Working Project Title: Enhancing the Coffee Industry in Nueva Vizcaya

1. Project Profile
Study 1: Coffee in Nueva Vizcaya: An Industry Study
Study 2: Bags of Coffee: Product Acceptability of Nueva Vizcaya Processed
Coffee
Study 3: Bags of Coffee: A Market Viability Study

Proponents
2.1. Project Leader
2.1.1 Name and Signature: Rachel Hope R. Tiongson
2.1.2 Designation: Associate Professor IV
2.1.3 Institution: Nueva Vizcaya State University
2.1.4 Address: Poblacion Solano Nueva Vizcaya
2.1.5 Contact Number (s):
2.1.6 Fax Number: (078) 321-2112
2.2.1 Email Address: rachel_tiongson@yahoo.com.ph

2.2. Study Leader (Study 1)

2.2.2 Name and Signature: Chery C. Lacaden
2.2.3 Designation: Associate Professor III
2.2.4 Institution: Nueva Vizcaya State University
2.2.5 Address: Don Mariano Perez Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya
2.2.6 Contact Number (s): 09278546349
2.2.7 Fax Number: (078) 321-2112
2.2.8 Email Address: xiery41@gmail.com
2.2.9 Co Researchers: Aljanet Jandoc and Rachel Hope R. Tiongson
2.3. Study Leader (Study 2)
2.3.1 Name and Signature: Fi- Art Marie B. Baltazar
2.3.2 Designation: Instructor I
2.3.3 Institution: Nueva Vizcaya State University
2.3.4 Address: Villa Verde Bayombong Nueva Vizcaya
2.3.5 Telephone Number (s):
2.3.6 Fax Number: (078) 321-2112
2.3.7 Email Address:
Co Researchers: Florie Jean Vicente and Cherrie Prelle De Guzman
2.4. Study Leader (Study 3)
2.3.8 Name and Signature: Dolores B. Galvez
2.3.9 Designation: Assistant Professor III
2.3.10 Institution: Nueva Vizcaya State University
2.3.11 Address: Villa Verde Bayombong Nueva Vizcaya
2.3.12 Telephone Number (s):
2.3.13 Fax Number: (078) 321-2112
2.3.14 Email Address:
Co Researchers: Daren S. Erana and Josue A. Chua
2. Project Site: Nueva Vizcaya State University Bayombong Campus
3. Project Duration: One Year
4. Total Project Cost:
5.1. Amount Requested: P 500,000
II. Project Proposal

1. Rationale

Coffee is a commodity that lives up with human civilization as written in history. More
than 50 countries in the world produce coffee; most are in developing regions such as Latin
America, Africa, and Asia. Coffee production has become an important source of income for
20-25 million families worldwide; starting from the initial production of coffee beans that
involves farming, collecting, and processing. Incidentally, coffee bean production is labor
intensive, which is not surprising that production takes place in developing countries that have
abundant labor supply, such as the Philippines and India. The roasting and branding of coffee
is more capital intensive. This latter activity is dominated by northern industrialized countries
and among these are the top five coffee consumer- countries which are United States of
America, Brazil, Germany, Japan, and France.

There are four varieties of coffee grown in the Philippines and these are Robusta, Arabica,
Liberica (Barako) and Excelsa (PSA, 2017). Vast land areas are cultivated for coffee
production in the country bearing coffee berries to be dried then further processed for
commercial distribution. Of these said varieties, Robusta consistently contributed the biggest
volume in the total production, (Appendix 1). SOCKSARGEN shared the biggest production
followed by Davao Region, Northern Mindanao, CAR, CALABARZON, Central Luzon,
Cagayan Valley. (Appendix A).

Nueva Vizcaya is the top producer of coffee in Cagayan Valley (Table 1). Farmers in the
province produce the same varieties of coffee. Robusta consistently shared the biggest volume
of produce between 2012-2016, despite its slight declining trend, followed by Excelsa, Arabica
and Liberia. Liberia had the lowest share compared with the rest of the said varieties.
Ambaguio and Sta. Fe Nueva Vizcaya are the two dominant municipalities’ home to coffee
farmers.

This information on the position of the Nueva Vizcaya Coffee in Cagayan Valley and
countrywide are significant that requires the conduct an industry status, evaluation, and product
development studies.

Table 1. Coffee production in Cagayan Valley, in metric tons.

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Coffee (dried berries)
..CAGAYAN VALLEY 812.76 766.95 744.06 743.04 771.99
....Batanes .. .. .. .. ..
....Cagayan 49.88 52.25 48.74 47.74 52.96
....Isabela 19.78 21.67 22.54 23.88 21.82
....Nueva Vizcaya 721.00 663.88 642.56 623.03 674.56
....Quirino 22.10 29.15 30.22 48.39 22.65
Latest update:2017-07-10 09:00 Source:Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)
 Table 2. Production Volume for the different coffee varieties, in metric tons

Coffee Arabica (dried berries)

..CAGAYAN VALLEY 150.06 151.26 144.20 139.35 153.22
....Batanes .. .. .. .. ..
....Cagayan 40.66 42.60 39.93 39.09 43.25
....Isabela 6.80 7.31 7.47 8.03 7.08
....Nueva Vizcaya 102.00 100.00 95.23 90.94 102.09
....Quirino 0.60 1.35 1.57 1.29 0.80
Coffee Excelsa (dried berries)
..CAGAYAN VALLEY 120.23 104.18 99.53 95.46 107.40
....Batanes .. .. .. .. ..
....Cagayan 0.24 0.25 0.23 0.23 0.26
....Isabela 1.49 1.63 1.69 1.75 1.58
....Nueva Vizcaya 115.00 98.00 93.21 89.38 102.96
....Quirino 3.50 4.30 4.40 4.10 2.60
Coffee Liberica (dried berries)
..CAGAYAN VALLEY 6.97 6.69 6.18 6.07 6.54
....Batanes .. .. .. .. ..
....Cagayan 1.74 1.80 1.68 1.60 1.75
....Isabela 1.23 1.32 1.38 1.48 1.39
....Nueva Vizcaya 4.00 3.57 3.12 2.99 3.40
....Quirino .. .. .. .. ..
Coffee Robusta (dried berries)
..CAGAYAN VALLEY 535.50 504.82 494.15 502.16 504.84
....Batanes .. .. .. .. ..
....Cagayan 7.24 7.60 6.90 6.82 7.71
....Isabela 10.26 11.41 12.00 12.62 11.77
....Nueva Vizcaya 500.00 462.31 451.00 439.72 466.11
....Quirino 18.00 23.50 24.25 43.00 19.25
Latest update:2017-07-10 09:00 Source:Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)

