Agricultural Commercialization, Nutrition, and the Rural Poor : : A Study of Philippine Farm Households /

Agricultural Commercialization, Nutrition, and the Rural Poor : : A Study of Philippine Farm Households / / 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.

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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
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Physical Description:1 online resource (190 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • 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

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