Farmer characteristics affecting resource utilization in diversified farming systems
1991
Aromin, E.A.B. | Rosario, E.L. (Philippines Univ., Los Banos, College, Laguna (Philippines). Farming Systems and Soil Resources Inst.)
The study was conducted in 1988-1990 to find out the farmer characteristics that influence his decisions regarding capital, labor, and land resource utilization. Multiple linear regression was used to analyze survey results from 100 farmer respondents. Results revealed that personal characteristics of farmers engaged in diversified or integrated farming system influenced their resource utilization. Older farmers had higher hired labor utilization and land use index based on net income after cash cost. Single farmers had lower land use index but had higher diversity index based on net after cash cost. Farmers with larger household size obtained higher diversity indices. Farmers with higher educational attainment had higher return on cash, family labor utilization and diversity indices. They utilized less hired labor. Farmers who had stayed longer in the area incurred higher costs but obtained higher incomes. Labor productiveness and diversity indices. They utilized less hired labor but had lower return on cash. Share tenants incurred higher costs of production and obtained higher net incomes and diversity indices. Leasehold also incurred higher costs of production and obtained higher labor productivity and net income after total cost. However, they obtained lower return on cash. Farmers with larger land area to till utilized less family labor than farmers with smaller land area
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