Resource Use Efficiency of Coconuts Farms by Tenurial Status in San Pablo City, Laguna, 2022

Date

6-2023

Degree

Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Economics

College

College of Economics and Management (CEM)

Adviser/Committee Chair

Jayson S. Cabral

Committee Member

Julieta A. Delos Reyes, Agham C. Cuevas

Abstract

The study evaluated the efficiency of coconut farmers across all tenure groups in utilizing their resource, which include fertilizers, pesticides and labor. The specific objectives of the study were to: (1) characterize the coconut farmers in San Pablo City, Laguna; (2) determine the cropping practices employed by the farmers in cultivating coconut; (3) analyze the effects of tenure on the productivity of the coconut farms; (4) determine the efficiency of resource utilization by tenurial status; and (5) provide recommendations based on the findings of the study.

Ninety-nine coconut farmers were randomly selected and interviewed. In total, 40 were landowners, and 59 were tenants; more specifically composed of 16 leasehold tenants, and 43 share tenants. Primary data were used to assess the qualitative and quantitative aspects of inputs' effect on yield and the farmers' efficiency in utilizing them. Descriptive and statistical analyses were used to facilitate the qualitative and qualitative and quantitative aspects of inputs' effect on yield and the farmers' efficiency in utilizing them. Descriptive and statistical analyses were used to facilitate the qualitative and quantitative aspects of the study. The farmers' perceptions of their cropping practice's effects on income and input utilization's effects on yield were determined initially. These were then compared with quantitative data to assess their agree of utilization of inputs. The Kruskal-Wallis test was conducted to determine if there were significant differences between the median yield of coconut farmers across tenure groups. In contrast, the t-test was used to determine if the mean yield between leasehold and share tenants significantly differed. Multivariate regression test were also conducted to evaluate which explanatory variables significantly affect yield. Through this, the farmers' resource use efficiency was also determined.

The farmers' perceptions regarding the benefits gained from utilizing inputs did not match their utilization for numerous reasons, such as the high costs of inputs, low income generated from coconut farming, and lack of provisions from the government. It was also found that intercropping generally helped farmers attain a higher income, with two of them generating income higher than Php254,328. The results of the Kruskal-Wallis test showed that the median yield of landowners significantly differed from the median yield levels of both types of tenants. The mean yield between both types of tenants also did not significantly differ, as seen in the t-test results. The multivariate regression tests revealed that the variables found to affect such yield are tenure at one percent significance level and labor at ten percent. From this test, it was determined that share tenants underutilize pesticides significantly more than the other two. However, all groups also underutilized fertilizers. Similarly, labor was found to be underutilized by both types of tenants only.

From the results, it is recommended that the farmers plant more trees to increase their yield, document the best practices in the farm, promote intercropping to increase income, introduce other coconut varieties, and utilize labor more efficiently, given that it is found to affect yield significantly.

Language

English

LC Subject

Coconut industry

Location

UPLB College of Economics and Management (CEM)

Call Number

LG 993.5 2023 A14 C78

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