Costs and Returns Survey of Onion Production 2006

Philippines, 2006

Bureau of Agricultural Statistics

Documentation

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Questionnaires

Costs and Returns Survey of Onion Production

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subtitle	(Last Cropping Completed in 2006)
authors	Bureau of Agricultural Statistics
Date	2006-01-01
Country	Philippines
language	English
publishers	Bureau of Agricultural Statistics
Description	The questionnaire for Costs and Returns Survey of Onion Production is a 12 page-survey instrument covering 13 blocks namely: A. Geographic Information B. Sample Identification C. Basic Farm Characteristics D. Farm Investments E. Material Inputs F. Labor Inputs G. Other Production Costs H. Production and Disposition I. Buyer Information J. Problems Encountered K. Access to Credit L. Other Information M. Interview / Survey Particulars
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Reports

Costs and Returns of Onion Production

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subtitle	July 2007
authors	Bureau of Agricultural Statistics
Date	2007-07-01
Country	Philippines
language	English
publishers	Bureau of Agricultural Statistics
Description	The report presented the results of the Survey on the Costs and Returns of Onion Production conducted by the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics in December 2006. The survey generated information on the cost structure and income from producing onion in the top three (3) producing provinces namely; Ilocos Norte, Pangasinan and Nueva Ecija. The report also provided the different measures of profitability, average usage of materials and labor inputs and other socio-economic variables related to onion production.
Table of contents	Foreword Table of contents List of tables List of annexes Explanatory Notes Summary of findings Introduction Objectives Survey methodology Survey results Characteristics of Onion Farmers Sex, Age, Educational Attainment and Farming Experience Main Occupation Farm Characteristics Farm Size and Area Cultivated to Onion Area Harvested by Variety Tenure Status Farm Investments Farm Practices Number of Croppings Variety Planted Other Crops Planted aside from Onion Method of Planting Month of Planting and Harvesting Plowing and Harrowing Weeding User of Fertilizers User of Pesticides Input Usage Planting Materials Fertilizers Mulching Materials Pesticides Labor Average Costs and Returns of Producing Multiplier and Shallot Average for Two Selected Provinces Ilocos Norte Nueva Ecija Average Costs and Returns of Producing Red Creole and Yellow Granex Average for Three Selected Provinces Ilocos Norte Pangasinan Nueva Ecija Other Information Disposition of Produce Production - Related Problems Major Buyers of Produce Perceived Right Price of the Produce Marketing - Related Problems Access to Credit Access to Extension Services Plans of Onion Farmers Recommendations for Further Improvement of Onion Production Statistical Tables
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Technical documents

Manual of Operations Costs and Returns Survey of Garlic and Onion Production

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subtitle	December 2006
authors	Bureau of Agricultural Statistics
Date	2006-12-01
Country	Philippines
language	English
publishers	Bureau of Agricultural Statistics
Description	One Manual of Operations was prepared for the Costs and Returns Survey (CRS)of Garlic and Onion Production. It contains specific instructions to be followed in accomplishing the questionnaires used for the CRS of both crops. The manual also incorporates the importance, objectives, coverage of the survey and the sampling frame,design and sample selection procedure. Attached in the manual of operations are the reference materials needed for the survey operation such as the definition of terms, workplan and the questionnnaires for garlic and onion.
Table of contents	Rationale Objectives Methodology Coverage Sampling Frame Sampling Design, Sample Size and Sample Selection Procedure The Questionnaire Pointers in Accomplishing the Questionnaire Instructions In Filling Up the Questionnaire Block A - Geographic Information Block B - Sample Identification Block C - Basic Farm Characteristics Block D - Farm Investments Block E - Material Inputs Block F - Labor Inputs Block G - Other Production Costs Block H - Production and Disposition Block I - Buyer Information Block J - Problems Encountered Block K - Access to Credit Block L - Other Information Block M - Interview / Survey Particulars Annex 1 - Definition of Terms Annex 2 - Workplan Annex 3 - CRS Questionnaire for Garlic Annex 4 - CRS Questionnaire for Onion
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Editing Guidelines Costs and Returns Survey of Garlic and Onion Production

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subtitle	December 2006
authors	Bureau of Agricultural Statistics
Date	2006-12-01
Country	Philippines
language	English
publishers	Bureau of Agricultural Statistics
Description	The document on Field Editing Guidelines was prepared for the Costs and Returns Survey of Garlic and Onion Production. The guidelines aimed at improving the quality of the data collected by the hired field enumerators. This document serves as a guide in checking manually the responses to the Cost and Returns questionnaire in terms of acceptability, consistency with other data items, data ranges, validity and completeness.
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