2. Project Activity/ Description

The sustainability initiatives for the coffee industry in Nueva Vizcaya as well as in the
Region will be based on the results of the three studies to be conducted. The industry
analysis will present the profile of the key players in the industry in terms of their socio
economic status, physical and climatic characteristics of the farm, area and number of
bearing trees grown, volume of production, sales, production processes from the farm to
coffee bean processing, costs profits and technical efficiencies. Product ideas out of the
coffee can be captured through the Product Acceptability study for processed coffee and
third, is the conduct of market viability for the different coffee products for commercial
use.

3. Objectives of the Study

 This project describes the sustainability initiatives based on the status of coffee in Nueva
Vizcaya. The results shall be deduced from the following:
1. To present the industry profile of coffee production in Nueva Vizcaya in terms of :
a. Industry players Profile
a.1 Personal profile (Age, Gender,number of years in coffee production)
1.2 Physical Characteristics of the farm (area, tpography,number of bearing trees)
b. Production Activities (Cultural practices, cost, family labor, etc)
c. Capacity of Resources (capitalization, land ownership,
d. Technical Support
e. Technical Efficiencies
f. Opportunities and Issues

2. To develop bagged coffees and conduct product acceptability in terms of:

a. physical attributes of packaging(size, shape and material of coffee bags);
b. Coffee characteristics (coffee aroma, taste, color)
c. consumption volume ( volume of mixed coffee per bag size)

3. To conduct the market viability of bagged coffee granules which can be measured in
terms of the following:
a. Brand and labels,
b. Pricing
c. Packaging and
d. Market Testing (possible demand)

4. Methodology
This project is a Descriptive -evaluative type of research. Survey questionnaires are the
tools to collect primary information; Key informant interviews and workshops may likewise
validate the results of the study. Product development studies such as study 2 and study 3
requires actual product development and introduction to the market for physical product
acceptability. The third study shall evaluate the market viability in terms of its brand,
packaging, pricing strategy and promotions. Responses in the questionnaires will use both close
ended and four point- Likert type. Some components of the questionnaire will adopt previous
validated industry studies and product development methods. Technical experts for product
processing will be tapped, for further analysis, the causal relationships between the variables
will determine the effects of production practices to production volume and profitability.
Technical efficiencies will further evaluate the production activities and other inputs. Policy
implications will be crafted from the results of each study.

References:

Dowding Timothy J. and Murphy Melissa (2011). The Coffee Bean: A Value Chain and
Sustainability Initiatives Analysis Melissa Murphy. University of Connecticut,
Stamford CT USA.
Philippine Statistics Authority ([PSA],2017). Major crops commodities data.
Appendix 1. Volume of Production, by Region and by Province by Crop, Region/Province and
Year

