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Economics of coconut-based cropping systems in selected upland towns in Cavite / by Amelia C. Ocampo.

By:

Ocampo, Amelia C [author]

Contributor(s):

Valerio, Alice T [adviser]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Indang, Cavite : Don Severino Agricultural College, 1985.Description: 55 pages : illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:

text

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unmediated

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DDC classification:

338.162 Oc1 1985

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

Abstract: Ocampo, Amelia. Crucem, Don Severino Agricultural College April 1985. "Economics of Coconut-Based Cropping Systems in Selected Upland Towns of Cavite." Adviser: Prof. Alice T. Valerio. This study was conducted to determine: (1) some socio-economic information about the farmer-respondents, (2) the different coconut-based cropping patterns that prevail in the study area, (3) cultural management practices employed by the coconut farmers, and (4) the profitability of each cropping pattern. This study also tried to determine whether some selected factors affect the level of profitability of a coconut-based cropping system. Twelve barrios from four upland towns of Cavite were selected as research areas. The number of respondents from each barrio differed depending upon the kind of cropping system they were practicing. A total of eighty-five respondents were drawn from these selected areas. The farmers’ ages ranged from twenty to seventy years with a mean age of forty-seven years. The household size ranged from two to fifteen and farming experience ranged from three to fifty-six years. A majority of the farmers attained elementary education while only a few reached the college level. Their tenure status were classified into owner-operator, part-owner and tenant. Farmers’ annual gross income ranged from P15,880 to P142,000. However, the majority of the farmers fell on the low-income bracket. For this reason, they were not able to purchase the recommended amount of farm inputs. A total of ten cropping patterns were identified. The most common intercrops used were banana and coffee. Management practices included weeding, plowing, fertilization, control of pests and diseases, irrigation and watering, mulching and harvesting. It was categorized into low, average, and high level. The production of each cropping pattern differed from one another depending upon the kind of crops planted in the area and the ages of the crops, as well as the prices of each crop when sold in the market. With regards to the relationships of selected variables to the level of profitability, cultural management practices, size of the farm, annual gross income, and tenure status contributed much. These factors had significant relationships with the profitability of the system. The profitability of each cropping pattern was found to have significant differences from one another. Cropping patterns which had the combination of coconut pineapple was the most profitable ones since the crops produced were sold in relatively banana pa paya high prices. 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	338.162 Oc1 1985 (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Link to resource	Room use only	T-883		00001111

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

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

Ocampo, Amelia. Crucem, Don Severino Agricultural College April 1985. "Economics of Coconut-Based Cropping Systems in Selected Upland Towns of Cavite." Adviser: Prof. Alice T. Valerio.

This study was conducted to determine: (1) some socio-economic information about the farmer-respondents, (2) the different coconut-based cropping patterns that prevail in the study area, (3) cultural management practices employed by the coconut farmers, and (4) the profitability of each cropping pattern. This study also tried to determine whether some selected factors affect the level of profitability of a coconut-based cropping system. Twelve barrios from four upland towns of Cavite were selected as research areas. The number of respondents from each barrio differed depending upon the kind of cropping system they were practicing. A total of eighty-five respondents were drawn from these selected areas. The farmers’ ages ranged from twenty to seventy years with a mean age of forty-seven years. The household size ranged from two to fifteen and farming experience ranged from three to fifty-six years. A majority of the farmers attained elementary education while only a few reached the college level. Their tenure status were classified into owner-operator, part-owner and tenant.

Farmers’ annual gross income ranged from P15,880 to P142,000. However, the majority of the farmers fell on the low-income bracket. For this reason, they were not able to purchase the recommended amount of farm inputs. A total of ten cropping patterns were identified. The most common intercrops used were banana and coffee. Management practices included weeding, plowing, fertilization, control of pests and diseases, irrigation and watering, mulching and harvesting. It was categorized into low, average, and high level. The production of each cropping pattern differed from one another depending upon the kind of crops planted in the area and the ages of the crops, as well as the prices of each crop when sold in the market. With regards to the relationships of selected variables to the level of profitability, cultural management practices, size of the farm, annual gross income, and tenure status contributed much. These factors had significant relationships with the profitability of the system. The profitability of each cropping pattern was found to have significant differences from one another. Cropping patterns which had the combination of coconut pineapple was the most profitable ones since the crops produced were sold in relatively banana pa paya high prices. coffee