Survey on Costs and Returns of Tomato Production 2017
Philippines, 2017
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BLOCKS AB. FARM
LOCATION AND
SAMPLE
IDENTIFICATION -
BLOCK C2. BASIC
CHARACTERISTICS
OF THE FARM (in
focus parcel) -
BLOCK D. FARM
INVESTMENTS (in
focus parcel) -
BLOCK E.
MATERIAL INPUTS
(in focus
parcel) -
BLOCK F. LABOR
INPUTS (in
focus parcel) -
BLOCK G. OTHER
PRODUCTION
COSTS (in focus
parcel) -
BLOCK H.
PRODUCTION AND
DISPOSITION (in
focus parcel) -
BLOCK I.
PRODUCTION
RELATED
INFORMATION (in
focus parcel) -
BLOCK J.
MARKETING
RELATED
INFORMATION (in
focus parcel) -
BLOCK K. ACCESS
TO CREDIT (in
focus parcel) -
BLOCK L.
FARMER’S
PARTICIPATION
IN TOMATO
PROGRAMS OR
PROJECTS -
BLOCK M. OTHER
INFORMATION -
BLOCK N. PLANS
AND
RECOMMENDATIONS -
BLOCK C1. BASIC
CHARACTERISTICS
OF THE FARM
Farm Activity (F1_ACTVTYCODE)
Data file: BLOCK F. LABOR INPUTS (in focus parcel)
Overview
Valid:
14150
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
8
End:
11
Width:
4
Range:
101 - 1100
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
Farm activity
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Plowing of seedbed (man-animal) | 173 |
1.2%
|
| 102 | Plowing of seedbed (man-machine, 2-wheel) | 60 |
0.4%
|
| 103 | Seedbed preparation | 348 |
2.5%
|
| 104 | Sowing of seeds | 409 |
2.9%
|
| 105 | Fertilizer application (basal) | 293 |
2.1%
|
| 106 | Chemical application | 220 |
1.6%
|
| 107 | Mulching | 129 |
0.9%
|
| 108 | Seedling Preparation: Watering | 72 |
0.5%
|
| 109 | Seedling Preparation: Pulling of Seedlings for Planting | 127 |
0.9%
|
| 110 | Seedling Preparation: Rotavating (4-Wheel) | 1 |
0%
|
| 201 | Plowing (man-animal) | 249 |
1.8%
|
| 202 | Plowing (man-machine, 2-wheel) | 27 |
0.2%
|
| 203 | Plowing (man-machine, 4-wheel) | 23 |
0.2%
|
| 204 | Rotavating (man-machine, 2-wheel) | 22 |
0.2%
|
| 205 | Rotavating (man-machine, 4-wheel) | 116 |
0.8%
|
| 206 | Harrowing (man-animal) | 212 |
1.5%
|
| 207 | Harrowing (man-machine, 2-wheel) | 11 |
0.1%
|
| 208 | Harrowing (man-machine, 4-wheel) | 13 |
0.1%
|
| 209 | Furrowing (man-animal) | 258 |
1.8%
|
| 210 | Furrowing (man-machine, 2-wheel) | 31 |
0.2%
|
| 211 | Furrowing (man-machine, 4-wheel) | 6 |
0%
|
| 212 | Liming / Application of soil ameliorants | 72 |
0.5%
|
| 213 | Fertilizer Application (basal) | 286 |
2%
|
| 300 | Hauling of planting materials | 312 |
2.2%
|
| 400 | Planting / Transplanting | 421 |
3%
|
| 500 | Replanting | 255 |
1.8%
|
| 601 | Trellising / Staking / Tying | 299 |
2.1%
|
| 602 | Fertilizer application (side dressing) | 385 |
2.7%
|
| 603 | Fertilizer application (top dressing) | 369 |
2.6%
|
| 604 | Weeding (man) | 296 |
2.1%
|
| 605 | Chemical application/Spraying | 398 |
2.8%
|
| 606 | Off-barring | 187 |
1.3%
|
| 607 | Hilling-up | 412 |
2.9%
|
| 608 | Watering | 349 |
2.5%
|
| 609 | Mulching | 50 |
0.4%
|
| 610 | Pruning/Thinning | 53 |
0.4%
|
| 611 | Farm monitoring | 382 |
2.7%
|
| 801 | 1st Harvest | 403 |
2.8%
|
| 802 | 2nd Harvest | 399 |
2.8%
|
| 803 | 3rd Harvest | 393 |
2.8%
|
| 804 | 4th Harvest | 372 |
2.6%
|
| 805 | 5th Harvest | 328 |
2.3%
|
| 806 | 6th Harvest | 212 |
1.5%
|
| 807 | 7th Harvest | 146 |
1%
|
| 808 | 8th Harvest | 108 |
0.8%
|
| 809 | 9th Harvest | 65 |
0.5%
|
| 810 | 10th Harvest | 52 |
