Supply Analysis of Mango in the Philippines

Date

1-2021

Degree

Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Economics

College

College of Economics and Management (CEM)

Adviser/Committee Chair

Cenon D. Elca

Committee Member

Cenon D. Elca, Antonio Jesus A. Quilloy, Agham C. Cuevas

Abstract

Mango is considered as one of the high-value crops in the Philippines. It provides income to 2.5 million local mango farmers in the country. In terms of volume of production, mango ranked third among the thirteen fruit crops produced in the Philippines. This study analyzed the supply of mango in the Philippines from 2000 to 2019.

Specifically, the study determined the trends in mango supply at the national level; identified the sources of growth in mango production; determined the factors affecting mango production and discussed production-related problems; and provided recommendations based on the results of the study. This was done using secondary data from the data published by the

Philippine Statistics Authority.

Descriptive analysis, trend analysis, and multiple regression analysis were the methods used to answer the objectives of the study. In trend analysis, the annual and average annual growth rate were used to analyze the trends in mango supply at the national level. Furthermore, the linear regression analysis was used to analyze the factors affecting mango productivity in the Philippines.

The descriptive analysis described the production-related problems that were prevalent in the mango industry including high risk of unfavorable climatic condition, low and limited access to quality planting materials, high incidence of pests and diseases to mango produce, low productivity, and high cost of production.

The study identified two sources of growth in mango production, which were growth in area planted and growth in yield. Based on the results, it showed that during the 20-year period of 2000-2019, farmers were expanding their area of operation at the rate of 1.80 percent per year, even if farm productivity declined by 2.22 percent per year. Also, the net effect was a relatively flat improvement of mango production at the rate of -0.45 percent per year. Thus, the growth in area expansion contributed more to mango production than improvement in farm productivity.

Based on the results of the linear regression analysis, there were four significant determinants of mango productivity. These were the number of mango trees, pesticide application, hired labor, and occurrence of pest and diseases. Fertilizer application was found to be an insignificant determinant of mango productivity. With this, the study recommended the following: encourage the mango growers to induce more fruit bearing mango trees through disseminating information regarding Integrated Pest Management and Good Agricultural Practices, provide financial assistance for inputs such as pesticides to mango farmers to lessen their costs, and prioritize research and development in the country to decrease the occurrence of pest and diseases in mango production by investing in research on plant breeding of new hybrids and introduction of new varieties with desirable traits.

Language

English

LC Subject

Supply Analysis

Location

UPLB College of Economics and Management (CEM)

Call Number

LG 993.5 2021 A14 M34

Document Type

Thesis

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