Impact of the techno-gabay [guide] program on the production of cabbage in Camarines Sur, Philippines
2009
Mascariñas, A.M. | Amano, V.L. | Mascariñas, J.B. | Cortez, C.V. Jr. | Candelaria, A.P., Bicol Univ., Legazpi City (Philippines). Research and Development Center
This paper focuses on the results of the impact assessment of the Techno Gabay Program (TGP) involving the Farmer Information and Technology Service (FITS) in Camarines Sur. The TGP is one of the banner programs of the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCARRD) which was conceived and implemented because of the need to: provide information and technology services in Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources (AFNR) sector via an effective mechanism, strengthen the link among technology generators, technology servers and technology adopters, and complement the efforts of local government units (LGUs) and Rural-Based Organizations (RBOs) in providing information delivery and technology services. The impact of the TGP on cabbage production was done by estimating time invarian stochastic production function and linear inefficiency effects model. Results showed that farmers had low awareness on TGP modalities. However, farmers who availed of TGP services had higher yield than before. Higher technical efficiency levels of the clients can be attributed to the TGP services provided by the FITS center. Technical efficiency was influenced significantly by higher quantity of seeds and nitrogen used and low labor utilization as a result of reduced use of other farm inputs in the production system.
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