0.4%
|
| 811 | 11th Harvest | 21 |
0.1%
|
| 812 | 12th Harvest | 15 |
0.1%
|
| 813 | 13th Harvest | 1 |
0%
|
| 814 | 14th Harvest | 1 |
0%
|
| 901 | 1st Hauling of produce | 311 |
2.2%
|
| 902 | 2nd Hauling of produce | 308 |
2.2%
|
| 903 | 3rd Hauling of produce | 304 |
2.1%
|
| 904 | 4th Hauling of produce | 290 |
2%
|
| 905 | 5th Hauling of produce | 257 |
1.8%
|
| 906 | 6th Hauling of produce | 157 |
1.1%
|
| 907 | 7th Hauling of produce | 103 |
0.7%
|
| 908 | 8th Hauling of produce | 74 |
0.5%
|
| 909 | 9th Hauling of produce | 39 |
0.3%
|
| 910 | 10th Hauling of produce | 25 |
0.2%
|
| 911 | 11th Hauling of produce | 10 |
0.1%
|
| 912 | 12th Hauling of produce | 5 |
0%
|
| 1001 | 1st Sorting | 263 |
1.9%
|
| 1002 | 2nd Sorting | 261 |
1.8%
|
| 1003 | 3rd Sorting | 261 |
1.8%
|
| 1004 | 4th Sorting | 252 |
1.8%
|
| 1005 | 5th Sorting | 231 |
1.6%
|
| 1006 | 6th Sorting | 144 |
1%
|
| 1007 | 7th Sorting | 96 |
0.7%
|
| 1008 | 8th Sorting | 70 |
0.5%
|
| 1009 | 9th Sorting | 37 |
0.3%
|
| 1010 | 10th Sorting | 31 |
0.2%
|
| 1011 | 11th Sorting | 13 |
0.1%
|
| 1012 | 12th Sorting | 11 |
0.1%
|
| 1100 | Contract Labor | 755 |
5.3%
|
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Interviewer instructions
Listed in this column are the different activities involved in tomato production. The major activities include seedling preparation, land preparation, planting, care of crops, harvesting, hauling of produce, sorting, etc. Ask the farmer on the different types of farm activities applied in the focus parcel during the reference period. Since data items vary depending on the farm activity, the enumerator should get the required details of one activity (or one row) at a time.
Description
Definition
1. Seedling preparation - refers to the process of preparing the environment where the seeds will grow as young plants.
Plowing - refers to breaking the soil surface using a plow. During this stage, plowing is usually done using man and animal and/or man and machine (two-wheel tractor/hand tractor).
Seedbed preparation - refers to the preparation of a seedbed.
Seedbed - or seedling bed is the local soil environment in which seeds are sowed. Often it comprises not only the soil but also a specially prepared cold frame, hotbed or raised bed used to grow the seedlings in a controlled environment into
larger young plants before transplanting them into a garden or field.
Sowing of seeds - refers to the process of casting handfuls of seed over prepared ground.
Fertilizer application (basal) - fertilizer is broadcast/spread uniformly over the entire area followed by cultivation to mix the fertilizer with the soil. Shallow plowing and harrowing are done two or three times to ensure even distribution of fertilizer applied.
Chemical application - application of chemicals to treat the soil from various agents that may harm the seeds/seedlings.
Mulching - a practice of farmers to use plant residues or other suitable materials on the soil surface primarily to prevent loss of moisture and to control weeds.
2. Land Preparation - refers to the process of preparing the soil through primary, secondary or general tilling.
Rotavating - refers to breaking the soil surface using a rotavator (machine with rotating blades that break up soil).
