A Study on the participation of the youth in farming activities in selected towns of Cavite / by Marieta A. Austria.

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

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

Austria, Marieta Alano, Don Severino Agricultural College, Indang, Cavite, "A Study on the Participation of the Youth in Farming Activities in Selected Towns of Cavite." March 1980.

This study was conducted with the following objectives: (1) to determine the socio-economic characteristics of the youth involved in farming, (2) to know the different farming activities where the youth are involved, (3) to determine some of their reasons for working on farm, (4) to determine some factors related with youth's participation in farming activities, (5) to determine the rate of involvement of the respondents in these farming activities and (6) to determine some of the problems con- fronted by the youth in farming activities. Six barrios: from the towns of Cavite were used as research areas in this study. A 40% sample of all possible respondents was taken. The total sample was 106. The average age of the respondents was 20 years. Majority were able to reach high school level only. Most of the young average size of farm was 3.75 hectares. farmers had an average number of six years in farming, and they were mostly lessees.

The different farming activities performed by the young farmers in the study were plowing, harrowing, plan- ting, weeding, controlling pests and diseases, applying fertilizer, harvesting, threshing, marketing of farm products and raising animals. The annual gross income of the respondents ranged from 1,200 to $15,000.00 with the average of $5,810.00. The majority reported that farming was their only source of income. Others had it as an additional source while for others it is their main source of income. Some reasons reported by youth why they were working on farm were as follows: lack of other employment, very low educational attainment, poverty, fate, inheritance, and actual desire to farm. Participation of the youth was categorized into high, average, and low participation. The high participants per- formed seven and above farming activities and they were 13 percent of the total respondents. The average participants who performed four to six farming activities were 59 percent; while the low participants who performed three and below farming activities were 28 percent. The young farmers were classified into two, namely: full time farmer and part-time farmer. Out of 106 respondents there were 65 full-time farmers and 41 part-time farmers.

The appreciation of the youth in farming activities was related to sex, age, educational attainment, number of dependent, size of the farm, experience in farming and annual gross income. The hypotheses tested were all significant at .05 level. Income derived from farming depends largely on the rate of participation of the youth. The ducts and raising animals. The annual gross income of the respondents ranged from 1,200 to $15,000.00 with the average of $5,810.00. The majority reported that farming was their only source of income. Others had it as an additional source while for others it is their main source of income. Some reasons reported by youth why they were working on farm were as follows: lack of other employment, very low educational attainment, poverty, fate, inheritance, and actual desire to farm. Participation of the youth was categorized into high, average, and low participation. The high participants per- formed seven and above farming activities and they were 13 percent of the total respondents. The average participants who performed four to six farming activities were 59 percent; while the low participants who performed three and below farming activities were 28 percent. The young farmers were classified into two, namely: full time farmer and part-time farmer. Out of 106 respondents there were 65 full-time farmers and 41 part-time farmers. The appreciation of the youth in farming activities was related to sex, age, educational attainment, number of dependent, size of the farm, experience in farming and annual gross income. The hypotheses tested were all significant at .05 level. Income derived from farming depends largely on the rate of participation of the youth. The younger the respondent, the lesser was his participation in farming activities. The problems mentioned by the young farmers were high costs of water supply for irrigation, low cost of farm products, high cost of farm supplies, lack of funds, lack of technicians to help, lack of technical know-how lack of laborers sometimes, inability to possess a carabao or cow of his own, and high rentals of tractors. The most mentioned problems were high cost of farm supplies, high cost of water supply for irrigation, and low cost of farm pro- ducts.

Submitted to the University Library 03/10/1980 T-494