Other Crops: Volume of Production, by Region and by Province by Crop,

Region/Province and Year
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Coffee (dried berries)
88,526. 88,943. 78,633. 75,454. 72,341. 68,822.
PHILIPPINES
09 00 92 49 82 93
5,627.1 5,673.2 5,464.8 5,251.4 5,210.0 3,735.8
..CAR
3 1 2 8 2 6
....Abra 54.05 53.51 52.41 51.51 52.36 54.74
....Apayao 13.37 12.80 15.95 19.90 23.00 23.20
....Benguet 486.55 491.70 501.00 535.62 540.78 523.25
1,053.8 1,061.3 1,052.3 1,029.3
....Ifugao 985.44 943.40
1 5 9 8
3,857.2 3,898.5 3,698.5 3,470.0 3,480.3 2,080.0
....Kalinga
0 0 0 0 9 0
....Mountain Province 162.15 155.35 144.57 145.07 128.05 111.27
..ILOCOS REGION 94.34 85.50 84.14 83.50 80.27 176.75
....Ilocos Norte 0.53 0.54 0.54 0.55 0.57 0.62
....Ilocos Sur 49.25 50.18 50.82 51.70 48.58 76.09
....La Union 42.29 32.41 30.46 29.05 27.69 21.73
....Pangasinan 2.27 2.37 2.32 2.20 3.43 78.31
1,012.3
..CAGAYAN VALLEY 812.76 766.95 744.06 743.04 771.99
4
....Batanes .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Cagayan 46.38 49.88 52.25 48.74 47.74 52.96
....Isabela 18.24 19.78 21.67 22.54 23.88 21.82
....Nueva Vizcaya 904.54 721.00 663.88 642.56 623.03 674.56
....Quirino 43.19 22.10 29.15 30.22 48.39 22.65
1,698.5 1,698.8 1,705.3 1,645.4 1,648.6 1,181.0
..CENTRAL LUZON
9 5 0 5 0 6
....Aurora 274.37 275.20 260.00 256.75 233.00 191.00
....Bataan 305.00 333.00 326.00 328.50 330.00 326.00
1,118.9 1,090.4 1,119.3 1,060.2 1,085.6
....Bulacan 662.42
7 5 0 0 0
....Nueva Ecija .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Pampanga 0.25 0.20 .. .. .. ..
....Tarlac .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Zambales .. .. .. .. .. 1.64
5,549.5 8,568.0 5,237.6 4,691.2 2,272.2 2,817.5
..CALABARZON
0 5 6 4 0 4
1,027.7
....Batangas 994.80 753.50 713.00 666.55 610.33
0
4,022.2 7,085.9 3,998.8 3,514.0 1,219.4 1,811.6
....Cavite
9 5 4 0 3 8
....Laguna 60.78 63.53 76.29 80.75 70.00 71.02
....Quezon 365.71 347.90 328.82 301.39 252.67 263.97
....Rizal 73.02 75.87 80.21 82.10 63.55 60.55
..MIMAROPA 199.64 193.86 183.04 181.58 178.20 166.73
....Marinduque 31.91 33.51 31.12 29.58 28.13 26.22
....Occidental Mindoro .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Oriental Mindoro 59.08 58.00 51.17 49.07 45.39 39.40
....Palawan 108.65 102.36 100.75 102.93 104.68 101.11
....Romblon .. .. .. .. .. ..
..BICOL REGION 327.22 331.47 325.49 298.98 295.67 266.77
....Albay 103.66 106.85 113.68 97.94 100.53 93.86
....Camarines Norte 23.93 25.11 25.84 26.04 26.46 27.51
....Camarines Sur 26.54 26.84 26.96 26.16 25.63 23.50
....Catanduanes 1.99 1.98 2.01 2.03 2.00 1.99
....Masbate .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Sorsogon 171.10 170.69 157.00 146.81 141.05 119.92
5,915.6 5,694.6 4,938.4 4,345.7 4,390.7 3,655.9
..WESTERN VISAYAS
5 8 7 6 4 9
....Aklan 1.06 .. .. .. .. ..
....Antique 27.35 26.32 25.99 25.39 24.93 26.47
1,803.0 1,803.6 1,133.7
....Capiz 942.73 895.17 899.89
4 5 8
....Guimaras 20.82 20.03 19.69 10.88 10.24 7.31
3,367.6 3,198.4 3,081.5 2,723.2 2,798.8 2,722.3
....Iloilo
3 7 8 8 4 2
....Negros Occidental 695.75 646.21 677.42 643.48 661.56 ..
..CENTRAL VISAYAS 234.07 239.49 235.13 218.40 208.86 56.08
....Bohol 5.29 9.95 26.16 41.60 57.37 51.97
....Cebu 3.62 4.69 3.34 3.47 3.30 4.11
....Negros Oriental 225.05 224.85 205.63 173.33 148.18 ..
....Siquijor 0.12 .. .. .. .. ..
 ..EASTERN VISAYAS 201.29 192.77 128.33 61.48 59.40 70.55
....Biliran 5.09 4.91 4.57 3.95 3.85 3.41
....Eastern Samar 14.29 13.20 13.29 8.68 5.12 4.80
....Leyte 87.82 85.23 56.42 24.36 25.14 38.09
....Northern Samar .. .. .. .. 1.90 2.93
....Samar (Western
7.59 7.58 6.53 5.95 6.08 6.07
Samar)
....Southern Leyte 86.50 81.85 47.52 18.54 17.31 15.25
..ZAMBOANGA 1,022.9 1,007.3
993.28 961.08 969.31 777.24
PENINSULA 0 0
....Zamboanga del Norte 713.28 714.35 712.96 740.64 774.10 549.24
....Zamboanga del Sur 44.56 31.65 25.55 21.23 20.29 18.74
....Zamboanga Sibugay 115.18 128.81 113.36 104.97 113.09 111.48
......Zamboanga City 149.88 118.46 109.21 102.47 99.82 97.78
..NORTHERN 5,858.0 5,225.3 5,334.8 5,415.6 5,436.7 5,604.9
MINDANAO 3 0 1 7 8 5
4,562.0 3,948.0 4,100.0 4,224.5 4,254.7 4,423.5
....Bukidnon
0 0 0 0 0 0
....Camiguin 13.74 11.52 11.00 9.86 9.20 6.48
....Lanao del Norte 576.64 555.34 540.83 543.02 527.31 503.21
....Misamis Occidental 31.26 32.74 34.14 36.80 38.67 38.44
....Misamis Oriental 674.39 677.70 648.84 601.49 606.90 633.32
20,465. 18,949. 12,388. 11,792. 11,680. 11,429.
..DAVAO REGION
07 88 99 65 62 78
1,144.2 1,156.2 1,133.7 1,154.4 1,173.6 1,193.4
....Davao del Norte
5 4 3 2 4 6
4,803.4 4,830.9 4,854.5 5,082.9 5,153.8 5,007.5
....Davao del Sur
9 3 9 1 7 4
1,521.8 1,480.8 1,436.7 1,399.0 1,367.2 1,348.4
....Davao Oriental
1 9 5 6 9 1
9,867.1 8,596.7 2,210.8 1,514.3 1,433.0 1,400.0
....Compostela Valley
2 9 3 6 8 4
3,128.4 2,885.0 2,753.0 2,641.9 2,552.7 2,480.3
......Davao City
0 3 9 0 4 3
.. Data not available
2012-2013: Revised due to inclusion of Batanes data
2015: Revised data of CassavaLatest update:2017-07-10
09:00Source:Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)Contact:Ermina V. Tepora
Chief Statistical Specialist
Crops Statistics Division
Philippine Statistics Authority
16th Floor Eton Cyberpod Centris 3
