Agricultural Commercialization, Nutrition, and the Rural Poor : A Study of Philippine Farm Households

The authors investigate who, how, and why some benefit from the process of agricultural commercialization while others lose, drawing on a wide range of information at the household and individual level collected from a random sample of 500 households in the Philippines. Contents Tables and Figures Foreword Acknowledgments Map of the Philippines, Indicating the Study Area Location of the Survey Barios Relative to BUSCO, Southern Bukidnon Province Study Area 1 Agricultural Commercialization, Nutrition, and Government Policy in Less Developed Countries 2 Research Design, Conceptual Framework, and Sample Selection 3 Changes in Land Tenure Patterns 4 The Corn Production System 5 The Sugar Production System 6 Comparing Corn and Sugar Production: Economic Profits, Changes in Labor Allocation Patterns, Other Sources of Income 7 Incomes, Expenditures, and Calorie Intakes at the Household Level 8 Individual Calorie Intakes 9 Heights and Weights of Preschool Children 10 Conclusions and Policy Recommendations Appendixes Appendix A Prices for Selected Inputs by Crop-Tenancy Group Appendix B Carabao Input Demand Functions C Detailed Production Function Estimations D Family Participation Rates in Corn Processing, Disposition of Corn Bran, and Prices Paid and Received at Various Stages of Corn Processing E Total Expenditures and Household Calorie Availability as Proxies for Income and Household Calorie Intakes F Descriptive Statistics for Variables Used in Regression Estimates G Results of Tests for Equality of Coefficients Between Corn and Sugar Households H Results of Tests for Exogeneity I Should the Model be Treated as Simultaneous or Recursive? Bibliography Index