Adoption of soil and water conversation technologies in an Upland community in Imasug-ong, Bukidnon Philippines

Issue Date

2002

Abstract

As enacted through Republic Act 8435, better known as the Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act (AFMA) of 1997, the modernization of the agriculture and fisheries sectors promotes the use of approriate technologies that would protect the environment, reduce production cost, and increase the global competitiveness of farmers. Hence, the adoption of soil and water conversation and other farming technologies is critical to the success of AFMA. Previous studies suggest that the socioeconomic and related factors that influenced the farmers' adoption of soil and water conservation technologies in Barangay La Fortuna, Impasugong, Bukidnon, Philippines.

Through discriminant analysis, the socioeconomic factors were determined to differentiate the adopters and non-adopters of soil and water conservation technologies. Total land owned, total cost of labor before planting, level of awareness of farmers, and the number of agronomic and organic support technologies practiced were found to be highly associated with the adoption of soil and water conservation technologies. Because several underlying factors were found to influence these variables, the study suggested a holistic approach in delineating adopters from non-adopters.

Source or Periodical Title

Journal of Environmental Science and Management

ISSN

0119-1144

Volume

5

Issue

1-2

Page

27-38

Document Type

Article

Frequency

annually

Physical Description

tables, graph

Language

English

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