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Survey on Costs and Returns of Tomato Production 2017

Philippines, 2017
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PHL_2017_SCR-Tomato_v01_EN_M_v01_A_OCS
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Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)
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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).

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.
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