EDSA corner Quezon Avenue,
Quezon City
Tel.: +6323762022
Fax: +6323762022
Email: csd(dot)staff(at)psa(dot)gov(dot)ph
csd(dot)odc(dot)psa(at)gmail(dot)comUnit:metric tonsMatrix:A60PNVOP
Other Crops: Volume of Production, by Region and by Province by Crop,
Region/Province and Year
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Coffee Arabica (dried
berries)
19,002. 18,783. 18,593. 18,028. 17,433. 16,755.
PHILIPPINES
27 20 54 46 95 83
..CAR 549.84 555.12 548.34 578.56 582.07 531.29
....Abra 24.57 24.44 23.88 23.22 23.18 24.82
....Apayao 4.50 4.30 6.45 6.00 5.70 5.58
....Benguet 397.75 403.00 410.96 445.34 451.66 437.64
....Ifugao 16.65 16.90 16.50 15.40 14.96 13.68
....Kalinga 58.20 56.50 40.00 36.00 35.00 ..
....Mountain Province 48.17 49.98 50.55 52.60 51.58 49.57
..ILOCOS REGION 30.29 24.83 23.71 22.64 23.66 86.51
....Ilocos Norte 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.10 0.10 0.12
....Ilocos Sur 5.35 5.49 5.52 5.58 5.53 6.12
....La Union 23.55 17.90 16.78 15.73 15.58 11.93
....Pangasinan 1.30 1.35 1.32 1.23 2.45 68.34
..CAGAYAN VALLEY 201.09 150.06 151.26 144.20 139.35 153.22
....Batanes .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Cagayan 37.68 40.66 42.60 39.93 39.09 43.25
....Isabela 6.27 6.80 7.31 7.47 8.03 7.08
....Nueva Vizcaya 155.59 102.00 100.00 95.23 90.94 102.09
....Quirino 1.55 0.60 1.35 1.57 1.29 0.80
..CENTRAL LUZON 5.46 5.25 5.37 5.10 5.20 0.10
....Aurora .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Bataan .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Bulacan 5.46 5.25 5.37 5.10 5.20 ..
....Nueva Ecija .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Pampanga .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Tarlac .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Zambales .. .. .. .. .. 0.10
..CALABARZON 69.40 69.16 65.48 60.55 10.63 10.04
....Batangas .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Cavite .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Laguna 6.24 6.26 5.40 3.20 0.20 0.20
....Quezon 41.39 39.62 34.68 31.35 0.18 0.08
....Rizal 21.77 23.28 25.40 26.00 10.25 9.75
..MIMAROPA 5.49 5.22 4.87 4.41 3.48 3.15
....Marinduque 3.75 3.94 3.74 3.55 2.66 2.42
....Occidental Mindoro .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Oriental Mindoro 0.18 0.16 0.17 0.15 0.15 0.11
....Palawan 1.56 1.11 0.96 0.71 0.67 0.62
....Romblon .. .. .. .. .. ..
 ..BICOL REGION 73.10 74.38 75.88 69.36 69.61 65.27
....Albay 27.41 28.22 29.94 25.26 25.92 24.16
....Camarines Norte 8.93 9.31 9.75 9.89 10.06 10.81
....Camarines Sur 11.99 12.10 12.10 11.69 11.49 10.49
....Catanduanes 1.99 1.98 2.01 2.03 2.00 1.99
....Masbate .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Sorsogon 22.78 22.77 22.08 20.49 20.14 17.82
..WESTERN VISAYAS 927.96 878.91 848.77 766.64 781.75 774.09
....Aklan .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Antique 10.16 9.78 9.75 9.49 9.27 10.15
....Capiz .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Guimaras 1.98 1.80 1.60 0.35 0.24 0.16
....Iloilo 915.82 867.33 837.42 756.80 772.24 763.78
....Negros Occidental .. .. .. .. .. ..
..CENTRAL VISAYAS 25.10 23.12 27.80 26.43 24.10 4.28
....Bohol 1.54 1.82 2.88 4.25 4.47 4.00
....Cebu 0.24 0.39 0.34 0.30 0.28 0.28
....Negros Oriental 23.21 20.91 24.58 21.88 19.35 ..
....Siquijor 0.12 .. .. .. .. ..
..EASTERN VISAYAS 61.62 58.13 41.49 22.81 10.96 8.93
....Biliran 2.42 2.21 2.01 1.70 1.64 1.35
....Eastern Samar 3.10 2.00 2.04 1.48 0.77 0.70
....Leyte 39.42 37.95 28.03 10.86 .. ..
....Northern Samar .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Samar (Western
2.97 2.96 2.00 1.80 1.82 1.84
Samar)
....Southern Leyte 13.71 13.01 7.41 6.97 6.73 5.04
..ZAMBOANGA
429.14 420.84 404.99 406.12 424.31 313.13
PENINSULA
....Zamboanga del Norte 310.62 310.83 308.04 313.91 328.86 219.54
....Zamboanga del Sur 13.09 9.25 7.63 6.68 6.50 6.08
....Zamboanga Sibugay 40.58 45.04 38.44 36.08 39.69 39.21
......Zamboanga City 64.85 55.73 50.88 49.44 49.26 48.31
..NORTHERN
381.20 378.35 379.40 379.99 372.05 334.96
MINDANAO
....Bukidnon 10.00 15.00 24.00 30.00 33.50 37.65
....Camiguin 3.08 2.89 2.85 2.52 2.30 1.45
....Lanao del Norte 337.50 329.00 321.80 315.50 304.10 263.00
....Misamis Occidental 27.02 27.84 27.95 29.17 29.75 29.54
....Misamis Oriental 3.60 3.62 2.80 2.80 2.40 3.32
2,798.7 2,690.5 2,384.8 2,354.7 2,330.3 2,247.4
..DAVAO REGION
6 2 5 2 5 2
....Davao del Norte 352.98 357.87 351.17 357.97 364.28 358.33
1,344.3 1,351.7 1,357.6 1,435.8 1,426.5 1,374.5
....Davao del Sur
9 0 7 3 7 2
....Davao Oriental 80.66 79.70 75.78 75.88 73.78 71.67
....Compostela Valley 550.77 458.21 177.51 98.27 90.88 82.20
......Davao City 469.96 443.04 422.72 386.77 374.84 360.70
 .. Data not available
2012-2013: Revised due to inclusion of Batanes data
2015: Revised data of CassavaLatest update:2017-07-10
09:00Source:Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)Contact:Ermina V. Tepora
Chief Statistical Specialist
Crops Statistics Division
Philippine Statistics Authority
16th Floor Eton Cyberpod Centris 3
EDSA corner Quezon Avenue,
Quezon City
Tel.: +6323762022
Fax: +6323762022
Email: csd(dot)staff(at)psa(dot)gov(dot)ph
csd(dot)odc(dot)psa(at)gmail(dot)comUnit:metric tonsMatrix:A60PNVOP

