas planted to crops are 1,668.75 hectares. The breakdown of areas to major crops is as follows:

Following table shows the areas planted to crops:

Figure 4.1 Areas planted to crops

Food  crops  (173.25   has.)  

Commercial  crops   (1,400.75)   Agro-­‐farms   (114.75has.)  

Table 4.1 Areas Planted to Crops

Crops Planted Areas Planted to Crops (in

Source: Office of the Municipal Agriculturist

The areas planted to crops are distributed to all barangays in Mabini. Total areas planted to palay are only 3.25 hectares. The irrigated Riceland with an area of 2 hectares are at Barangay Gasang. Upland rice or palay cultivated at Barangays Laurel, Malimatoc I, and Sampaguita are rainfed and planted to an area of 1.25 hectares only.

The barangays with large areas planted to crops are Laurel, Bagalangit, Malimatoc II, Malimatoc I, Nag-Iba, San Teodoro, Santo Tomas, and Estrella, which are in the southern area of Mabini, and have generally high slopes, as well as a mix of soil types: Ibaan loam (gravelly phase) and sibal clay.

Following tables show the crop statistics by Barangay:

Table 4.2 Crop Statistics By Barangay Name of

Crop Statistics By Barangay (Continued) Name of

Barangay Citrus (in

has.) Atis (in

Crop Statistics By Barangay (Continued) Name of

Livestock in Mabini is a backyard-to-business activity. Residents start by raising native chickens in their backyards and eventually expand to become semi-commercial livestock farms, which soon become connected to the public markets.

Following table shows the distribution of animal population in the municipality:

Table 4.3 Animal Survey Name of

Barangay Cattle Carabao Swine

Goat Horse

Broiler Layer Native Chicken

Anilao East 133 107 71 24

Source: Office of the Municipal Agriculturist

Despite the large animal population, there are only eleven registered agricultural veterinary establishments that supply feeds and veterinary drugs, among other farming and livestock necessities, for residential and semi-commercial farms. Following table shows said establishments:

Table 4.4 List of Agricultural Veterinary Supply Establishments

Name of Establishment Location Kind of Agricultural Veterinary Supply

Arsenio Dalawampu Poultry

Supply Anilao Poultry / Feeds / Veterinary Drugs

Red Fowl Anilao Poultry / Feeds / Veterinary Drugs /

Fertilizer Insecticide

R.V. Egos Poultry Supply Anilao Poultry Supply / Veterinary Drugs Red Fowl Poblacion Poultry / Feeds / Veterinary Drugs /

Fertilizer Insecticide

SIDC Poblacion Hog Feeds Veterinary Products

S.A Feeds Supply Poblacion Hog Feeds / Poultry Feeds Vet Gonzales Feed Supply Talaga Proper Hog Feeds / Poultry Supply Boss Ado Poultry Supply Talaga East Hog Feeds / Poultry Supply /

Veterinary Products Angelus Store Talaga East Poultry Supply

Amdo's Store Talaga East Hog Feeds / Poultry Feeds / Veterinary Products

Maprosa Feeds Supply Talaga East Hog Feeds Veterinary Products Source: Office of the Municipal Agriculturist

Fishery

There are 263 registered fishermen in Mabini. These fishermen are distributed in barangays that cover the coastal areas of the municipality. Barangays with fishing activities access the Balayan Bay, the Maricaban Strait, and Batangas Bay.

Table 4.5 List of Registered Fishermen Name of

Barangay Number of Fishermen

Source: Office of the Municipal Agriculturist

The registered fishermen have an age range of 11 to 80 years old. Their range for the number of years engaged in fishing activities span from 1 to 53 years.

108 fishermen consider fishing as a full-time economic activity, and 73 fishermen consider it part-time, while 82 fishermen are not classified.

Kawil and lambat are the two main types of fishing gear used in Mabini.

Following table lists the types of fish caught by gear:

Table 4.6 List of Fishing Gear and Fish Caught Fishing Gear Kind of fish caught

Kawil (Hook)

Galunggong, matambaka, tulingan, asugon, don pilas, hasa-hasa, kalapato, manamsi, pulang buntot, tambog, sari-sari

Lambat (Net)

Don pilas, lumahan, matambaka, asugon, banak, barak, buglaw,

buluhan, dilis, galunggong, hasa-hasa, itingan, kalapato, kampitan, kanuping, manamsi, manitis, muslo, oreles,

pangaritan, panos, pulang buntot, purak, sari-sari, sumbilang, talakitok, tambog, tangislawin, tanigue, torsilyo, tulingan, tulingan lapad

Source: Office of the Municipal Agriculturist

Some fishermen also use other traditional fishing methods and equipment consisting of salok, hayhay, tansi, bubo, gilnet, bira-bira, balitangtang, pauntog, pana, tultol, and panti.

It should be noted that even if there are 263 registered fishermen distributed along the coastal barangays in the municipality, the Office of the Municipal Agriculturist also reported that very few fishermen utilize the economic activity of fishing as an opportunity for trade.

There used to be two associations of fishermen, namely: (1) Samahang Pangisdaan ng San Teodoro (in barangay San Teodoro) and (2) Samahan ng Mangingisda para sa Kaunlarang Pangkapaligiran (in barangay Solo), but both were reported to already have been abolished.

Forestry, Mining, and Quarrying

There are two mining and quarrying enterprises in Mabini. Following table lists the establishments and location:

Table 4.7 List of Mining and Quarrying Establishments

Name of Enterprise Location

Mailayin Quarry Sitio Mailayin, Pulong Niogan Solid Mines Enterprises San Juan