Risk analysis of a rainfed rice production system in Tarlac, Central Luzon, Philippines

Under rainfed conditions in Tarlac, Central Luzon, Philippines, risk was characterized using field and household panel data for 46 rice farmers over the period 1990–93. Measures of risk at the field level were calculated using pooled time-series cross-sectional data. Field-level risk was found to be...

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Main Authors: Pandey, S., MASICAT, P., VELASCO, L., VILLANO, R.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge University Press 1999
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/167154
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MASICAT, P.
VELASCO, L.
VILLANO, R.
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description Under rainfed conditions in Tarlac, Central Luzon, Philippines, risk was characterized using field and household panel data for 46 rice farmers over the period 1990–93. Measures of risk at the field level were calculated using pooled time-series cross-sectional data. Field-level risk was found to be quite high, with the average coefficient of variation of yield being 45% and 30% for fields with low and moderate elevations respectively. Farmers applied less nitrogen in fields with higher yield variability, and adjusted the quantity of nitrogen in order to reduce losses in poor years and benefit from greater potential in good years. Farmers with higher levels of education had lower variability of rice income than farmers with a lower level of education. Non-crop income helped reduce total income variability, especially for farmers with high variability of crop income. Implications for technology design and policy improvements are derived from these results.
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spelling CGSpace1671542025-05-14T10:24:08Z Risk analysis of a rainfed rice production system in Tarlac, Central Luzon, Philippines Pandey, S. MASICAT, P. VELASCO, L. VILLANO, R. farming production risk income rainfed rice philippines Under rainfed conditions in Tarlac, Central Luzon, Philippines, risk was characterized using field and household panel data for 46 rice farmers over the period 1990–93. Measures of risk at the field level were calculated using pooled time-series cross-sectional data. Field-level risk was found to be quite high, with the average coefficient of variation of yield being 45% and 30% for fields with low and moderate elevations respectively. Farmers applied less nitrogen in fields with higher yield variability, and adjusted the quantity of nitrogen in order to reduce losses in poor years and benefit from greater potential in good years. Farmers with higher levels of education had lower variability of rice income than farmers with a lower level of education. Non-crop income helped reduce total income variability, especially for farmers with high variability of crop income. Implications for technology design and policy improvements are derived from these results. 1999-04 2024-12-19T12:57:03Z 2024-12-19T12:57:03Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/167154 en Cambridge University Press PANDEY, S.; MASICAT, P.; VELASCO, L. and VILLANO, R. 1999. Risk analysis of a rainfed rice production system in Tarlac, Central Luzon, Philippines. Ex. Agric., Volume 35 no. 2 p. 225-237
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production
risk
income
rainfed rice
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Pandey, S.
MASICAT, P.
VELASCO, L.
VILLANO, R.
Risk analysis of a rainfed rice production system in Tarlac, Central Luzon, Philippines
title Risk analysis of a rainfed rice production system in Tarlac, Central Luzon, Philippines
title_full Risk analysis of a rainfed rice production system in Tarlac, Central Luzon, Philippines
title_fullStr Risk analysis of a rainfed rice production system in Tarlac, Central Luzon, Philippines
title_full_unstemmed Risk analysis of a rainfed rice production system in Tarlac, Central Luzon, Philippines
title_short Risk analysis of a rainfed rice production system in Tarlac, Central Luzon, Philippines
title_sort risk analysis of a rainfed rice production system in tarlac central luzon philippines
topic farming
production
risk
income
rainfed rice
philippines
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