Other Crops: Volume of Production, by Region and by Province by Crop,

Region/Province and Year
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Coffee Excelsa (dried
berries)
5,915.8 5,736.8 4,916.8 4,725.1 4,546.4 4,268.6
PHILIPPINES
0 1 4 7 1 1
..CAR 86.44 88.38 84.05 78.55 77.48 58.01
....Abra 6.55 6.52 6.43 6.35 6.91 7.17
....Apayao 1.87 1.70 2.00 1.78 1.70 1.67
....Benguet 22.15 21.83 22.12 21.42 20.08 19.17
....Ifugao .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Kalinga 55.00 58.00 53.50 49.00 48.79 30.00
....Mountain Province 0.87 0.33 .. .. .. ..
..ILOCOS REGION 17.16 16.00 15.94 16.10 15.35 15.12
....Ilocos Norte .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Ilocos Sur 10.82 11.04 11.25 11.47 11.25 11.52
....La Union 6.34 4.96 4.69 4.63 4.10 3.60
....Pangasinan .. .. .. .. .. ..
..CAGAYAN VALLEY 152.96 120.23 104.18 99.53 95.46 107.40
....Batanes .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Cagayan 0.23 0.24 0.25 0.23 0.23 0.26
....Isabela 1.39 1.49 1.63 1.69 1.75 1.58
....Nueva Vizcaya 144.47 115.00 98.00 93.21 89.38 102.96
....Quirino 6.88 3.50 4.30 4.40 4.10 2.60
..CENTRAL LUZON 40.58 37.90 34.97 34.50 27.70 20.00
....Aurora 33.37 30.90 27.80 27.50 20.50 15.00
....Bataan .. .. .. .. .. ..
 ....Bulacan 7.21 7.00 7.17 7.00 7.20 5.00
....Nueva Ecija .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Pampanga .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Tarlac .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Zambales .. .. .. .. .. ..
..CALABARZON 725.11 816.08 586.87 547.05 380.83 381.70
....Batangas 284.00 333.00 255.00 243.50 219.00 195.00
....Cavite 310.46 356.50 209.90 191.05 66.86 87.50
....Laguna 4.30 4.52 7.32 7.50 6.75 6.85
....Quezon 115.60 110.40 101.84 91.90 80.72 85.35
....Rizal 10.75 11.66 12.81 13.10 7.50 7.00
..MIMAROPA 41.51 38.79 33.19 30.23 27.48 25.45
....Marinduque 4.23 4.44 4.26 4.07 2.85 2.67
....Occidental Mindoro .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Oriental Mindoro 17.74 17.44 14.20 13.33 12.40 11.10
....Palawan 19.54 16.91 14.73 12.83 12.23 11.68
....Romblon .. .. .. .. .. ..
..BICOL REGION 1.25 1.21 1.15 1.12 0.98 0.79
....Albay .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Camarines Norte .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Camarines Sur .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Catanduanes .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Masbate .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Sorsogon 1.25 1.21 1.15 1.12 0.98 0.79
..WESTERN VISAYAS 1.55 1.52 1.47 1.42 1.45 1.50
....Aklan .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Antique 1.55 1.52 1.47 1.42 1.45 1.50
....Capiz .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Guimaras .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Iloilo .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Negros Occidental .. .. .. .. .. ..
..CENTRAL VISAYAS .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Bohol .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Cebu .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Negros Oriental .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Siquijor .. .. .. .. .. ..
..EASTERN VISAYAS 41.85 40.42 26.43 14.41 19.48 26.28
....Biliran 0.91 0.93 0.88 0.76 0.73 0.67
....Eastern Samar .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Leyte 22.47 21.86 13.17 6.14 11.46 18.67
....Northern Samar .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Samar (Western Samar) 0.98 0.97 0.90 0.80 0.81 0.82
....Southern Leyte 17.49 16.66 11.48 6.71 6.48 6.12
..ZAMBOANGA
124.95 116.96 108.94 107.40 109.16 87.08
PENINSULA
....Zamboanga del Norte 54.42 54.60 53.54 55.36 58.40 37.70
....Zamboanga del Sur 9.33 6.89 5.00 4.26 3.97 3.65
 ....Zamboanga Sibugay 19.66 22.34 19.60 18.18 19.24 18.92
......Zamboanga City 41.54 33.13 30.81 29.60 27.55 26.80
..NORTHERN
348.85 346.42 297.57 260.92 249.96 266.31
MINDANAO
....Bukidnon 7.00 3.00 6.00 7.50 8.20 8.85
....Camiguin .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Lanao del Norte 25.76 24.34 24.07 23.32 20.76 17.46
....Misamis Occidental .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Misamis Oriental 316.09 319.08 267.50 230.10 221.00 240.00
2,236.1 2,061.8 1,601.7 1,504.8 1,476.0 1,426.8
..DAVAO REGION
9 3 3 3 9 7
....Davao del Norte 181.70 184.81 179.42 184.75 187.70 184.39
....Davao del Sur 754.88 761.51 768.11 793.22 782.17 765.07
....Davao Oriental 121.60 120.39 114.20 114.21 110.78 107.28
....Compostela Valley 797.27 646.35 208.82 104.51 99.55 91.27
......Davao City 380.74 348.77 331.18 308.14 295.89 278.86
.. Data not available
2012-2013: Revised due to inclusion of Batanes data
2015: Revised data of CassavaLatest update:2017-07-10
09:00Source:Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)Contact:Ermina V. Tepora
Chief Statistical Specialist
Crops Statistics Division
Philippine Statistics Authority
16th Floor Eton Cyberpod Centris 3
EDSA corner Quezon Avenue,
Quezon City
Tel.: +6323762022
Fax: +6323762022
Email: csd(dot)staff(at)psa(dot)gov(dot)ph
csd(dot)odc(dot)psa(at)gmail(dot)comUnit:metric tonsMatrix:A60PNVOP

