Integration of the anthropometric profile of female farmers in Batangas, Philippines in the evaluation of an animal-drawn plow

Date

4-2011

Degree

Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Engineering

Major Course

Major in Agricultural Power and Machinery Engineering

College

College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology (CEAT)

Adviser/Committee Chair

Rossana Marie C. Angono

Committee Member

Marvin C. Petingco, Delfin C. Suministrado

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Abstract

A survey was conducted in seven municipalities of Batangas, Philippines for the collection of anthropometric profiles of female farmers. Eighty (80) respondents from the rice growing areas of the province with forty body measurements were considered in the study. The data gathered were subjected to statistical analysis and results obtained for the mean, median, and mode of the stature of female farmers in the area as 152.36 cm, 153.00 cm, and 149.00 cm, respectively. The average height of female farmers is 153.00 cm, with the 5 th and 95th percentile values of 145.20 cm and 159.00 cm, respectively. Correlation of the measurements indicated that the standing eye height (0.96), standing upward reach (0.90), and standing shoulder height (0.89) have the highest correlation to the standing height. The data also showed that the percent difference between the mean values of the standing height were1.39% for Batangas and Laguna, and 0.39% for Batangas and Cavite. The study also identified the involvement of the female farmers in the agricultural production system. Results showed that they highly participated in harvesting and planting activities, while their participation in the land preparation activities was relatively low because of the perception that this operation is tedious. To improve their participation in land preparation operation, the use of the animal-drawn plow was assessed to determine if it could befit them.

Language

English

Location

UPLB College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology (CEAT)

Call Number

LG 993.5 2011 A2 A43

Document Type

Thesis

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