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A Study of post harvest handling in relation to costs and returns in coffee farming / by Nelia B. Bedua.

By:

Bedua, Nelia B [author]

Contributor(s):

Alano, Miss M [adviser]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Indang, Cavite : Don Severino Agricultural College, 1980.Description: 31 pages : illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:

text

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unmediated

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DDC classification:

338.17373 B39 1980

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

Abstract: BEDUA, Nelia Barrientos, Don Severino Agricultural College, April 1980. "A Study on Post Harvest Handling in Relation to Costs and Returns in Coffee Farming." Adviser: Miss M. Alano. This study was conducted to determine the: 1) socio- economic characteristics of coffee growers in Amadeo and Silang, Cavite; 2) the post-harvest handling practices adopted by the farmers; 3) costs of production and returns from coffee farming; 4) relationship between post-harvest handling practices and costs and returns from coffee production; and 5) problems encountered by farmers in coffee production and in post-harvest handling of coffee. Ten barrios were selected research areas for this study. From each randomly selected barrio, ten farmers were chosen by simple random sampling. The total number of respondents in the sample was 100. The average age of farmers was 53 years. Majority of the farmers were able to reach the primary grades. Most of the respondents were owner-operators. The average number of dependents was seven. The average number of years in coffee farming was 21 and the average size of farm was 2.33 hectares. In terms of the post-harvest handling practices adopted by farmers, drying and storing were the most common. The second in rank was drying alone, and the least group was drying, storing, and hulling, and bagging. The mean cost of production was $2,840.90 while the mean net return was P12,233.54. Adoption of post-harvest handling practices was found not related to the costs of production but was significantly related to returns from coffee production. The major problems encountered by farmers in production were the prevalence of insect pests and diseases and the high cost of fertilizer and labor while the lack of enough space for drying coffee and the lack of coffee mills were reported as major problems in post-harvest handling of coffee.

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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	338.17373 B39 1980 (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Link to resource	Room use only	T-457		00001044

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

Includes bibliographical references.

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

BEDUA, Nelia Barrientos, Don Severino Agricultural College, April 1980. "A Study on Post Harvest Handling in Relation to Costs and Returns in Coffee Farming." Adviser: Miss M. Alano.

This study was conducted to determine the: 1) socio- economic characteristics of coffee growers in Amadeo and Silang, Cavite; 2) the post-harvest handling practices adopted by the farmers; 3) costs of production and returns from coffee farming; 4) relationship between post-harvest handling practices and costs and returns from coffee production; and 5) problems encountered by farmers in coffee production and in post-harvest handling of coffee. Ten barrios were selected research areas for this study.
From each randomly selected barrio, ten farmers were chosen by simple random sampling. The total number of respondents in the sample was 100. The average age of farmers was 53 years.
Majority of the farmers were able to reach the primary grades. Most of the respondents were owner-operators. The average number of dependents was seven. The average number of years in coffee farming was 21 and the average size of farm was 2.33 hectares. In terms of the post-harvest handling practices adopted by farmers, drying and storing were the most common. The second in rank was drying alone, and the least group was drying, storing, and hulling, and bagging.
The mean cost of production was $2,840.90 while the mean net return was P12,233.54. Adoption of post-harvest handling practices was found not related to the costs of production but was significantly related to returns from coffee production.
The major problems encountered by farmers in production were the prevalence of insect pests and diseases and the high cost of fertilizer and labor while the lack of enough space for drying coffee and the lack of coffee mills were reported as major problems in post-harvest handling of coffee.

Submitted to the University Library 03/10/1980 T-457