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Title: | Characterization and Economic Analysis of Intensive Cropping Systems in Rainfed Lowlands of Ilocos Norte, Philippines | Contributor(s): | Lucas, M P (author); Pandey, S (author); Villano, R (author) ; Culanay, D R (author); Obien, S R (author) | Publication Date: | 1999 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/13288 | Abstract: | Many farmers are intensifying production systems by applying greater amounts of inorganic fertilizers, irrigation and pesticides, especially to cash crops. Such intensified systems, even though economically profitable in the short run, may not be sustainable. This paper analyses the economics and sustainability of an intensified rainfed rice-based system in Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Farmers use high levels of inorganic fertilizers for cash crops such as sweet pepper, garlic and tomato. Although these crops generate high levels of income, the high input systems may not be sustainable in the long run due to adverse on-site and off-site effects. Preliminary estimates of total factor productivity that include on-site effects only, display no clear time trend. However, negative externalities created by high nitrate contamination of groundwater and high rates of pesticide usage could make the system unsustainable by adversely affecting human health and the environment. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Experimental Agriculture, 35(2), p. 211-224 | Publisher: | Cambridge University Press | Place of Publication: | United Kingdom | ISSN: | 1469-4441 0014-4797 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 140201 Agricultural Economics | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 820402 Rice | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal | Publisher/associated links: | http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=3033 |
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