Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/13288
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)orcid ; 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 eff€ects. Preliminary estimates of total factor productivity that include on-site eff€ects 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 a€ffecting 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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