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    Impacts of clustering of vegetable farmers in the Philippines

    192944_ACIAR pr139 190-202.pdf (2.986Mb)
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    Authors
    Rola-Rubzen, Maria Fay
    Murray-Prior, Roy
    Batt, Peter
    Concepcion, S.
    Real, R.
    Lamban, R.
    Axalan, J.
    Montiflor, M.
    Israel, F.
    Apara, D.
    Bacus, R.
    Date
    2013
    Type
    Conference Paper
    
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    Rola-Rubzen, Maria Fay and Murray-Prior, Roy and Batt, Peter J. and Concepcion, Sylvia B. and Real, Rodel R. and Lamban, Ruby Jane G. and Axalan, Jerick T. and Montiflor, Malou O. and Israel, Floro T. and Apara, Dante and Bacus, Ricarte H. 2013. Impacts of clustering of vegetable farmers in the Philippines, in John Oakeshott and David Hall (ed), Smallholder HOPES – horticulture, people and soil: Proceedings of ACIAR-PCAARRD Southern Philippines Fruits and Vegetables Program Meeting, Jul 3 2012. ACIAR Proceedings No. 139, pp. 190-202. Cebu, Philippines: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research.
    Source Title
    Smallholder HOPES: Proceedings of the ACIAR-PCAARRD Southern Philippines Fruits and Vegetables Program Meeting
    Source Conference
    ACIAR-PCAARRD Southern Philippines Fruits and Vegetables Program Meeting
    Additional URLs
    http://aciar.gov.au/publication/pr139
    ISBN
    9781922137425
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/28369
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    This assessment was made as part of a systematic process of evaluating the impacts of clustering vegetable farmers in the southern Philippines. Program theory was used to map the impacts. The performance of cluster and non-cluster farmers was compared. Farmers’ performance before and after clustering was also examined. The study found that, on average, cluster farmers had higher incomes than non-cluster farmers. Moreover, farmers increased their income by about 47% after clustering. Examining the returns on investment in the research project, it was found that the net present value (NPV) was 35.3 million pesos, the internal rate of return (IRR) 48.6% and the benefit:cost ratio (BCR) 2.47. When spillover effects were considered at a 5% adoption rate, the NPV, IRR and BCR increased to 106.9 million pesos, 81.5% and 3.8, respectively.

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