Analysis of the Profitability of Sweet Potato Production in Talisay City, Negros Occidental, 2018
Date
12-2023
Degree
Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Economics
College
College of Economics and Management (CEM)
Adviser/Committee Chair
Cesar B. Quicoy
Committee Member
Julieta A. Delos Reyes, Agham C. Cuevas
Abstract
In the light of increasing prices of staple goods, the production of alternative, high- yielding commodities such as sweet potato is being encouraged to farmers. The government of Negros Occidental specifically awarded land certificates to farmers to encourage them to grow sweet potato in the area. National data shows that sweet potato farming increased throughout the years. With that, there is a need to evaluate the profitability of the said commodity to see the opportunity cost in producing it. Using the costs and returns analysis, the profitability of sweet potato production in Talisay City was measured. Moreover, through data from the City Agriculturist and interview with farmers, the following parameters were gathered to determine their effect on the profitability of sweet potato production: age of farmers, years in school, years in sweet potato farming, land size, labor input, and amount of planting materials used. Following, sweet potato production in Talisay city is profitable and the factor that have the most impact in the profitability is the years of experience in sweet potato farming. If years of farming experience were to increase by 10%, output will increase by 5%. Moreover, it is important to look into the profitability of sweet potato to further assess the industry’s competence in the agricultural scene.
Language
English
LC Subject
Sweet potato industry
Location
UPLB College of Economics and Management (CEM)
Call Number
LG 993.5 2023 A14 A77
Recommended Citation
Arriesgado, Alphecca A., "Analysis of the Profitability of Sweet Potato Production in Talisay City, Negros Occidental, 2018" (2023). Undergraduate Theses. 11669.
https://www.ukdr.uplb.edu.ph/etd-undergrad/11669
Document Type
Thesis
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