Rola, Agnes.
Does non farm job growth encourage or retard soil conservation in Philippines uplands? / - p.55 - Vol. 29 No. 1 First Sem 2002 .
If land-degrading agricultural intensification in uplands is driven by labor migration, what will be the effect of nonfarm employment growth? On one hand, a higher opportunity cost of farm labor should reduce labor-intensive cultivation methods. On the other hand, there may also be a reduction in labor-intensive soil conservation practices. This paper investigates this question using data from an upland watershed in Bukidnon, Philippines. Findings suggest that while off-farm employment growth will in general support environmental improvements in the long run, there is a continuing need for agricultural and environmental policies to buttress this trend.
Non farm employment (NFE)
Agricultural household labor supply
Interprovincial migration patterns
Lantapan farmers
Sloping Agricultural Land Technology (SALT)
Soil Conservation
Does non farm job growth encourage or retard soil conservation in Philippines uplands? / - p.55 - Vol. 29 No. 1 First Sem 2002 .
If land-degrading agricultural intensification in uplands is driven by labor migration, what will be the effect of nonfarm employment growth? On one hand, a higher opportunity cost of farm labor should reduce labor-intensive cultivation methods. On the other hand, there may also be a reduction in labor-intensive soil conservation practices. This paper investigates this question using data from an upland watershed in Bukidnon, Philippines. Findings suggest that while off-farm employment growth will in general support environmental improvements in the long run, there is a continuing need for agricultural and environmental policies to buttress this trend.
Non farm employment (NFE)
Agricultural household labor supply
Interprovincial migration patterns
Lantapan farmers
Sloping Agricultural Land Technology (SALT)
Soil Conservation