Agricultural Commercialization, Nutrition, and the Rural Poor : : A Study of Philippine Farm Households / / Lawrence J. Haddad, Howarth E. Bouis.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000
• VerfasserIn: Bouis, Howarth E.,; Haddad, Lawrence J.,
• MitwirkendeR: Mellor, John W.,
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2023]; ©1990
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (190 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Tables and Figures --; Foreword --; Acknowledgments --; Map of the Philippines, Indicating the Study Area Location of the Survey Barios Relative to BUSCO, Southern Bukidnon Province Study Area --; 1 Agricultural Commercialization, Nutrition, and Government Policy in Less Developed Countries --; 2 Research Design, Conceptual Framework, and Sample Selection --; 3 Changes in Land Tenure Patterns --; 4 The Corn Production System --; 5 The Sugar Production System --; 6 Comparing Corn and Sugar Production: Economic Profits, Changes in Labor Allocation Patterns, Other Sources of Income --; 7 Incomes, Expenditures, and Calorie Intakes at the Household Level --; 8 Individual Calorie Intakes --; 9 Heights and Weights of Preschool Children --; 10 Conclusions and Policy Recommendations --; Appendixes --; Appendix A Prices for Selected Inputs by Crop-Tenancy Group --; Appendix B Carabao Input Demand Functions --; C Detailed Production Function Estimations --; D Family Participation Rates in Corn Processing, Disposition of Corn Bran, and Prices Paid and Received at Various Stages of Corn Processing --; E Total Expenditures and Household Calorie Availability as Proxies for Income and Household Calorie Intakes --; F Descriptive Statistics for Variables Used in Regression Estimates --; G Results of Tests for Equality of Coefficients Between Corn and Sugar Households --; H Results of Tests for Exogeneity --; I Should the Model be Treated as Simultaneous or Recursive? --; Bibliography --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781685858629; 9783110784268
• DOI: 10.1515/9781685858629
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Lawrence J. Haddad, Howarth E. Bouis.

The authors investigate who, how, and why some benefit from the process of agricultural commercialization while others lose, drawing on a wide range of information at the household and individual level collected from a random sample of 500 households in the Philippines.