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Resource productivity estimates of intensive farming systems in upland Cavite / by Edezel Herrera Alvarez.

By:

Alvarez, Edezel Herrera [author]

Contributor(s):

Rodrin, Luzviminda A [adviser]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Indang, Cavite : Don Severino Agricultural College, 1991.Description: xv, 87 pages : illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:

text

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unmediated

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DDC classification:

338.162 Al8 1991

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College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Resources (CAFENR)

Abstract: ALVAREZ, EDEZEL H. "Resource Productivity Estimates of Intensive Farming Systems in UplandCavite," B.S. Thesis, Don Severino Agricultural College, Indang, Cavite, April 1991, Adviser, Dr. Luzviminda A. Rodrin. The study was conducted in five towns of Cavite namely: Alfonso, Mendez, Indang, Tagaytay and Silang. The study aimed to determine and compare the productivity of the resource inputs used under different crop- ping patterns and different farm sizes. The study also aimed to estimate a statistical production function to determine the efficiency of resources used under in- tensive farming systems. The Cobb-Douglas type of production function model was used to estimate the resource productivity of intensive farming systems. The variables included in the model are fertilizer, man-labor, animal-labor, chemicals, management index, years in farming and tenure status. Majority of the upland farmers belonged to the middle age group with an average age of 47 years, cultivating an average area of 2.09 hectares. Majority are owners of the farms they are cultivating. In general, they had low level of education considering. that majority of them reached only the elementary level. The average gross income derived by upland farmers were P14,091.41 for small farms and 31,871.58 for large farms. On the other hand, the average net income were P6,567.69 and 17,846.50 for small and large farms, respectively. There were seven cropping patterns identified. These were (1) coconut-banana-mango, (2) coconut-banana- coffee-papaya, (3) coconut-banana-coffee-pineapple, (4) coconut-banana-cassava, (5) coconut- banana-soursop, (6) coconut-banana-corn, and (7) coconut-banana-coffee. Among these cropping patterns identified, cropping pattern 7 was found to be the pattern followed mostly by the majority of the farmer-respondents. Cropping patterns 2 and 3 gave the highest average value of production. The analysis of resource use revealed that in general, resource inputs were mostly over utilized for all cropping patterns identified. In order to maximize profit, reduction in the use of all the excess inputs is recommended. In general, the study points out that the level of resources used by upland farmers have considerable influence on output.

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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	338.162 Al8 1991 (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Link to resource	Room use only	T-1200		00000060

Theses (BSA - - Agricultural Economics) Don Severino Agricultural College.

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College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Resources (CAFENR)

ALVAREZ, EDEZEL H. "Resource Productivity Estimates of Intensive Farming Systems in UplandCavite," B.S. Thesis, Don Severino Agricultural College, Indang, Cavite, April 1991, Adviser, Dr. Luzviminda A. Rodrin.

The study was conducted in five towns of Cavite namely: Alfonso, Mendez, Indang, Tagaytay and Silang. The study aimed to determine and compare the productivity of the resource inputs used under different crop- ping patterns and different farm sizes. The study also aimed to estimate a statistical production function to determine the efficiency of resources used under in- tensive farming systems. The Cobb-Douglas type of production function model was used to estimate the resource productivity of intensive farming systems.

The variables included in the model are fertilizer, man-labor, animal-labor, chemicals, management index, years in farming and tenure status. Majority of the upland farmers belonged to the middle age group with an average age of 47 years, cultivating an average area of 2.09 hectares. Majority are owners of the farms they are cultivating. In general, they had low level of education considering. that majority of them reached only the elementary level. The average gross income derived by upland farmers were P14,091.41 for small farms and 31,871.58 for large farms.

On the other hand, the average net income were P6,567.69 and 17,846.50 for small and large farms, respectively. There were seven cropping patterns identified. These were (1) coconut-banana-mango, (2) coconut-banana- coffee-papaya, (3) coconut-banana-coffee-pineapple, (4) coconut-banana-cassava, (5) coconut- banana-soursop, (6) coconut-banana-corn, and (7) coconut-banana-coffee. Among these cropping patterns identified, cropping pattern 7 was found to be the pattern followed mostly by the majority of the farmer-respondents. Cropping patterns 2 and 3 gave the highest average value of production.

The analysis of resource use revealed that in general, resource inputs were mostly over utilized for all cropping patterns identified. In order to maximize profit, reduction in the use of all the excess inputs is recommended. In general, the study points out that the level of resources used by upland farmers have considerable influence on output.

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