Savings and investment practices of feed dealers in selected towns of Cavite / by Madonna S. Ramos.
Material type: TextLanguage: English Publication details: Indang, Cavite : Don Severino Agricultural College, 1985.Description: [55]p pages: illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:- text
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- 332.0415 R14 1985
- College of Economics, Management, and Development Studies (CEMDS)
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Thesis (BS in Agriculture Major in Agricultural Economics) Don Severino Agricultural College.
Includes bibliographical references.
College of Economics, Management, and Development Studies (CEMDS)
Ramos, Madonna So "Savings and Investment Practices of Feed Dealers in Selected Towns of Cavite Don Severino Agricultural College, Indang, Cavite, April 1985. Adviser: Professor Luzviminda A. Rodrin.
The study was conducted with the following objectives: (1) to determine the socio—economic characteristics of the feed dealers, (2), to find out the savings and investment practices of feed dealers, (3) to determine the relationship between socio—economic characteristics and the savings and investment practices, (4) to find out the problems encountered by the feed dealers in relation to their savings and investment practices, and (5) to provide possible solution or remedial measures that will solve their problems.
Fifteen towns were selected as research areas of the study with seventy—five respondents. Chi—square test was used in determining the relationship between socio—economic characteristics and their savings and investment practices. Frequency counts, ranges, means and percentage were also used. The mean age of the respondents was forty-seven years old O All of the respondents had formal schooling of Fifty respondents or 66.7 percent were owners of the business while 5503 percent were part—owners 0 The mean year of experience was 8.2 years. The average number of dependents was four. The mean annual gross income of the respondents was 773,921.56. While the mean amount of investment was 706,464.21.
The amount of saving was associated with the gross income of the respondents. Location of the business was also related to gross income. Amount of investment was found out to be significant to years of experience and gross income.
Feed dealers encountered problems. Lack of capital was usually mentioned by dealers in investment practices of these problems, the author suggested to the dealers to have a cooperative credit union where they could loan money as their capital with low interest. On the other hand, frequent withdrawal was the major problem in the savings practices.