Factors affecting privatization of agricultural extension services in Pangil, Laguna
Date
1-2016
Degree
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
Major Course
Major in Agricultural Extension
College
College of Agriculture and Food Science (CAFS)
Adviser/Committee Chair
Nelita M. Lalican
Restrictions
Restricted: Not available to the general public. Access is available only after consultation with author/thesis adviser and only to those bound by the confidentiality agreement.
Abstract
Due to the provision of the Local Government Code of 1991(LGC) the delivery of Agricultural Extension Services (AES) has been devolved. This system has brought Public AES at stake for this has been viewed as one of the factors that impede the growth of agricultural production. Despite the initiatives of the Philippine government to distribute state power in the field of agriculture in the form of Devolved AES, the state still find it hard to cater the growing demands of different sectors of agricultural industry. The study is to determine the factors that may hinder or contribute Privatization of Agricultural Extension Services (PAES)in Pangil, Laguna. 80 farmer respondents were categorized according to their view on PAES here are as follows: Agree, Disagree and Undecided group. Results showed that farmers who would disagree on PAES have the following distinct characteristics: high educational attainment (college graduate), midlife stage (35-50 years old), with small size of farm of about .39 ha., affiliated to provincial, regional and national based farmer organizations and are not willing to pay for extension services whether given by government agencies or private sectors.
Language
English
Location
UPLB Main Library Special Collections Section (USCS)
Call Number
LG 993.5 2016 A3 /P46
Recommended Citation
Peñamora, Rocel Antonnete M., "Factors affecting privatization of agricultural extension services in Pangil, Laguna" (2016). Undergraduate Theses. 5070.
https://www.ukdr.uplb.edu.ph/etd-undergrad/5070
Document Type
Thesis