Socio-economic characteristics associated with the management practices of rambutan farmers in selected towns of Cavite / by Maricel A. Peji

Thesis (BSBM - - Economics) Don Severino Agricultural College.

Includes bibliographical references.

College of Economics, Management, and Development Studies (CEMDS)

Practices PEJI, MARICEL AMBULO "Socio-Economic Characteristics Associated with the Management Employed by Rambutan Farmers in Selected Towns of Laguna". B.S. Thesis, Bachelor of Science in Business Management Major in Economics, Don Severino Agricultural College, April 1997. Adviser: Dr. Alice T. Valerio.
The study was conducted for the purpose of determining the management practices employed by rambutan farmers in selected towns of Laguna. Specifically, this study aimed to determine the socio-economic characteristics of rambutan farmers, the management practices; the relationship between socio-economic characteristics of rambutan farmers and the problems encountered by the management practices; rambutan farmers. and the towns selected for the study were San Pablo, Alaminos, Calauan, Nagcarlan and Liliw. Forty-two rambutan farmers were used as respondents.
The mean age of the rambutan farmers was 48 years. In general, all respondents had formal schooling. The average number of dependents was three with an average farming experience of eight years. The obtained mean yield and net income were 2,615 kilograms and P60,010, respectively. All were owner-operator with a mean farm size of 1.5 hectares. All farmers employed the necessary management practices. In land preparation, rambutan farmers used plow and for medium-scale farm and simply dug a hole with the use of Most farmers believe that the best hope for backyard farms. The distance between rambutan trees is seven to nine meters.
Farmers cannot provide enough water due to lack of facilities. Shading is not necessary because trees need open air. Application of chemical fertilizers like complete and 0016 was done twice a year. Respondents preferred the manual method of weeding rather than the mechanical method because the latter is quite expensive. In addition, all farmers practiced pruning to regulate the size and shape of the plants using knife, bolo and pruning scissors. Majority of the farmers applied chemicals in controlling pests instead Owners smudging method. employed hired laborers in harvesting using priming and picking method.
Among the socio-economic characteristics, years of income and size of the farm were experience, found to be significantly related to the selected management practices. The years of farming experience, therefore, plays a vital role in adopting certain management practices. If a farmer has longer years of farming experience, he knows more about what farming practices to employ. Size of the farm is If contributing factor. The farm is relatively a greater tendency to large, there follow the proper distance in planting. Income is also related to management practices. The more efficient the management practices, the higher the income obtained from the rambutan. Respondents’ common problem was the prevalence of pests like fruit fly, mealy bugs and mango other problems cited were natural calamities, lack of government twig borers. support and theft.

Submitted to the University Library 04/15/1997 T-1704