Site-Specific Nutrient Management for Maize in The Philippines (Phil-Corn)
Corn is the second major cereal crop in the Philippines after rice. Though domestic production increased by approximately 4.8% annually during the past 10 years, the growing demand especially for the rapidly growing feed grain sector cannot be met. The currently recorded average maize yields in comparison to climatic-genetic yield potential indicate that there is a large scope for further increasing the maize production by closing this yield gap. However, the maize production systems in The Philippines vary depending on agro-ecological and socio-economic conditions. The identification of major production constraints in the main maize growing areas and the development of tools to overcome them in a site specific approach is the main focus of this project. The overall goal of this project is to improve the productivity and profitability of maize in major agro-ecological zones (AEZ) of The Philippines through site-specific, integrated nutrient and crop management.

The project has an intended duration of three years (2005-2007) and is linked to the SEAP Project in Indonesia (Indonesia-26) and Vietnam (Vietnam-09).