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    Economic analysis of rice farming under differential tenurial arrangements in Sibalom, Antique
    Basañes, Lorvi Ann A.; Rondrique, Clyde G. (Division of Social Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 1997-03)
    This study was undertaken in order to acquire informations about the effects of tenurial arrangments on the productivity and profitability of rice farms in Sibalom, Antique, from the operators view point. The study found out that the practices of rice farms did not essentially vary among farms of different tenure arrangements, though some slight differences had been discovered. Furthermore, it was also discovered that tenurial arrangement greatly affected the distribution of gains from farming. Though share-tenanted farms proved to be the most profitable from the operators point of view, the conpensation that the operators received were quite inadequate to compensate the cost in using owned inputs. Moreover, other tenurial arrangements, leasehold and owner-operated, revealed to be less profitable than the one mentioned earlier. In terms of its effect on productivity, tenurial arrangements were found to explain an insignificant variation in the farms output. The study concluded that tenurial arrangements did really have a significant effect on productivity and the production practices of rice farmers, though in the profitability side, it proved to be otherwise. Of the problems presented, the emergence of rats and the golden kuhol pestilence in the rice fields were pointed out as the primary reasons for the decline in the productivity of rice farms in Sibalom, Antique. Aside from the propagation of government support programs and the transformation and empowerment of rice farmer cooperatives, the study also recommended that a closer look on share-tenancy must be done by the goverment so as to eliminate its equity undesirability, instead of outlawing the said tenurial arrangement which proved, in this study, to be the most efficient tenurial arrangement in rice farming.
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    Politics in rice producing irrigated area in Northeastern Iloilo (Barotac Nuevo-Pototan Area)
    Bajade, Ian Louie V.; Macaldo, Felipe E., Jr. (Division of Social Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 1999-04)
    This research project is an exploratory study which determines the power relations among individuals, groups, groupings and entities involved in rice production process in the rice producing irrigated area of Northeastern Iloilo. This study was conducted in the Barangays of Tabucan and Cabilauan of Barotac Nuevo and Tuburan and Tomcon Ilaud of Pototan using interviews with respondents and selected key informants and secondary data taken from the records of the Municipal Agrarian Reform Office, local government units, Philippine National Police blotter and farmers' organization of the locale of the study as sources of information of this research project. It was found out that: (1) there is a three level class structure in the locale of the study; (2) the three level class structure leads to a corresponding three level power relations among individuals inside the realm of rice production process; (3) the tenurial arrangements solely determines the distribution of productivity among individuals and entities involve in rice production and (4) the tenants are biggest class of exploiters in the production process brought about by the widespread practice of sub- tenurial arrangement-pamorsyento which makes the tenants "ersatz landlord" and exploiters of the nagapamorsyento-farm laborer. Tracing the flow of politics in rice producing irrigated area, it was found that the tenurial arrangement gives shape to the power relations in the locale of the study.
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    Indigenous knowledge, beliefs, and practices in rice farming of people in Cuyo Island, Palawan
    Acero, Agnes B.; Prado, Edelyn A. (Division of Social Scviences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas, 2005-03)
    This study was conducted to determine the indigenous knowledge, beliefs, and practices in rice farming of people in Cuyo Island, Palawan. It also aims to find out the indigenous knowledge, beliefs and practices in planting, harvesting, storing, processing, and selling rice products. Both primary and secondary data are used in this study. Data collection was done using interview schedule. Two sets of respondents were interviewed to collect data - the farmers and some key informants such as the barangay captains, and the oldest people of the two (2) barangays. The study was conducted in the barangays of the Municipality of Magsaysay, Cuyo Island, Palawan. These barangays are Igabas, Emilod, and Balaguen. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results of the study show that Cuyunon farmers have many existing traditional practices related to planting, harvesting, storing, processing, and selling rice products. It also shows that Cuyunons practice traditional farming in the same way that upland rice farmers in some parts of the Philippines do. Based on the results the researchers recommend that the following aspects about the Cuyunon farmers should also be studied: (1) existing development programs implemented by the Government Agencies, and NGOs related to rice farming in the locality; (2) assessments of farmers attitude towards these programs; (3) accessibility of the technology introduced by these agencies; and (4) feasibility of establishment of a people’s organization among the farmers.