Abstract / Excerpt:

A principal objective of the study is to establish the impact of the agroclimatic factors on rice production in the Philippines. Using discriminant analysis, homogenous regions were delineated. The land input and its quality showed the most dominant effect. Lands with better irrigation and drainage exhibited a superiority in production. The analysis indicate that land and labor resources, as well as agricultural infrastructures, would be the key variables in developing the capacities in the agricultural sector. There is a weak congruence between the administrative regions and the homogenous areas based on agroclimatic regions and the homogenous areas based on agroclimatic activities. It would be useful to differentiate agricultural programs for dissimilar areas.

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Source Institution	University of Minnesota
Unit	Social Science and Education
Authors	Antiporta, Donato Baraquia
Page Count	175
Place of Publication	Minnesota USA
Original Publication Date	March 1, 1976
Tags	Dissertations, PhD, Rice, production

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