ABSTRACT

KABASALAN, ABDULLATIP L., 2020. GROWTH AND YIELD RESPONSE OF RICE

NSIC RC 222 (Oryza sativa) AS AFFECTED BY DIFFERENT LEVELS
OF NPK IN IRRIGATED LOWLAND. Master’s Thesis. Graduate
school, Cotabato Foundation College of Science and
Technology, Doroluman, Arakan, Cotabato.

Adviser: ONOFRE S. CORPUZ, Ph.D.

This study was conducted at Barangay Kibayao, Carmen north

Cotabato from February to May 2020 to determine the growth and yield

response of rice (NSIC Rc 222) applied with different levels of NPK in

irrigated lowland. This was conducted in Randomized Complete Block

Design (RCBD), replicated three times. The treatment were: control; 30-30-

30; 60-4040; 90-60-60; and 120-80-80 kg NPK per hectare, replicated three

times.

The study found out that the application of the analyses of variance

revealed a highly significance difference between treatment means.

Taller plants were obtained in treatment 4 with mean of 121.05 (cm),

The unfertilized control and those applied with 30-30-30 kg NPK/ha

were significantly shorter with only 81.22 (cm) and 83.80 (cm), a highly

significant difference between treatment means.

 That the number of unproductive tillers of those applied with 90-60-

60 kg NPK/ha had 1.02, significantly lowered compared to another

treatments. The analysis of variance revealed highly significant difference

between treatment means. It was noted that 90-60-60 kg NPK/ha produce

the lowest number of unfilled grains with a means of 3.27 compared to

other treatments. It was observed that 90-60-60 kg NPK/ha had the highest

panicle length with 29.73 cm; compared to 60-40-40; 120-80-80 kg NPK/ha

with 27.49 cm; 28.54 cm.

In terms of yield components highly significance difference

between treatments. The number of productive tillers of those applied

with 90-60-60-kg NPK/ha had 53.33 comparable to those applied with 60-

40-40; and 120-80-80kg NPK/ha with a mean of 33.67; and 44.20

productive tiller count, at those applied with 90-60-60kg NPK/ha had

594.61 are comparable to those applied 60-40-40 kg NPK/ha 477.21;

528.42 filled grain.

The weight of panicle those applied 90-60-60kg NPK/ha had 59.63

(g) comparable to those applied 30-30-30; 120-80-80 kg NPK/ha had

54.17; and 55.43 (g) per panicle. Lightest panicle weight was observed in

60-40-40 kg NPK/ha with a mean of 53.00 (g) which was comparable to

control with 48.10 (g). Analysis of variance reveled highly significant

difference between treatment means. Heaviest thousand seed weight of

42.13 (g) was obtained in 90-60-60 kg NPK/ha. Lightest thousand seed

weight was observed in 30-30-30 kg NPK/ha with a mean of 23.93 (g)

which was comparable to control with a mean of 21.57 (g). The highest

grain yield with a mean of 4.87t/ha was noted on those treated with 90-

60-60kg NPK/ha comparable only to those treated with 60-40-40, 120-80-

80 kg NPK/ha with a yield of 2.87 and 3.14 t/ha. Under Barangay, Kibayao

Carmen north Cotabato soil and climatic condition. Therefore, another

trial is recommended to verify the results of this study.

 ABSTRACT

CAPACILLO, SAMUEL C. 2020. Response of Corn (Zea mays L.) for Silage
Production on Various Levels of Nitrogen and Phosphorous
Fertilization. Masters’ Thesis. Graduate School, Cotabato Foundation
College of Science and Technology, Doroluman, Arakan,
Cotabato.

Adviser: MOSIB B. TAGOTONG, MS.

This study was conducted to evaluate the response of corn (Zea

mays L.) for silage production on various levels of nitrogen and

phosphorous fertilization. The corn cultivar locally known as “sige-sige” was

planted on January 28, 2020 at Barangay Singao, Kidapawan City was

applied with Nitrogen and Phosphorus fertilizers at the rate of 90-30, 110-

40, 130-50 and 150-60kg per hectare using Urea (46-0-0) and Mono-

ammonium Phosphate (16-20-0).

