Socioeconomic evaluation and monitoring of hybrid rice production in the Philippines
2004
Bordey, F.H. | Cabling, J.M.B. | Casiwan, C.B. | Manalili, R.G. | Mataig, A.B. | Redondo, G.O. | Arocena, A.C. | Parayno, C.N. (Philippine Rice Research Inst., Maligaya, Munoz, Nueva Ecija (Philippines). Central Experiment Station)
Preliminary results show that 45% (95) of the 211 respondents had quit hybrid production; the rest, who come from Davao del Sur, Isabela, and Davao del Norte, had continued. Nueva Ecija and Iloilo farmers dropped out because of low yields, unavailable seeds, unpredictability of irrigation water, and susceptibility to pests and diseases of hybrid rice. Mestizo yielded 10% higher than inbred, while private hybrids had 42% advantage. Hybrid seed usage was significantly lower by 350% than inbred. Hybrid used more fertilizers (120-40-36 kg/ha NPK with 231 kg organic than inbred (99-30-22 kg/ha NPK with 31 kg organic). Hybrid used 104 person-days while inbred needed only 74 person-days. Much of the hybrid labor was used for crop establishment and maintenance. Due to yield advantage and higher price, gross income from hybrid was significantly 15% higher than inbred, but the farmer's production cost was also 18% higher than inbred
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