Volume 11 Nos. 1 – 4 January – December 1989

Henry Y. Goltiano ABSTRACT This study determined which action program grouping was more effective. Results showed that action programs formulated by families were implemented more successfully than those formulated by individuals or individuals-grouped-as-one. Respondents claimed that the family was the primary social group which could provide the most needed support in action program implementation. Moreover, …

Comparison between action programs implemented by the individual, individuals-grouped-as-on, and the family Read More »

M. Anantharaman, S. Ramanathan and K.R. Lakshmi ABSTRACT Seventy-five small cassava farmers were interviewed to determine their cassava technology adoption level and its relationship with their socio-economic characteristics. Majority of the farmers had low to medium adoption level. Knowledge on cassava technology had the most direct effect on adoption followed by scientific orientation and extension …

Socio-Economic characteristics in the adoptop of cassava technology by small farmers of Kanyakumari and Trivandrum districts of Southern India Read More »

Nerelito P. Pascual and Magdalena S. Laguna ABSTRACT The high yielding varieties/cultivars used in four experimental stations were BNAS-51, Catanduanes 3, Daja, I8-328, I8-498, Kabiti, Kadja, Kinabakab, Lo-323, Tinipay, VSP-1, VSP-2 and VSP-3. Of the 13 entries, VSP-1 (a variety developed by VisCA) yielded 19.7 t/ha. The other VisCA varieties, VSP-2 and VSP-3, yielded 18.6 …

Cost and Return Analysis of various sweet potato varieties/cultivars Read More »

Pedro T. Armenia ABSTRACT The study revealed that cash and credit in-kind were extended by the informal lenders to many rice and non-rice farmers. The informal lenders employed two major credit arrangements, namely: the butang and plete systems. The butang system requires borrowers to pay one cavan of palay for every cash credit which averaged …

A Study of Informal Credit Services Available to Rice farmers in Saint Bernard, Southern Leyte Read More »

Jose M. Alkuino Jr. and Truong Van Den ABSTRACT This study analyzed the income generating potential of Indigenous technologies in processing sweet potato and cassava roots in the rural areas. Twenty-three indigenous root crop processing products were studied and classified as fried, steamed, baked and dried. Of the 23 products monitored, nine have positive net …

Indigenous Technologies in home processing of root crops: A Survey and Economic Analysis Read More »

Nerelito P. Pascual, Norma B. Mesorado and Teresita C. Balmes ABSTRACT Farmer respondents cultivated an average rice farm area of 1.2 ha in 1972 but this area slightly decreased to 1.15 ha in 1977 and 1.17 ha in 1982. However, their expenditures on fertilizers, herbicides, insecticides and other inputs showed an increasing trend. Among the …

The Impact of Agrarian Reform Program on Resource utilization and Productivity among selected rice farming areas in the Visayas Read More »

Antonia Cecilia Y. Sandoval and Joachim Sauerborn ABSTRACT The study was conducted in 10 municipalities of Region VIII to look generally into the organizational and management set up of the tabo and its uses and effects on the participants and to come up with the baseline data on producers, middlemen and consumers involved in the …

Organizational, Management and Utilization of the tabo (Flea Market) among rural communities in Region VIII Read More »

Myrna M. Avila ABSTRACT The study involved 14 respondents composed of five regional directors, four provincial heads/incharge, and five municipal level community workers. Coordination among government organizations was maintained by interorganizational linkages (administrative and direct service linkages). These linkages were manifested through resource exchange/sharing, information exchange, joint activities/programs, written agreement, referrals, follow-up and outreach activities. …

An Analysis of Interagency Coordination among Government Organizations: A case study of the nutrition program in Leyte Read More »

Henry Y. Goltiano and Gelia T. Castillo ABSTRACT This study assessed the impact of PTC-RD training on farmer modernity. It specifically determined whether or not there were significant differences in modernity among three comparison groups that represented a continuum of training experience: the never-trained, slightly-trained and highly-trained farmers. There were 61 respondents whose personel, family …

Impact of the Training Program of the Philippine Training Centers for Rural Development on Farmer Modernity Read More »