Harrowing - refers to breaking up clods and lumps of soil to provide a finer finish and a good tilt of soil structure that is suitable for seeding and planting operations.
Furrowing - refers to turning the bottom of the soil and throwing a ribbon of soil into one side leaving a trench on the soil using a moldboard plow.
Liming/ Application of soil ameliorants - refers to the application of chemicals that will help improve the condition of the soil. The usual effects of agricultural lime on the soil are: (1) reduces soil acidity; (2) provides source of calcium and magnesium for plants; (3) permits improved water penetration for acidic soil; and (4) improves the uptake of major plant nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium).
Fertilizer application (basal) - refers to the broadcasting/spreading of fertilizers uniformly all over the field. The main objectives of broadcasting the fertilizers at sowing time are to uniformly distribute the fertilizer over the entire field and to mix it with soil.
3. Hauling of planting materials - refers to the transferring or bringing the seedlings to the field where it will be transplanted.
4. Planting/ Transplanting - refers to the direct planting/ transplanting of seeds/ seedlings.
5. Replanting - refers to planting of seeds/ seedlings to serve as replacement for damaged tomato plant.
6. Care of Crops - refers to the process of providing plants the conditions that will help them grow and make them free of weeds, pests and diseases.
Trellising/ Staking/ Tying - refers to a process of supporting the plants (usually vines) by a trellis to keep them out of pathways and off the ground. This activity makes use of wooden stakes and strings/wires.
Fertilizer application - application of soil and plant nutrient to the proper places in the soil like urea, ammonium phosphate, complete fertilizer, etc.
Fertilizer application (side dressing) - refers to the spread of fertilizer in between the rows and around the plants. The common methods of side-dressing are: (1) placement of nitrogenous fertilizers by hand in between the rows of crops to apply additional doses of nitrogen to the growing crops and (2) placement of fertilizers around the trees.
Fertilizer application (top dressing) - refers to the broadcasting of fertilizers particularly nitrogenous fertilizers in closely sown crops, with the objective of supplying nitrogen in readily available form to growing plants. This includes foliar application where fertilizer solutions containing one or more nutrients are sprayed on the foliage (leaves/flowers) of growing plants.
Weeding (man) - refers to uprooting or removing weeds by hands.
Chemical application/ Spraying - refers to the application of chemicals to protect the plants from pests and diseases by spraying.
Off-barring - refers to plowing between rows of plants with furrow slice thrown back-to-back to the center between plant rows.
Hilling-up - refers to plowing between rows of plants with the furrow slice thrown toward the base of the plant.
Watering - refers to pouring or sprinkling water over a plant or an area of ground, typically in order to encourage plant growth.
Mulching - a practice of farmers to use plant residues or other suitable materials on the soil surface primarily to prevent loss of moisture and to control weeds.
Pruning/ Thinning - refers to the trimming/cutting away dead or overgrown branches or stems to increase fruitfulness and growth of the plant.
Farm monitoring - refers to the observing and checking of the progress or quality of the farm over a period of time.
7. Others (specify) - refers to other farm activities not specified in the questionnaire.
8. Harvesting - the process of picking tomatoes from the fields usually at the mature green stage or once ripe. Harvesting of tomatoes is usually done in staggered manner.
9. Hauling of produce - refers to bringing of produce to the place where it will be temporarily stocked or where it will be sold by the farmer (from farm to first point of sale).
10. Sorting - refers to the grouping of the produce according to common physical characteristics e.g. quality, class, kind or size.
11. Contract labor - refers to the employment of multiple/combined activities that are paid as one (e.g. Contract 1: plowing, harrowing and planting; Contract 2: harvesting, hauling and sorting).
Plowing - refers to breaking the soil surface using a plow. During this stage, plowing is usually done using man and animal and/or man and machine (two-wheel tractor/hand tractor).
Seedbed preparation - refers to the preparation of a seedbed.
Seedbed - or seedling bed is the local soil environment in which seeds are sowed. Often it comprises not only the soil but also a specially prepared cold frame, hotbed or raised bed used to grow the seedlings in a controlled environment into
larger young plants before transplanting them into a garden or field.
Sowing of seeds - refers to the process of casting handfuls of seed over prepared ground.
Fertilizer application (basal) - fertilizer is broadcast/spread uniformly over the entire area followed by cultivation to mix the fertilizer with the soil. Shallow plowing and harrowing are done two or three times to ensure even distribution of fertilizer applied.
