Browsing by Author "De Mesa, J. P. A."

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    Agricultural economy of an upland community: Twelve-year (1994-2006) trend in Bukidnon, Philippines
    Rola, Agnes C.; De Mesa, J. P. A.; Bagares, I. B. (Laguna, Philippines: University of the Philippines Los Baños, 2008)
    This paper chronicles the trends in the indicators of the agricultural economy in the upland community of Lantapan, Bukidnon, which was the site of a long term study investigating agricultural sustainability. Collection of the panel data started in 1994; the latest data set collected refers to 2006. From 1994 to 2002, the focus of the surveys was to understand the environmental effect of economic policies. The 2006 survey aimed at further monitoring these impacts especially from a climate vulnerability perspective. The crop year 2006 was characterized as a La Nina period in the Philippines.
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    Do non-farm jobs affect soil conservation decisions? A ten-year (1996-2006) study in Bukidnon, Philippines
    Rola, Agnes C.; De Mesa, J. P. A.; Bagares, I. B. (Laguna, Philippines: University of the Philippines Los Baños, 2008)
    Using time series data of an upland community in the Philippines, this paper aims to understand whether soil conservation practices by upland farmers is affected by opportunities for non-farm jobs. The paper first analyzes the national trends in economic growth and the structural change in employment by industry origin as a result of wage trends in both farm and non farm jobs. Municipal trends in the study site on agricultural and non agricultural wages, farm and non farm employment are also presented. The factors that affect the propensity to participate in non farm jobs are identified through a logit model. A logit model is also estimated to establish relationship between the propensity to practice soil conservation and the participation in non farm employment.
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    Vegetable agroforestry system: Baseline survey results in Songco, Lantapan, Bukidnon, Philippines, 2006
    Nguyen, M. R.; De Mesa, J. P. A.; Rola, Agnes C. (Blacksburg, VA: SANREM CRSP, OIRED, VT, 2007)
    This baseline study is part of the SANREM CRSP "Agroforestry and Sustainable Vegetable Production in Southeast Asia Watersheds" (VAF) project. This was conducted in Songco, Lantapan, Bukidnon, an upland barangay located at the foot of the Mt. Kitanglad Range National Park in the southern part of the Philippines, during January to February, 2007. The crop and household data pertain to January to February, 2006.