Farmers' awareness and management of coffee insect pests and their natural enemies in selected areas of upland Cavite / by Brian Angelo R. Sustrina.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Indang, Cavite : Cavite State University- Main Campus, 2019.Description: xiii, 76 pages : illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:
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Abstract: SUSTRINA, BRIAN ANGELO R. Farmers’ Awareness and Management of Coffee Insect Pests and their Natural Enemies in Selected Areas of Upland Cavite. Undergraduate Thesis. Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Major in Crop Science. Cavite State University, Indang, Cavite. June 2019. Adviser: Dr. Evelyn O. Singson. The study was conducted from March to April 2019 in Alfonso, Amadeo, and Silang, Cavite to: 1. describe the socio-demographic characteristics (age, sex, educational attainment, annual income from coffee farming, and number of years engaged in coffee farming) of the coffee farmers in Alfonso, Amadeo, and Silang, Cavite; 2. determine their level of awareness on coffee insect pests and their natural enemies; 3. determine the relationship between the socio-demographic characteristics of the participants and their level of awareness on coffee insect pests and their natural enemies; 4. compare the level of awareness of the participants per municipality to coffee insect pests and their natural enemies; 5. determine the insect pest management practices adopted by the participants; and 6. identify the sources of information of participants regarding their adopted insect pest management practices. Descriptive correlational research design was employed in the study. The list of coffee farmers was obtained from the Office of Municipal Agriculturist in Alfonso, Amadeo, and Silang, Cavite. Interviews with participants were done through the use of survey questionnaires and brochures containing colored photographs of insects associated with coffee production. A typical Cavitefio coffee farmer is 64 years old. Most of the coffee farmers are male (71%), were able to reach college (47%), and have been engaged in coffee farming for an average of 37 years. Moreover, almost half of the farmer participants (44%) did not earn any income at all from this year’s coffee harvest. In general, the majority of the participants are moderately aware (x = 3.01) of the insects related with coffee production. The participants are aware (x = 3.97) of the presence of coffee insect pests but are slightly aware (x = 2.04) of the presence of their natural enemies. Farmers with higher income tend to have a higher level of awareness (P = .016) on insects associated with coffee production. Moreover, participants from different municipalities have the same level of awareness (P = 0.174) on insects associated with coffee production. Insect pest management practices such as planning of production schedules, crop rotation, intercropping, collection of berries remaining on trees and after harvest, pruning of dried- up branches and for shade regulation, sun-drying of coffee beans, and weeding are being implemented by all of the participants. Farmers source information regarding their adopted insect pest management practices from relatives, friends, own experience, journals, forums and agricultural supply stores. In addition, the farmers’ own experience (100%) is found to be the highest contributory factor in choosing their adopted insect pest management practices.
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Thesis (Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Major in Crop Science) Cavite State University.

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

SUSTRINA, BRIAN ANGELO R. Farmers’ Awareness and Management of Coffee Insect Pests and their Natural Enemies in Selected Areas of Upland Cavite. Undergraduate Thesis. Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Major in Crop Science. Cavite State University, Indang, Cavite. June 2019. Adviser: Dr. Evelyn O. Singson.

The study was conducted from March to April 2019 in Alfonso, Amadeo, and Silang, Cavite to: 1. describe the socio-demographic characteristics (age, sex, educational attainment, annual income from coffee farming, and number of years engaged in coffee farming) of the coffee farmers in Alfonso, Amadeo, and Silang, Cavite; 2. determine their level of awareness on coffee insect pests and their natural enemies; 3. determine the relationship between the socio-demographic characteristics of the participants and their level of awareness on coffee insect pests and their natural enemies; 4. compare the level of awareness of the participants per municipality to coffee insect pests and their natural enemies; 5. determine the insect pest management practices adopted by the participants; and 6. identify the sources of information of participants regarding their adopted insect pest management practices.

Descriptive correlational research design was employed in the study. The list of coffee farmers was obtained from the Office of Municipal Agriculturist in Alfonso, Amadeo, and Silang, Cavite. Interviews with participants were done through the use of survey questionnaires and brochures containing colored photographs of insects associated with coffee production.

A typical Cavitefio coffee farmer is 64 years old. Most of the coffee farmers are male (71%), were able to reach college (47%), and have been engaged in coffee farming for an average of 37 years. Moreover, almost half of the farmer participants (44%) did not earn any income at all from this year’s coffee harvest. In general, the majority of the participants are moderately aware (x = 3.01) of the insects related with coffee production. The participants are aware (x = 3.97) of the presence of coffee insect pests but are slightly aware (x = 2.04) of the presence of their natural enemies. Farmers with higher income tend to have a higher level of awareness (P = .016) on insects associated with coffee production. Moreover, participants from different municipalities have the same level of awareness (P = 0.174) on insects associated with coffee production. Insect pest management practices such as planning of production schedules, crop rotation, intercropping, collection of berries remaining on trees and after harvest, pruning of dried- up branches and for shade regulation, sun-drying of coffee beans, and weeding are being implemented by all of the participants. Farmers source information regarding their adopted insect pest management practices from relatives, friends, own experience,
journals, forums and agricultural supply stores. In addition, the farmers’ own experience (100%) is found to be the highest contributory factor in choosing their adopted insect pest management practices.

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