Other Crops: Volume of Production, by Region and by Province by Crop,

Region/Province and Year
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Coffee Liberica (dried berries)
PHILIPPINES 629.62 598.37 563.24 532.87 514.40 499.42
..CAR 17.27 16.92 16.56 16.43 16.22 16.09
....Abra 17.27 16.92 16.56 16.43 16.22 16.09
....Apayao .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Benguet .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Ifugao .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Kalinga .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Mountain Province .. .. .. .. .. ..
..ILOCOS REGION .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Ilocos Norte .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Ilocos Sur .. .. .. .. .. ..
....La Union .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Pangasinan .. .. .. .. .. ..
..CAGAYAN VALLEY 8.48 6.97 6.69 6.18 6.07 6.54
....Batanes .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Cagayan 1.64 1.74 1.80 1.68 1.60 1.75
....Isabela 1.22 1.23 1.32 1.38 1.48 1.39
....Nueva Vizcaya 5.62 4.00 3.57 3.12 2.99 3.40
....Quirino .. .. .. .. .. ..
..CENTRAL LUZON 3.30 3.20 3.26 3.10 3.20 1.82
....Aurora .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Bataan .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Bulacan 3.30 3.20 3.26 3.10 3.20 1.82
....Nueva Ecija .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Pampanga .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Tarlac .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Zambales .. .. .. .. .. ..
..CALABARZON 111.54 113.79 99.16 94.38 74.85 74.29
....Batangas 24.00 25.80 21.50 19.50 20.55 18.43
....Cavite 23.44 26.95 17.52 15.59 4.68 4.77
....Laguna 1.13 1.19 3.57 5.55 5.00 5.07
....Quezon 62.97 59.85 56.57 53.74 44.62 46.02
....Rizal .. .. .. .. .. ..
..MIMAROPA 30.42 24.59 20.48 18.70 17.79 15.71
....Marinduque .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Occidental Mindoro .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Oriental Mindoro 11.27 11.10 10.24 9.85 9.10 7.97
....Palawan 19.15 13.49 10.24 8.85 8.69 7.74
....Romblon .. .. .. .. .. ..
..BICOL REGION 4.33 4.26 4.12 4.28 3.96 3.34
....Albay .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Camarines Norte .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Camarines Sur .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Catanduanes .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Masbate .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Sorsogon 4.33 4.26 4.12 4.28 3.96 3.34
..WESTERN VISAYAS 166.29 161.27 155.95 140.25 142.18 137.78
....Aklan .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Antique .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Capiz .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Guimaras 1.11 1.09 0.95 0.22 0.19 0.15
....Iloilo 165.18 160.18 155.00 140.03 141.99 137.63
....Negros Occidental .. .. .. .. .. ..
 ..CENTRAL VISAYAS 9.10 1.35 0.80 0.38 0.09 ..
....Bohol .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Cebu .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Negros Oriental 9.10 1.35 0.80 0.38 0.09 ..
....Siquijor .. .. .. .. .. ..
..EASTERN VISAYAS 12.83 12.59 7.85 3.40 6.47 9.42
....Biliran .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Eastern Samar .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Leyte 12.83 12.59 7.85 3.40 6.47 9.42
....Northern Samar .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Samar (Western Samar) .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Southern Leyte .. .. .. .. .. ..
..ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA 4.64 4.49 4.30 3.25 3.55 1.29
....Zamboanga del Norte 1.53 1.54 1.63 1.79 2.14 ..
....Zamboanga del Sur 1.57 1.31 1.16 0.94 0.89 0.77
....Zamboanga Sibugay 0.88 1.05 0.93 .. .. ..
......Zamboanga City 0.66 0.58 0.58 0.52 0.52 0.52
..NORTHERN MINDANAO .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Bukidnon .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Camiguin .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Lanao del Norte .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Misamis Occidental .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Misamis Oriental .. .. .. .. .. ..
..DAVAO REGION 83.61 83.40 81.62 83.54 78.48 76.75
....Davao del Norte .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Davao del Sur 19.59 20.11 21.18 22.47 19.16 18.83
....Davao Oriental 64.02 63.29 60.44 61.07 59.32 57.92
....Compostela Valley .. .. .. .. .. ..
......Davao City .. .. .. .. .. ..
.. Data not available
2012-2013: Revised due to inclusion of Batanes data
2015: Revised data of CassavaLatest update:2017-07-10
09:00Source:Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)Contact:Ermina V. Tepora
Chief Statistical Specialist
Crops Statistics Division
Philippine Statistics Authority
16th Floor Eton Cyberpod Centris 3
EDSA corner Quezon Avenue,
Quezon City
Tel.: +6323762022
Fax: +6323762022
Email: csd(dot)staff(at)psa(dot)gov(dot)ph
csd(dot)odc(dot)psa(at)gmail(dot)comUnit:metric tonsMatrix:A60PNVOP