Growth parameters studied such as; plant height, number of

leaves per plant, stem diameter, plant weight, leaf area index

(LAI) and biomass were significantly influenced by the application of

nitrogen and phosphorus.

Maximum green fodder yield was obtained when nitrogen and

phosphorus are applied at the rate of 110-40kg per hectare. The increase

in fodder yield is mainly due to increased plant height, number of

leaves/plant and stem diameter. All fertilized treatments produced

heavier plants over control. Nitrogen-Phosphorus levels at 110-40 kg per

hectare was found to be the best combination under Cotabato province

condition with soil test kit analysis result of OM - Low; P2O5 – Low and K2O

– sufficient for corn. The recommended rate per STK result was 90-30-0.
 ABSTRACT

MINDAL, MAMA G. 2020 entitled “CULTURAL PRACTICES AND PRODUCTION

OF RAIN FED RICE FARMERS IN SELECTED BARANGAYS OF THE
MUNICIPALITY OF PIKIT, COTABATO” Master Thesis, Master of
Science in Agriculture Major in Agronomy, Cotabato Foundation
College of Science and Technology, Graduate School,
Kidapawan City, Cotabato.

Adviser: ESMAEL O. MORENO,Ph.D

This research was conducted to determine the cultural practices

and production of rain fed rice farmers. Specifically it aimed to what is the

socio-demographic profile of the respondents, what is the level of cultural

practices of rain fed farmers, what is the level of rice productivity of rain

fed farmers, what are the significant relationships of the socio –

demographic profile and the rice productivity of the rain fed farmers,

what is the significant influence of the socio – socio demographic profiles

on the rice productivity of the rain fed farmers, did cultural practices and

rice productivity of the rain fed farmers have significant relationship and

did cultural practices significantly influence the level of rice productivity of

the rain fed farmers. Frequency, percentage, and weighted mean were

used to determine the cultural practices and rain-fed rice farmers’

production.

Ultimately, to explain all of this, the research’s key goal was

accomplished. The work describes rain-fed farmers' cultural management

practices. Depending on the research carried out, the study's theories

have been dismissed because it greatly affects the variable used in the

report. Wherefore, rain-fed farmers' cultural management activities

significantly contributed to the productivity of the rice.

 ABSTRACT

MAUTE, JEHAINIE M. (AUGUST 2020). ECOLOGICAL FRIENDLINESS AND

CLIMATE CHANGE ISSUES ON SUGARCANE PRODUCTION. Graduate
School, Cotabato Foundation College of Science and Technology,
Doroluman, Arakan, Cotabato.

Adviser: REYNALEN C. PARAY, MSF

The study was conducted to determine the ecological friendliness

and climate change issues in sugarcane production in selected top three

sugarcane production barangays of Marbel, Natutungan, and Kibudoc in

Matalam, North Cotabato. It also aimed to find out if ecological

friendliness of sugarcane production practices in Cotabato Mill District

and climate change issues had any significant influence on sugarcane

production over a five-year period from 2015 to 2019. A total of 225

respondents participated in the study,

Results of the study show that the respondents have high levels of

understanding and awareness on ecological-friendly practices in

sugarcane planting. Overall weighted mean was 3.92 and a descriptive

interpretation of Agree. Moreover, respondents have high levels of

awareness of climate change issues affecting sugarcane production.

Overall weighted mean was 3.90 with a description of Agree. The results

likewise revealed that ecologically-friendly sugarcane practices have

highly significant as well as significant influences ( p < 0.05) on climate

change issues.

In terms of sugarcane production yield for 2015 to 2019, Total

production yield in gross cane weight (GCW) of the three top sugarcane

producing areas of Marbel, Natutungan and Kibudoc in Matalam, North

Cotabato from 2015 to 2019 reached 296,224.28 GCW. Natutungan had a

five-year total yield of 103,514.51 GCW, followed by Marbel at 103,187.15

GCW, and Kibudoc at 89,522.62 GCW.