Chemical application - application of chemicals to treat the soil from various agents that may harm the seeds/seedlings.
Mulching - a practice of farmers to use plant residues or other suitable materials on the soil surface primarily to prevent loss of moisture and to control weeds.
2. Land Preparation - refers to the process of preparing the soil through primary, secondary or general tilling.
Rotavating - refers to breaking the soil surface using a rotavator (machine with rotating blades that break up soil).
Harrowing - refers to breaking up clods and lumps of soil to provide a finer finish and a good tilt of soil structure that is suitable for seeding and planting operations.
Furrowing - refers to turning the bottom of the soil and throwing a ribbon of soil into one side leaving a trench on the soil using a moldboard plow.
Liming/ Application of soil ameliorants - refers to the application of chemicals that will help improve the condition of the soil. The usual effects of agricultural lime on the soil are: (1) reduces soil acidity; (2) provides source of calcium and magnesium for plants; (3) permits improved water penetration for acidic soil; and (4) improves the uptake of major plant nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium).
Fertilizer application (basal) - refers to the broadcasting/spreading of fertilizers uniformly all over the field. The main objectives of broadcasting the fertilizers at sowing time are to uniformly distribute the fertilizer over the entire field and to mix it with soil.
3. Hauling of planting materials - refers to the transferring or bringing the seedlings to the field where it will be transplanted.
4. Planting/ Transplanting - refers to the direct planting/ transplanting of seeds/ seedlings.
5. Replanting - refers to planting of seeds/ seedlings to serve as replacement for damaged tomato plant.
6. Care of Crops - refers to the process of providing plants the conditions that will help them grow and make them free of weeds, pests and diseases.
Trellising/ Staking/ Tying - refers to a process of supporting the plants (usually vines) by a trellis to keep them out of pathways and off the ground. This activity makes use of wooden stakes and strings/wires.
Fertilizer application - application of soil and plant nutrient to the proper places in the soil like urea, ammonium phosphate, complete fertilizer, etc.
Fertilizer application (side dressing) - refers to the spread of fertilizer in between the rows and around the plants. The common methods of side-dressing are: (1) placement of nitrogenous fertilizers by hand in between the rows of crops to apply additional doses of nitrogen to the growing crops and (2) placement of fertilizers around the trees.
Fertilizer application (top dressing) - refers to the broadcasting of fertilizers particularly nitrogenous fertilizers in closely sown crops, with the objective of supplying nitrogen in readily available form to growing plants. This includes foliar application where fertilizer solutions containing one or more nutrients are sprayed on the foliage (leaves/flowers) of growing plants.
Weeding (man) - refers to uprooting or removing weeds by hands.
Chemical application/ Spraying - refers to the application of chemicals to protect the plants from pests and diseases by spraying.
Off-barring - refers to plowing between rows of plants with furrow slice thrown back-to-back to the center between plant rows.
Hilling-up - refers to plowing between rows of plants with the furrow slice thrown toward the base of the plant.
Watering - refers to pouring or sprinkling water over a plant or an area of ground, typically in order to encourage plant growth.
Mulching - a practice of farmers to use plant residues or other suitable materials on the soil surface primarily to prevent loss of moisture and to control weeds.
Pruning/ Thinning - refers to the trimming/cutting away dead or overgrown branches or stems to increase fruitfulness and growth of the plant.
Farm monitoring - refers to the observing and checking of the progress or quality of the farm over a period of time.
7. Others (specify) - refers to other farm activities not specified in the questionnaire.
8. Harvesting - the process of picking tomatoes from the fields usually at the mature green stage or once ripe. Harvesting of tomatoes is usually done in staggered manner.
9. Hauling of produce - refers to bringing of produce to the place where it will be temporarily stocked or where it will be sold by the farmer (from farm to first point of sale).
10. Sorting - refers to the grouping of the produce according to common physical characteristics e.g. quality, class, kind or size.
11. Contract labor - refers to the employment of multiple/combined activities that are paid as one (e.g. Contract 1: plowing, harrowing and planting; Contract 2: harvesting, hauling and sorting).
Others
Notes
The survey requires recording of labor inputs for every time of harvesting, hauling and sorting to capture a more accurate estimation of labor costs.