Other Crops: Volume of Production, by Region and by Province by Crop,

Region/Province and Year
 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Coffee Robusta (dried
berries)
62,978. 63,824. 54,560. 52,167. 49,847. 47,299.
PHILIPPINES
41 62 30 99 06 07
4,973.5 5,012.7 4,815.8 4,577.9 4,534.2 3,130.4
..CAR
8 9 7 4 5 7
....Abra 5.66 5.63 5.54 5.51 6.05 6.66
....Apayao 7.00 6.80 7.50 12.12 15.60 15.95
....Benguet 66.65 66.87 67.92 68.86 69.05 66.44
1,037.1 1,044.4 1,035.8 1,013.9
....Ifugao 970.48 929.72
6 5 9 8
3,744.0 3,784.0 3,605.0 3,385.0 3,396.6 2,050.0
....Kalinga
0 0 0 0 0 0
....Mountain Province 113.11 105.04 94.02 92.47 76.47 61.70
..ILOCOS REGION 46.90 44.67 44.49 44.77 41.25 75.12
....Ilocos Norte 0.44 0.44 0.45 0.46 0.47 0.50
....Ilocos Sur 33.07 33.65 34.05 34.65 31.80 58.45
....La Union 12.41 9.55 8.99 8.69 8.01 6.20
....Pangasinan 0.97 1.02 1.00 0.97 0.98 9.97
..CAGAYAN VALLEY 649.80 535.50 504.82 494.15 502.16 504.84
....Batanes .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Cagayan 6.83 7.24 7.60 6.90 6.82 7.71
....Isabela 9.36 10.26 11.41 12.00 12.62 11.77
....Nueva Vizcaya 598.85 500.00 462.31 451.00 439.72 466.11
....Quirino 34.76 18.00 23.50 24.25 43.00 19.25
1,649.2 1,652.5 1,661.7 1,602.7 1,612.5 1,159.1
..CENTRAL LUZON
5 0 0 5 0 4
....Aurora 241.00 244.30 232.20 229.25 212.50 176.00
....Bataan 305.00 333.00 326.00 328.50 330.00 326.00
1,103.0 1,075.0 1,103.5 1,045.0 1,070.0
....Bulacan 655.60
0 0 0 0 0
....Nueva Ecija .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Pampanga 0.25 0.20 .. .. .. ..
....Tarlac .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Zambales .. .. .. .. .. 1.54
4,643.4 7,569.0 4,486.1 3,989.2 1,805.8 2,351.5
..CALABARZON
6 2 6 6 9 1
....Batangas 719.70 636.00 477.00 450.00 427.00 396.90
3,688.4 6,702.5 3,771.4 3,307.3 1,147.8 1,719.4
....Cavite
0 0 2 6 9 0
....Laguna 49.11 51.56 60.00 64.50 58.05 58.89
....Quezon 145.75 138.03 135.73 124.40 127.15 132.52
....Rizal 40.50 40.93 42.00 43.00 45.80 43.80
..MIMAROPA 122.22 125.27 124.50 128.24 129.45 122.42
....Marinduque 23.93 25.13 23.12 21.96 22.62 21.13
....Occidental Mindoro .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Oriental Mindoro 29.89 29.29 26.56 25.74 23.74 20.22
 ....Palawan 68.40 70.85 74.82 80.54 83.09 81.07
....Romblon .. .. .. .. .. ..
..BICOL REGION 248.54 251.62 244.34 224.22 221.12 197.37
....Albay 76.25 78.63 83.74 72.68 74.61 69.70
....Camarines Norte 15.00 15.80 16.09 16.15 16.40 16.70
....Camarines Sur 14.55 14.74 14.86 14.47 14.14 13.01
....Catanduanes .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Masbate .. .. .. .. .. ..
....Sorsogon 142.74 142.45 129.65 120.92 115.97 97.96
4,819.8 4,652.9 3,932.2 3,437.4 3,465.3 2,742.6
..WESTERN VISAYAS
5 8 8 6 6 2
....Aklan 1.06 .. .. .. .. ..
....Antique 15.64 15.02 14.77 14.48 14.21 14.82
1,803.0 1,803.6 1,133.7
....Capiz 942.73 895.17 899.89
4 5 8
....Guimaras 17.73 17.14 17.14 10.32 9.81 7.00
2,286.6 2,170.9 2,089.1 1,826.4 1,884.6 1,820.9
....Iloilo
3 6 7 5 1 1
....Negros Occidental 695.75 646.21 677.42 643.48 661.56 ..
..CENTRAL VISAYAS 199.86 215.02 206.53 191.59 184.66 51.80
....Bohol 3.75 8.13 23.28 37.35 52.90 47.97
....Cebu 3.38 4.30 3.00 3.17 3.02 3.83
....Negros Oriental 192.73 202.59 180.25 151.07 128.74 ..
....Siquijor .. .. .. .. .. ..
..EASTERN VISAYAS 84.98 81.62 52.56 20.86 22.48 25.92
....Biliran 1.76 1.77 1.68 1.50 1.47 1.39
....Eastern Samar 11.19 11.20 11.25 7.20 4.35 4.10
....Leyte 13.10 12.83 7.37 3.96 7.21 10.00
....Northern Samar .. .. .. .. 1.90 2.93
....Samar (Western
3.64 3.65 3.63 3.35 3.45 3.41
Samar)
....Southern Leyte 55.30 52.18 28.63 4.86 4.10 4.09
..ZAMBOANGA
464.16 450.99 442.85 452.54 470.27 375.74
PENINSULA
....Zamboanga del Norte 346.71 347.38 349.75 369.58 384.70 292.00
....Zamboanga del Sur 20.57 14.20 11.76 9.35 8.93 8.24
....Zamboanga Sibugay 54.05 60.39 54.39 50.71 54.16 53.35
......Zamboanga City 42.83 29.03 26.95 22.90 22.48 22.15
..NORTHERN 5,127.9 4,500.5 4,657.8 4,774.7 4,814.7 5,003.6
MINDANAO 8 3 4 6 7 8
4,545.0 3,930.0 4,070.0 4,187.0 4,213.0 4,377.0
....Bukidnon
0 0 0 0 0 0
....Camiguin 10.66 8.63 8.15 7.34 6.90 5.03
....Lanao del Norte 213.38 202.00 194.96 204.20 202.45 222.75
....Misamis Occidental 4.24 4.90 6.19 7.63 8.92 8.90
....Misamis Oriental 354.70 355.00 378.54 368.59 383.50 390.00
15,346. 14,114. 8,320.7 7,849.5 7,795.7 7,678.7
..DAVAO REGION
51 13 9 6 0 4
....Davao del Norte 609.57 613.56 603.14 611.70 621.66 650.74
2,684.6 2,697.6 2,707.6 2,831.3 2,925.9 2,849.1
....Davao del Sur
3 1 3 9 7 2
1,255.5 1,217.5 1,186.3 1,147.9 1,123.4 1,111.5
....Davao Oriental
3 1 3 0 1 4
8,519.0 7,492.2 1,824.5 1,311.5 1,242.6 1,226.5
....Compostela Valley
8 3 0 8 5 7
2,277.7 2,093.2 1,999.1 1,946.9 1,882.0 1,840.7
......Davao City
0 2 9 9 1 7
.. Data not available
2012-2013: Revised due to inclusion of Batanes data
2015: Revised data of CassavaLatest update:2017-07-10
09:00Source:Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)Contact:Ermina V. Tepora
Chief Statistical Specialist
Crops Statistics Division
Philippine Statistics Authority
16th Floor Eton Cyberpod Centris 3
EDSA corner Quezon Avenue,
Quezon City
Tel.: +6323762022
Fax: +6323762022
Email: csd(dot)staff(at)psa(dot)gov(dot)ph
csd(dot)odc(dot)psa(at)gmail(dot)comUnit:metric tonsMatrix:A60PNVOP
 5. Activity Schedule

Republic of the Philippines

NUEVA VIZCAYA STATE UNIVERSITY
3700 Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya

WORK Plan

Starting Date: August 2018 Completion Date: ______________________ Duration: one year per
study

Activit Responsible
Major/Sub-Activity Anticipated Results Duration Remarks
y No. Person(s)

1 Preliminary activities Mobilization activities: Team members March,

a. meetings with team 2018
members, planning of
research activities and
schedule
2 Development of the proposal Questionnaires for validation Team members March -
and 20,2017
Formulation of
Questionnaire per study
Requisition/Acquisition/proc Office supplies for preparation of Team members March
urement of supplies and research instrument /questionnaires
materials for the survey
activities
4 Preparation, reproduction Questionnaires for validation; Team members April
and validation of Validated questionnaires ready to be
questionnaires floated to respondents
Starting Date: August 2018 Completion Date: ______________________ Duration: one year per
study

