Multidimensional poverty assessment and informal ex-ante social risk mechanisms of farming households in upland communities of Goa, Camarines Sur, Philippines
Date
6-2018
Abstract
Poverty is both a multidimensional and a rural phenomenon. Accordingly, farmers in the Philippines are the poorest basic sector of the society. This study assessed the multidimensionality of poverty and informal ex-ante social risk mechanisms of farming households in the upland communities of Goa, Camarines Sur, Philippines. The study utilized a multiphase mixed methods design using multi-stage cluster sampling design and multiple data gathering tools and analyzed through Alkire and Foster methodology, content analysis and some descriptive statistics. The study revealed that three out of 4 households are multidimensionally poor. The farming households' ability to generate farm- and non- farm income, and access to credit in addition to the high degree of exposure to idiosyncratic and covariate shocks contribute to the high multidimensional poverty index. The informal ex-ante social risk mechanisms of the farming households depend on the type of risk and the source of information. Distance to town center, common-law marital status, temporary and diversified crops are associated with multidimensional poverty. The study concludes that poverty among the upland farming households is rooted more on livelihood-related issues. Also, having informal ex-ante social risk mechanisms in-place is not significantly associated with poverty. Hence, the study recommends a government arrangement which will install social protection programs to address the root of poverty.
Document Type
Master Thesis
Degree
MS Rural Sociology
College
Graduate School (GS)
Adviser/Committee Chair
Filma C. Calalo
Committee Member
Sherry B. Marasigan, Josefina T. Dizon
Language
English
Location
UPLB Main Library Special Collections Section (USCS)
Recommended Citation
Cerio, Calyd T., "Multidimensional poverty assessment and informal ex-ante social risk mechanisms of farming households in upland communities of Goa, Camarines Sur, Philippines" (2018). Graduate Student's Output. 2980.
https://www.ukdr.uplb.edu.ph/etd-grad/2980
En – AGROVOC descriptors
*; HOUSEHOLDS; FARMING SYSTEMS; HIGHLANDS; COMMUNITIES; POVERTY; RISK ASSESSMENT; PHILIPPINES