In terms of the relationship of ecological friendliness to sugarcane

production, only the production yield of year 2019 showed a significant

relationship with ecological friendliness with a p-value of .033 (sig. p<0.05)

and a correlation co-efficient of .623. This implies that ecological

friendliness of production practices had a positive correlated with only the

2019 production yield. This further implies that the higher the levels of

ecological friendliness, corresponding increases are likewise exhibited in

the level of sugarcane production yield as reflected in the production

yield of 2019.

In terms of the relationship of climate change issues to sugarcane

production, all production yields from 2015 to 2019, including the average
production yield (r=.778; p=.019 sig. p<.05) manifested a significant

relationship with climate issues. Production years 2015 (r=.771; p=.020);

2016 (r=.771; p=.025); 2017 (r=.624; p=.033); 2018 (r=.826; p=.015), and 2019

(r=.966; p=.003), all of which had high positive correlation co-efficients and

p-values less than the significance level of .05, manifested strong positive

correlation with climate issues. This implies that climate change issues

have a direct effect on production yields.

In terms of influence of ecological friendliness and climate change

issues on sugarcane production, both Ecological Friendliness (beta=.176;

p=.164) and Climate Change Issues (beta= -.093; p=.376) had p-values

higher than 0.05 level of significance. Thus, Ecological Friendliness and

Climate Change Issues have no significant influence on Production yield

(GCW). Moreover, the variance in average production yield (GCW) of 0.9

percent in the regression analysis is depicted in the model as R2=.009. This

implies that 99.1 percent of the variance can be attributed to other

factors aside from the independent variables in the model.

Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that

sugarcane producers in the Cotabato Sugar Mill District had high

awareness of and adherence to ecologically-friendly practices in

sugarcane production. They likewise have high awareness of climate

change issues in sugarcane production. The findings also reveal significant

influences of ecologically-friendly sugarcane production practices on

climate change issues. Similarly, climate change issues are strongly

correlated with sugarcane production yields for 2015 to 2019. However,

Ecological Friendliness and Climate Change Issues have no statistical

significant influence on Production yield (GCW). Moreover, the variance

in average production yield (GCW) of 0.9 percent in the regression

analysis is depicted in the model as R2=.009. This implies that 99.1 percent

of the variance can be attributed to other factors aside from the

independent variables in the model.

Based on the findings, the author recommends the following:

1. Intensification of prevention and mitigation procedures and processes

in sugarcane production.

2. Widespread adoption of ecologically-friendly practices in sugarcane

production in all sugarcane plantations in North Cotabato

3. Fortified government and institutional support to sugarcane planters

and sugarcane producers’ associations and cooperatives

4. Conduct of trainings and technological seminars on best practices and

technological innovation in sugarcane production

5. Conduct of more researches on sugarcane production and factors that

affect it.
 ABSTRACT

PANAN, MARY JOY S. AUGUST 2020. SUSTAINABILITY OF THE SUGAR

REGULATORY ADMINISTRATION- SUGAR INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT ACT
BLOCK FARMING PROGRAM. Graduate School, Cotabato
Foundation College of Science and Technology, Doroluman,
Arakan, Cotabato.

Adviser: REYNALEN C. PARAY, MSF

The study was conducted to analyze the Sustainability of the Sugar

Regulatory Administration- Sugar Industry Development Act Block farming

program of sugarcane farmers under the Sugar Regulatory Administration

Accredited Block farms in Carmen, Matalam, Mlang, North Cotabato and

Pikit, BARMM. It specifically aimed to answer the following questions: Is

SRA-SIDA Block Farming Program sustainable in terms of economic

viability, environmental friendliness, social responsiveness, technological

soundness, and cultural acceptance? What is the average sugarcane

production per block farm, per hectare, per year? And is there any

significant relationship between sustainability indicators with the block

farm average sugarcane production?

