The effects of small farm mechanization on employment and output in selected rice-growing areas in Nueva Ecija, Philippines /
By: Sison, Jerome.
Contributor(s): Duff, Bart | Herdt, Robert.
Series: Vol. 12 No. 1 First Sem 1985.Description: p.29-82.Subject(s): Mechanization - Employment - Nueva, EcijaOnline resources: Click here to access online In: Journal of Philippine DevelopmentSummary: The objectives of this study are: (1) to develop a working definition of a mechanized rice farm operating under the conditions prevailing in the Central Luzon region, particularly Nueva Ecija, based on the types of farms within this area; (2) to determine whether significant differences between mechanized and nonmechanized rice farms, as well as among mechanized farm-types, exist; (3) to determine how various factors, including farm machinery, affect labor employment and output of small rice farms in Nueva Ecija; and (4) to indicate the policy implications of these mechanization effectsSeminar-Workshop on the Consequences of amall Farm Mechanization on Production, employment and income in the Philippines
The objectives of this study are: (1) to develop a working definition of a mechanized rice farm operating under the conditions prevailing in the Central Luzon region, particularly Nueva Ecija, based on the types of farms within this area; (2) to determine whether significant differences between mechanized and nonmechanized rice farms, as well as among mechanized farm-types, exist; (3) to determine how various factors, including farm machinery, affect labor employment and output of small rice farms in Nueva Ecija; and (4) to indicate the policy implications of these mechanization effects