Survey on Costs and Returns of Tomato Production 2017

These blocks collect information on the geographic location where the sample tomato farm is located and the demographic characteristics of the sample farmer.

This block collects basic information pertaining to the focus farm parcel.

This block contains information on all investment items owned and used/utilized by the sample farmer in tomato production during the last completed cropping cycle within September 2016 to May 2017 for Luzon and Visayas provinces / January 2017 to September 2017 for Mindanao provinces.

This block aims to gather information on the usage and costs of material inputs of the sample farmer in his/her tomato production during the last completed cropping cycle within September 2016 to May 2017 for Luzon and Visayas provinces / January 2017 to September 2017 for Mindanao provinces.

This block aims to gather information pertaining to labor utilization in the production of tomato during the reference period.

This block gathers other items of production cost incurred on the focus parcel during the reference period.

This block aims to gather information on the gross volume of tomato harvested in the focus parcel during the last completed cropping within September 2016 to May 2017 for Luzon and Visayas provinces and January 2017 to September 2017 for Mindanao provinces as well as the breakdown of disposition.

This block aims to gather information on the problems affecting tomato production during the reference period.

This block aims to gather information on the problems encountered in marketing tomato produce during the reference period.

This block aims to gather information on loans availed by the sample farmer/operator for used in tomato production during the reference period.

This block aims to collect information on the farmer's participation in tomato program and projects during the reference period.

This block aims to gather information relative to the perceived effect of climate change in tomato production and the sample farmer/ operator's membership in any farmers' organization and benefits they received from the organization.

This block aims to compile the plans and recommendations of the sample farmer/operator for the improvement of his/her tomato production.

This block collects basic information about the farm(s) operated by the sample farmer, particularly the total physical area, area planted to tomato, area planted to other crops and area of other structures in each of the farm parcels.