Definition
Items of other production costs incurred during the last completed cropping period.
Land Tax - is applicable if the sample farmer is owner-operator. This is the equivalent land tax paid for the whole year for the applicable area planted/harvested to palay (concerned parcel only)
Land Lease/ Rental (Lessee) - refers to fixed payment in cash or in kind for the use of farm land for the last completed cropping period (July 2004- June 2005).
Rental Value - applicable if the land is owned. It refers to the rental value of the land cultivated for palay if in case this have been rented during the last completed cropping period. This is an imputed cost but for purposes of recording in the questionnaire, this should be entered under non-cash costs.
Rentals (machine, animals, drying pavement and mechanical dryer) - refers to payment in cash or in kind for the use of machine, animals, tools and equipment.
Fuel and oil - refers to payment in cash or in kind for diesel, gasoline, oil, grease and kerosene consumed in the production process.
Transport cost of inputs - refers to the costs incurred in transporting the procured fertilizers, chemicals, and other farm inputs to the farm sites.
Irrigation fee - covers payment in cash or in kind for irrigation.
Interest payment on crop loan - refers to payment in cash or in kind for the interest on borrowed capital used in the production of palay.
Others - refers to other items of production cost incurred during the last completed cropping period other than those mentioned above. Example is acquisition costs of investment items being utilized for less than a year, e.g. sack, canvass, etc.
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Land Tax - is applicable if the sample farmer is owner-operator.
Land Lease/ Rental - applicable if the sample farmer is lessee
Rental Value - applicable if the sample farmer is landowner
For items such as Rentals (machine, animals, drying pavement and mechanical dryer),Fuel and oil, Transport cost of inputs,irrigation fee, Interest payment on crop loan and others are applicable for all sample farmers