Resource productivity estimate of rice farms in lowland Cavite / by Joices Charish L. Lagahit and Jay-Ann S. Santocildes

Thesis (Bachelor of Science in Economics Major in Agricultural Economics) Cavite State University.

Includes bibliographical references.

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

LAGAHIT, JOICES CHARISH L. and SANTOCILDES, JAY-ANN S., Resource Productivity Estimates of Rice Farms in Lowland Cavite. Undergraduate Thesis. Bachelor of Science in Economics major in Agricultural Economics. Cavite State University, Indang, Cavite. June 2018. Adviser: Dr. Luzviminda A. Rodrin:
The study was conducted in five rice producing towns in Cavite, specifically in Ternate, General Trias, Tanza, and Naic, to describe the socio-economic characteristics of the rice farmers and characteristics of rice farms; to compare the productivity, the use of resources, and the efficiency of inputs under different farm sizes and cropping seasons; and to determine the problems encountered. by rice farmers. The descriptive and productivity analyses methods of research were used in this study. The primary data were gathered from 190 participants with the use of interview schedule. Half of the participants were at the middle-age group with an average of 33 years. Majority of them reached and finished secondary level. Generally, most of the participants were tenants with 33 years of farming experience. During wet season, the average farm cultivated by the participants was 1.94 hectares and 1.79 hectares during dry season .Majority of the farmers obtained higher gross .income during dry season due to hghi selling price of the output. Aside from rice farming, 50 percent of the participants obtained income from vegetable farming, livestock raising, and selling. No significant difference was found in the utilization of inputs between wet and dry season. On the other hand, inputs like man-labor and seed were found to be significantly different in small farm and large farm for both cropping seasons.
The average area planted was higher during wet season; however, yield per hectare was higher during dry season due to factors like typhoons and pests that affect the farms during wet season. Likewise, the average net income was found to be higher during dry season because of the high selling price of output. The t-test made shows significant difference on the yield, gross, and net farm income between the cropping seasons. On the other hand, no significant difference was found on the yield, gross, and net farm income between small and large farm under wet and dry season. The Cobb-Douglas production function model used in the study showed that inputs for both cropping seasons and farm sizes had an effect on rice production. in addition, all ratios of marginal value product (MVP) to marginal factor cost (MFC) showed inefficiency on the, use of all inputs under different cropping seasons and farm sizes; thus, did not maximize the profit of farmers. Presence of pests, unfavorable weather, lack of irrigated water, and weeds were among the problems encountered by rice farmers in their production. It was recommended that rice farmers and government agencies must work together to come up with different ideas and solutions for the betterment of rice production.

Submitted to the University Library July 10, 2018 T-7487