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Livelihood and Employment

Magpet is primarily an agricultural community. Rubber, bananas, corns, and coconuts are the major crops being planted by most of the farmers in the municipality. Table 1 shows the agricultural crops and area.

Table 1. Commodity crops by hectares in the year 2014 to 2016.

Crops No. of Hectares (Actual Area 2014) No. of Hectares (Actual Area 2015) No. of Hectares (Actual Area 2016)
Rice 1,261 1,261 1,261
Corn 2,000 1,740 1,740
Coconut 1,796 1,796 1,796
Banana 1,684.02 1,684.02 1,703.02
Coffee 415.25 415.25 415.25
Rubber 4,461.63 4,505.13 4,621
Cacao 46.03 91.73 130.03
Durian 46.03 637.75 637.75
Lanzones 46.03 630.45 630.45
Rambutan 46.03 136.25 136.25
Tiger Grass 1,380.75 1,380.75 1,380.75
Forestal 6,320.5 6,320.5 6,320.5
River/Lakes/Swamps 102.91 102.91 102.91
Build up 537.75 537.75 537.75
Other Crops
Total 20,144 21,239 21,412

Source: OMAS

The table below shows the top five barangays with the largest area in hectares per commodity.

Table 2. Top five barangays, per commodity by hectare, 2014-2016.

Barangay No. of Hectares (2014) No. of Hectares (2015) No. of Hectares (2016)
I. Rubber
1. Basak 474.88 474.88 487.88
2. Magcaalam 378.88 378.28 393.28
3. Mahongcog 314
4. Tagbac 181.8 181.80 199.73
5. Bangkal 199.38 199.38 196.38
6. Bantac 171.37 171.37
II. Coconut
1. Kamada 200
2. Tagbac 160.25 160.25 160.25
3. Gubatan 150 150 150
4. Del Pilar 126.92 126.92 126.92
5. Doles 100.60 100.6 100.6
6. Bantac 99.79 99.79
III. Banana
1. Mahongcog 250 250 250
2. Owas 150 150 150
3. Pangao-an 101
4. Kisandal 100 100 100
5. Tagbac 83
6. Basak 330 50
7. Datu Celo 94.92 30
IV. Rice
1. Basak 245.8 245.8 500
2. Binay 197 152 90
3. Inac 151 140 120
4. Noa 125 126 110
5. Doles 91.5 91.5 80
V. Fruits
1. Tagbac 92.95 106.45 89.7
2. Bongolanon 88 88 81
3. Magcaalam 74.5 74.5 76.5
4. Kisandal   63
5. Sallab 59.25
6. Del Pilar 139 139
7. Manobo 68.5 68.5

Source: OMAS