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| The Economy |
| A
City in Abundance |
 oxas
City has basically an agri-based economy. Farming and
fishing are the major economic activities which claim
52.87% of the city’s total land area. Although
agricultural, the city is now moving towards commercialization
and industrialization as it is the center of trade and
commerce not only in the province of Capiz but also
in the northern part of Panay Island.
The city has a national port, a fishing port and airport.
Visitors or transients in the city could stay at any
of the nineteen (19) available accommodation facilities
and they could dine at the twenty-one (21) restaurant
and thirty-nine (39) refreshment parlors.
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| Economic
Activities |
| FARMING |
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Agricultural
Crop |
Area Planted
(Effective area in ha.) |
Annual
Yield
(Metric Tons) |
1. Rice
a. Irrigated
b. Rainfed |
3,810.77
827.13
2,983.64 |
12,413.066
2,746.072
9,666.994 |
| 2. Corn |
28 |
115 |
3. Assorted Leafy Vegetables
a.
Leafy
b. Fruit
c.
Root |
15
12
3
|
135
133
32
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| 4. Mungo |
58* |
29 |
| 5. Mango |
8.10 |
200 |
| 6. Bananas |
25 |
62 |
| 7. Citrus (Calamansi, Pomelo) |
15 |
50 |
| 8. Pineapple |
3 |
30 |
9. Rootcrops
a. Camote
b. Cassava, Ubi, Arrowroot |
16
11
|
124
95
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10. Plantation Crops
a.
Camote
b. Cassava, Ubi,
Arrowroot |
0.53
12.5
|
0.09
2.39
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| 11. Watermelon |
23 |
83,000 pcs. |
| 12. Peanut |
1 |
4 |
| 13. Coconut |
537.56 |
2,842,221 nuts |
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Rice Area, mungo planted after rice |
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| BACKYARD
LIVESTOCKS & POULTRY PRODUCTION |
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Kind
of Animal |
Population |
| 1. Livestock |
6,423 |
| a. Cattle |
278 |
| b. Carabao |
310 |
| c. Swine |
5,316 |
| d. Goat |
474 |
| e. Horse |
30 |
| f. Sheep |
15 |
| 2. Poultry |
84,356 |
| a. Chicken |
76,354 |
| b. Ducks |
5,712 |
| c. Turkey |
299 |
| d. Quails |
1,352 |
| e. Geese |
569 |
| f. Doves |
70 |
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| FISHING |
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AQUACULTURE |
Area (in hectares) |
| 1. Fishpond Areas |
2,090.3843 |
a. FLA Areas
No. of Operators: 2 |
112.7 |
b. Titled Areas
No. of Operators: 215 |
1,954.6843 |
c. Tax Declared Areas
No. of Operators: 2 |
23 |
| d. Leased: 55 |
474 |
| 2. Brackish Fishpond |
84,356 |
a. Management Scheme/Culture
System
i.
Shrimp: mixed with milkfish
ii.
Tilapia: mixed with milkfish
iii.
Milkfish: polyculture with shrimp and minimal
crab
iv.
Others: Seaweeds in ponds
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b. Area of Brackish Fishpond
in Operation
i. Bangus (Polyculture)
No. of Operators: 215
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1,463,269
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c. Annual Production
i. Shrimp: 312 mt./yr.
ii. Tilapia: Incidental
iii. Milkfish: 3,127 mt./yr.
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| 3. Freshwater Fishpond |
Area
(in hectares) |
Area of Freshwater in Operation
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a. Tilapia
No.
of Operators: 15
No.
of Farms: 15
Annual
Production: 1.2 mt./yr. |
1,000 sq. m.
(Backyard)
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b. African Hito
No.
of Operator: 36
No.
of Farms: 36
Annual
Production: 60.75 mt./yr.
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1.8 |
| c. Mariculture |
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• Oyster Culture
No. of
Operator: 162
No.
of Farms: 162
Annual
Production: 156,600 sacks
(1,034 mt.)
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34.4 |
• Mussel
Culture
No.
of Operators: 150
No.
of Farms: 170
Annual
Production: 208,200 sacks
(3,664
mt.) |
13.88 |
• Fish Cages:
No. of
Operator: 23
No.
of Farms: 183
Annual
Production: 24.42 mt./yr.
(Grouper)
|
0.814 |
• Fish Pens:
No.
of Operator: 38
No.
of Farms: 100
Annual
Production: 868.56 mt./yr.
(Milkfish)
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7.7 |
• Seaweeds
(Gracilaria)
No. of Operator/Gatherers: 80 gatherers
(11/2004)
Annual
Production: 180 mt./yr. (2004)
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| MARINE
FISHING |
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| 1. Sustenance: 4,679
mt./yr. |
| No. of Motor Banca: |
Motorized: 830
Average Catch/day: 30 kg.
Non-Motorized: 774
Average Catch/day: 3-5 |
| No. of Motor Banca Registered: |
Motorized: 242
Non-motorized: 67 |
| No. of Fishery Liscense/Permit
Issued: |
399 |
| No. of Fishery ID Issued: |
392 |
| No. of Fisherfolks: |
5,000 |
| No. of Registered Fisherfolks: |
2,085 |
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| 2. Commercial |
10,558 mt./yr |
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