Activit Responsible
Major/Sub-Activity Anticipated Results Duration Remarks
y No. Person(s)

5 Floating and retrieval of Retrieved questionnaires ready for Team members May June
questionnaires. tallying Students July

6 Tallying, collation and Collated and consolidated data ready Team members August
consolidation of data for statistical analysis
7 Analysis/interpretation of Quarterly Progress report; Weekly Team members September
data report
Discussion of results
8 Write up Results of the study Team members September

9 Report, submission, and Data discussed; Prepared write up; Team members November-
publication Report submitted; December

refereed journal publication

Appendix 2. Background of the Study
The Philippines is one of the few countries that produces the four varieties of commercially
viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica (Barako), Excelsa and Robusta. Climatic and soil conditions
in the Philippines – from the lowland to mountain regions – make the country suitable for all
four varieties.
In the Philippines, coffee has a history as rich as its flavor. The first coffee tree was introduced
in Lipa, Batangas in 1740 by a Spanish Franciscan monk. From there, coffee growing spread
to other parts of Batangas like Ibaan, Lemery, San Jose, Taal, and Tanauan. Batangas owed
much of its wealth to the coffee plantations in these areas and Lipa eventually became the
coffee capital of the Philippines.
By the 1860s, Batangas was exporting coffee to America through San Francisco. When
the Suez Canal was opened, a new market started in Europe as well. Seeing the success of the
Batangeños, Cavite followed suit by growing the first coffee seedlings in 1876 in Amadeo. In
spite of this, Lipa still reigned as the center for coffee production in the Philippines and
Batangas barako was commanding five times the price of other Asian coffee beans. In 1880,
the Philippines was the fourth largest exporter of coffee beans, and when the coffee rust hit
Brazil, Africa, and Java, it became the only source of coffee beans worldwide.
The glory days of the Philippine coffee industry lasted until 1889 when coffee rust hit the
Philippine shores. That, coupled with an insect infestation, destroyed virtually all the coffee
trees in Batangas. Since Batangas was a major producer of coffee, this greatly affected national
coffee production. In two years, coffee production was reduced to 1/6th its original amount.
By then, Brazil had regained its position as the world's leading producer of coffee. A few of
the surviving coffee seedlings were transferred from Batangas to Cavite, where they flourished.
This was not the end of the Philippines' coffee growing days, but there was less area allotted to
coffee because many farmers had shifted to other crops.
During the 1950s, the Philippine government, with the help of the Americans, brought in a
more resistant variety of coffee. It was also then that instant coffee was being produced
commercially, thus increasing the demand for beans. Because of favorable market conditions,
many farmers went back to growing coffee in the 1960s. But the sudden proliferation of
coffee farms resulted in a surplus of beans around the world, and for a while importation of
coffee was banned in order to protect local coffee producers. When Brazil was hit by a frost
in the 1970s, world market coffee prices soared. The Philippines became a member of
the International Coffee Organization(ICO) in 1980.
During the period 2010-2014, production of dried coffee berries of all varieties declined at an
average annual rate of 5.4 percent. Likewise, area planted and number of bearing trees dropped
by 0.8 percent and 1.5 percent, respectively (PSA, 2015).

In 2014, production of coffee at 75.45 thousand mt was 4.0 percent lower than last year’s
78.63 thousand mt. The biggest drop in production was noted in
SOCCSKSARGEN by 891.00 mt due to cutting of old and less productive trees. Heavy rains
and strong wind in Sultan Kudarat affected fruit development. In Davao Region, lower
production was due to shifting to production of different varieties of banana in Compostela
Valley and Davao City.

Area planted to coffee increased to 117.45 thousand hectares in 2014 from 116.46
thousand hectares in 2013 or by 0.9 percent. Increases were recorded for Arabica and Robusta
coffee attributed to expansion programs implemented by various agencies such as the National
Greening Program of the Departmentof Environment and Natural Resources (NGPDENR) and
High Value Crops Development Program of the Department of Agriculture (HVCDP-DA).
However, number of bearing trees contracted to 79.65 million in 2014 from 80.28 million trees
in 2013 or by 0.8 percent due to cutting of trees in SOCCSKSARGEN and shifting to banana
production in Davao Region.

SOCCSKSARGEN, the top coffee producer in 2014 at 28.0 thousand mt accounted 8.2
percent of the country’s total output. Davao Region ranked second with 11.79 thousand mt
followed by ARMM with 10.35 thousand mt. Likewise, the three (3) regions recorded the
largest area planted at 61.67 thousand hectares contributing 52.5 percent to the total area
planted to coffee at 117.45 thousand hectares.
Of the coffee varieties, Robusta coffee recorded the biggest production at 52.17 thousand
mt or a share 69.1 percent. This was followed by Arabica, 18.03 thousand mt; Excelsa, 4.73
thousand mt, and Liberica, 0.53 thousand mt.
Arabica coffee. During the period 20102014, production of Arabica coffee declined at an
annual average rate of 1.8 percent; area planted, 0.4 percent; and number of bearing trees, 1.4
percent. In 2014, production at 18.03 thousand mt was lower by 3.0 percent than last year’s
18.59 thousand mt.

Excelsa coffee. Production of Excelsa coffee continuously decreased from 6.35 thousand
mt in 2010 to 4.73 thousand mt in 2014 or by an average annual rate of 7.0 percent.During the
same period, area planted declined by 3.1 percent and number of
bearing trees by 3.7 percent. In 2014, production at 4.73 thousand mt was 3.9 percent
below the 4.92 thousand mt level in 2013.

Robusta coffee. In 2014, production was recorded at 52.17 thousand mt, 4.4 percent
percent lower than the 54.56 thousand mt level in 2013. Likewise, number of bearing trees
dropped from 60.77 million in 2013 to 60.48 million in 2014 or by 0.5 percent. On the other
hand, area planted increased to 88.42 thousand hectares in 2014 from 87.37 thousand hectares
in 2013 or by 1.2 percent attributed to expansion areas in SOCCSKSARGEN.