A total of 108 sugarcane farmers were selected, Thirty one (31)

respondents from Nabunsan Sugarcane Planters Labores Association,

Eighteen (18) respondents from Gokotan Sugarcane Block Farmers

Association, Gokotan, Pikit, BARMM; Thirty (30) respondents from

Langogan Peoples Organization for Peace and Development; Nine (9)

respondents from Matalam- Kabacan Sugarcane Planters Multipurpose

Cooperative; And twenty (20) respondents from Marbel Sugarcane

Planters Association.

Results of the study show that program was economically

viable, ecologically friendly, social responsive, and cultural acceptable

but does not compensate the technological needs of the members for

efficient sugar cane farming.

Five (5) Block farms of Cotabato Mill District produced 44.07, 52.774,

49.258, 44.192 and 50.74 average tonnes per hectare for CY 2015-2016, CY

2016-2017, CY 2017-2018, CY 2018-2019, CY 2019-2020.

Based on the Pearson Correlation Coefficient, there is no significant

relationship between sustainability and block farm sugarcane production.

Founded from the results of the study, it can be concluded that the

program is economically, socially, culturally and environmentally

sustaining and with the following productions 44.07, 52.774, 49.258, 44.192

and 50.74 average tonnes per hectare for CY 2015-2016, CY 2016-2017,

CY 2017-2018, CY 2018-2019, CY 2019-2020 but there was no significant

relationship between sustainability and block farm sugarcane production.

Based from the findings, the following recommendations were

drawn: (1)the program may consider the technological needs of its

members for efficient sugar cane farming; (2) interventions may be

programmed by the management like financial literacy; record keeping;

and (3) the program may also incorporate in its being socially responsive

the behavioral management of its members.

 ABSTRACT

CORDERO, IAN M. AUGUST 2020. Factors Affecting Sugarcane Production

in Cotabato Mill District. A Graduate Thesis. CFCST Graduate
School, Cotabato Foundation College of Science and Technology,
Doroluman, Arakan, Cotabato.

Adviser: REYNALEN CORPUZ-PARAY

This study was conducted to determine the factors affecting sugar

production in Cotabato Mill District. Specifically, it sought to determine

the: level of financial and economic factor, ecological factor, socio-

cultural management factor and machineries and logistics in sugarcane

production; sugarcane production per crop year and province;

significant relationship between factors and sugarcane production; and

significant difference of sugarcane production per crop year and by

province.

Using stratified sampling, 315 respondents participated in the study

and answer 25-item questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive

statistics such as mean and hypotheses were tested using 2-Way Analysis

of Variance (AnoVa) and Correlation.

Results revealed that as to the factors affecting sugarcane production,

socio-cultural management factor was most likely affecting sugarcane

production and financial/economic, ecological, and machineries and

logistics factors were more likely affects sugarcane production; as to the

sugarcane production in Cotabato Mill District, Sultan Kudarat has the

higher production compared to other provincial location; CY 2016-2017

significantly higher production with the rest of crop year; and ecological

factor is the only variable that has significant relationship with the average

production.

It was therefore concluded that ecological factor is the only

variable that has significant relationship with the average production.

Based on the findings and conclusions of the study, the following

were the recommendations: intensify the farmer’s awareness on the

socio-cultural practices for them to enable to increase sugarcane

production through training/seminars; there should be assistance availed

by the planters in form of loans or dole-out from private or government

institution so that scarcity and availability of inputs will be addressed; there

should be a win-win solution in terms of buying price of sugar and

transportation cost from farm to mill; improve the accessibility of the road

networks for easy transport of sugarcane to mill; there must be an

established irrigation and drainage facilities to be used in times of drought

and rainy season; promote bio-organic fertilizer application to further

improve the soil’s physical and chemical characteristics; healthy cane

points and/or implement seed treatment before planting; shredder should

be used to manage trashes instead of burning it; field mechanization

should be implemented; farm should be established suited to

mechanization for the accessibility tractors and other machineries; and

other related research with different methodology should be conducted

to further deepen the analysis of sugarcane production.

