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Some factors associated with marketing practices and profitability in coconut farming / by Danilo J. Nuestro.

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Nuestro, Danilo H [author]

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TextLanguage: English Publication details: Indang, Cavite : Don Severino Agricultural College, 1978.Description: 61 pages : illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:

text

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381.41461 N88 1978

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College of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Natural Resources (CAFENR)

Abstract: This study was conducted to determine the: 1). socio-economic condition of coconut farmers in Silang, Cavite, 2), selected operations in marketing coconut and copra and their costs, 3). profitability in coconut farming, 4), relationship of some socio-economic variables to marketing practices of coconut farmers and profitability in coconut farming, and 5). problems encountered in marketing coconut and copra. Eight barrios were selected as research areas for this study. A 20 percent sample of all possible respondents was taken using the simple random sampling. The total sample was 137. The average age of farmers was 46 years. They were able to reach the primary grades. Most of them were owner-operators. The average number of dependents was five persons per farmer. They operated an average of 2.21 hectares. Their average gross income was high, of which #11, 181, 00 was the average. Farmers followed several pre-sale practices before marketing the coconut and copra. Coconut farmers employed harvesting, piling, husking, hauling, and transporting. Copra producers included splitting, shelling, and drying of nuts to form copra. The costs incurred from harvesting through selling coconut and copra was P183.00 and P108,00 per 1,000 nuts respectively. An average profit of F/959.32 and P3, 302, 40 was obtained in coconut and copra respectively. Marketing practices of coconut farmers were dependent upon age, number of dependents and farm size. On the other hand, this was not affected by experience in coconut growing, educational attainment, tenure status and gross income of the farmers. Age, tenure status and experience in coconut growing were factors in the profitability in coconut farming however, educational attainment and number of dependents did not affect the profitability. High cost of transportation was the most frequent problem cited. Poor condition of feeder roads was a secondary problem.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Materials specified	URL	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Theses / Manuscripts	Ladislao N. Diwa Memorial Library Theses Section	Non-fiction	381.41461 N88 1978 (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Link to resource	Room use only	T-192		00001011

Thesis (BS in Agriculture Major in Agricultural Economics) Don Severino Agricultural College.

Includes bibliographical references.

College of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Natural Resources (CAFENR)

This study was conducted to determine the: 1). socio-economic condition of coconut farmers in Silang, Cavite, 2), selected operations in marketing coconut and copra and their costs, 3). profitability in coconut farming, 4), relationship of some socio-economic variables to marketing practices of coconut farmers and profitability in coconut farming, and 5). problems encountered in marketing coconut and copra. Eight barrios were selected as research areas for this study. A 20 percent sample of all possible respondents was taken using the simple random sampling. The total sample was 137. The average age of farmers was 46 years. They were able to reach the primary grades. Most of them were owner-operators. The average number of dependents was five persons per farmer. They operated an average of 2.21 hectares. Their average gross income was high, of which #11, 181, 00 was the average. Farmers followed several pre-sale practices before marketing the coconut and copra. Coconut farmers employed harvesting, piling, husking, hauling, and transporting. Copra producers included splitting, shelling, and drying of nuts to form copra. The costs incurred from harvesting through selling coconut and copra was P183.00 and P108,00 per 1,000 nuts respectively.
An average profit of F/959.32 and P3, 302, 40 was obtained in coconut and copra respectively. Marketing practices of coconut farmers were dependent upon age, number of dependents and farm size. On the other hand, this was not affected by experience in coconut growing, educational attainment, tenure status and gross income of the farmers. Age, tenure status and experience in coconut growing were factors in the profitability in coconut farming however, educational attainment and number of dependents did not affect the profitability. High cost of transportation was the most frequent problem cited. Poor condition of feeder roads was a secondary problem.

Submitted to the University Library 03/10/1980 T-192