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Small Farm Households' Vulnerabilities In South Cotabato, Philippines, Rosalina Palanca-Tan, Leonora F. Gio Mar 2021

Small Farm Households' Vulnerabilities In South Cotabato, Philippines, Rosalina Palanca-Tan, Leonora F. Gio

Economics Department Faculty Publications

Low-productivity subsistence agriculture still prevails in many areas in the Philippines such as in the Municipality of Lake Sebu in the Province of South Cotabato in Mindanao. This study employs primary data collection methods; namely key informant interview (KII); focus group discussion (FGD) and a household survey to assess the conditions and problems constraining farming households in Lake Sebu. The study finds that constraints on sourcing and financing of farm inputs and on marketing of produce have perpetuated the dominating role of middlemen in agricultural financing and marketing that result in high input prices and low farm-gate output prices; and …