 ABSTRACT

ANDOG, ABDUL M. 2020. SHIFTING OF SUGARCANE FARMERS TO OTHER

CROPS IN NORTH COTABATO PROVINCE. Master’s Thesis. Graduate
School, Cotabato Foundation College of Science and Technology,
Doroluman, Arakan, Cotabato.

Adviser: ONOFRE S. CORPUZ, PhD

This study was made purposely to determine the factors affecting

the shifting of sugarcane farmers from sugarcane farming to others crops

in selected top sugarcane producing municipality in North Cotabato

Province, in terms of input cost, farmer incentives, food security, and time

of payment of farmers by the company.

The researcher were used double sampling stage, first data that use

was from the identified 1-5 years inactive sugarcane farmers in North

Cotabato Province and has at least minimum of 1,0 hectares of farm

areas to get the sample sized of respondent of the study and the

respondent were interviewed a convenient sampling method were they

find.

The instrument of the study consist of the following: Part 1, Socio-

demographic and farm profile of the respondent; Part II was contain of

Influence of input costs on sugarcane farming; Part III was consist of

Influence of farmer incentives on sugarcane farming; Part IV was contain

of Influence of food security on sugarcane farming and last part was

consist of Influence of payment of farmers on sugarcane farming.

On the factors influence shifting of sugarcane farmers to others

crop; such as the input costs, farmer incentives and mode of payment to

the farmers was significantly affect the shifting of sugarcane farmers from

sugarcane farming to other crops but on the food security factors

influence shifting of sugarcane farmers to other crops there is no

significantly effect in shifting of sugarcane farmer to other crops in North

Cotabato Province.
 ABSTRACT

ANGKANAN, FAISAL B. 2020. ”GROWTH AND YIELD RESPONSE OF CORN

OPEN POLLINATED VARIETY (SEGUE-SEGUE) USING VARIOUS
BIOLOGICAL ORGANIC INPUTS” ,Master’s thesis, Graduate
School, Cotabato Foundation College of Science and
Technology, DorolumanArakan, Cotabato.

Adviser: ONOFRE S. CORPUZ, Ph.D

Since identification of sustainable and cost effective organic input is

vital, an experiment was carried out at Barangay Makainis, General

Salipada K. Pendatun, Maguindanao, BARMM from February to May 2020

to investigate the effect of liquid organic fertilizer (Biological Inputs) on the

growth and yield of corn. Organic liquid fertilizer is one of the most

important sources of micro nutrients. The experimental design was use

complete randomized design (CRD) with four replicates and seven

treatments. The measures of leaf Area, stalk diameter and plant height

were taken at 15 days interval and data were analyzed statistically. The

materials were use in this study were easily to find in our backyard and we

don’t need a high cost in order to produce a liquid fertilizer, the only thing

we have to do is to go out in our home and try to find the mention

materials.

iv

In the grain yield and its components, highest ears was obtained in

replication one (1) and four (4), followed by replication three (3) and
lowest grain yield was obtained from replication two (2). The results

indicated that application of organic liquid fertilizer every 15 days could

be a viable technique to increase corn production and it is revealed that

using organic liquid fertilizer on the growth and yield of corn was

significantly affect all parameters. Biological inputs gave the most

vigorously effective and safe among the fertilizer used by our farmers. In

terms of growth and development, organic liquid fertilizer was observed

to give the highest plant height, greenish and widest leaves that might

trigger the fast activation of photosynthesis process. In other parameters,

organic liquid fertilizer has the capacity to help the corn crops to grow

well and healthy as long as for the safeties of the farmers.

 ABSTRACT

PATADON, BADRODIN, M. 2020. IMPACT ASSESTMENT OF SUGAR

REGULATORY ADMINISTRATION-DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM
BLOCK FARMING PROJECT ON SOCIO-ECONOMIC OF AGRARIAN
REFORM BENEFICIARY ORGANIZATIONS IN THE PROVINCE OF NORTH
COTABATO. Master’s Thesis. Graduate School, Cotabato Foundation
College of Science and technology, Doroluman, Arakan, Cotabato.

