Productivity of Farmers through the Influence of Limited Technology Progress in San Juan, Batangas

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Farming is a great contribution to every nation. People are demanding for a sustainable supply of agricultural products, more specifically of rice, for their food security. Thus, the Filipino farmers should find ways to improve and innovate their farming system. Since advanced technology was used, it provided more opportunities for the farmers to enhance their productivity. The purpose of the study was to describe the productivity of farmers in San Juan, Batangas through the influence of limited technology progress. The research sought to determine the conflicts faced by the farmers due to lack of proper equipment, ways of the farmers on solving problems through the resources they have, and reasons why the farmers couldn't cope up with the advancement of technology.

METHODS

The descriptive research design was used to know the productivity of farmers through the influence of advanced technologies. This study was conducted with 28 selected farmers of San Juan, Batangas through random sampling. Statistical tools used in this study were composite mean, ranking, and weighted mean.

RESULTS

The study revealed that this kind of work is harder and requires a lot of time and effort in farming due to lack of proper equipment. The production is also slow when working manually and the product they produced is less or just enough for their needs. The farmers considered man power instead of machines. They were asking for the help of their relatives and/or neighborhoods when having hard time in the work field then agreed for an amount of distribution either tangible money or harvested product as return. The advanced machines were expensive thus, it is difficult for them to decide if they will spend money for it regarding its benefits.

DISCUSSIONS

Based on the results of the study, farmers' productivity was greatly affected by lack of proper equipment. Farmers should be provided with at least one equipment that would bea great help to them, so they can work easier and make the production faster. Cultivate more land areas to have larger amount of production every season and provide high yielding crops. The farmers should attend some agricultural programs to have more knowledge in terms of using different kinds of fertilizers, if there is a need. Farmers must know how to use different kinds of farming machines. They must also know how to fix it, if there's something went wrong while using the machine.