49% of Filipino families produce own food - SWS survey

A recent Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey found that 49% of Filipino families produce some of their own food, with 8% producing a large part and 41% producing a small part.

Conversely, 51% of respondents reported not producing any of their own food, a figure that was higher in Metro Manila at six percent.

The practice of home food production is more common among families who identify as 'borderline' or 'poor' and those in rural areas.

Specifically, 70% of respondents in Mindanao, 68% in the Visayas, and 44% in balance Luzon engage in home food production.

The survey also indicated that involuntary hunger was lower for families who produce portions of their food compared to those who did not.

Among those who produce food at home, crops are the most common, with 86% growing them, followed by livestock at 59% and fish farming at 7%.