Adviser: Onofore S. Corpuz, PhD.

One of the priority programs of the Sugarcane Act is the Block

Farming Program which consolidates small farms back into plantation size

farms of 30 hectares and above to be more cost effective. This program

was initiated by the Sugarcane Convergence Program of Department of

Agriculture, Department of Agrarian Reform and the Sugar Regulatory

Administration.

Descriptive research design was carried out to assess the impact of

the SRA-DAR project implemented in selected municipalities of North

Cotabato. Eighty five of the respondents from beneficiaries of different

blackfarm association accredited by Agrarian Reform areas were

interviewed.. Due to the implementation of the projects, the respondents

resulted to high socio-economic aspects. The project implemented among

the beneficiaries had high sustainability in terms of its economic viability of

the project, political acceptability the technological soundness as well as

social justice and they satisfied in the implementation of the project

 The resulted that there was a significant effects of time and cost to

the socio-economic aspect/growth.

Project sustainability in terms of economic sustainability and

satisfaction level of the respondents had highly significant relationship.

The influence of level of satisfaction of the respondents on project

sustainability in terms of economic sustainability had a significant influence.

The social aspect of the SRA-DAR project beneficiaries and the project

sustainability had significant related to each other.

It is concluded from the results of the study that the project

implemented to the Agrarian Reform beneficiaries had a positive impact

to the socio-economic aspects. It is found out that a child of the recipient

was low to attend school, therefore, it is recommended to beneficiaries to

motivate their children going to school.

 ABSTRACT

PAGLAS, BAILAH. M. 2020. INTEGRATED NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT

PRACTICES IN SUGARCANE PRODUCTION. Master’s Thesis. Graduate
School, Cotabato Foundation College of Science and technology,
Doroluman, Arakan, Cotabato.

Adviser: MORENO, ESMAEL, PhD.

A personal interviewed with the used of guide questionnaire was

conducted to assess the impact of the adoption of Integrated Nutrient

Management among the seventy two sugarcane growers in Matalam,

North Cotabato. The respondents had an average age of 36.6 years old.

Majority of them were engaged in farming (46) with 10.10 years of

experience in sugarcane farming.

The plantcane area of the sugarcane growers has an average of

1.97 hectares with average tons of 116.35 and LSTC of 1.97. The

sugarcane producers spent of Php. 104,293.89 . In addition, an average

area of 2.63 hectares will cost of Php. 106,733.74 for ratoon cane with

average tons of 209.77 and LSTC of 1.97.

The respondents agreed that they had a knowledge in the

adoption of the integrated nutrient management in sugarcane

production and also they agreed that factors a problem encountered is

factors affect in the adoption of in the INM.

 Their education has highly significant p-0.000) to the Integrated

Nutrient management adoption. Furthermore, there is a significance

influence of the INM practices on the yield of sugarcane production in

terms of Polarity as well as in terms of Tons per ha as well as there is an

influence of the INM practices on the sugarcane area of the growers

(P=.010). Moreover, that there is a direct influence of the INM practices

on the LSTC of the sugarcane.

It is concluded that adoption of Integrated nutrient management

was increased the yield of the sugarcane producers. Since, the education

of the growers have a positive impact on the adoption of INM, it suggest

that more trainings, seminars would be conducted to maintain the

sustaining of the yield.

 ABSTRACT

GUIAMAL, KASANARIN, U. 2020. ”MULTI-LAYER BUDDING OF RUBBER

SEEDLINGS (HEVEA BRASILIENSIS):ITS SURVIVAL AND GROWTH
USING VARIOUS SOIL MEDIA AND ROOT HORMONES”, Master’s
thesis, Graduate School, Cotabato Foundation College of
Science and Technology, DorolumanArakan, Cotabato.

Adviser: ONOFRE S. CORPUZ, Ph.D

The multi-layer budding and growing of stem-cut rubber seedling

was investigated using 100% soil, 50% soil + 50% sugarcane mudpress, 50%

soil + 50% goat manure and 40% soil + 30% sugarcane mudpress + 30%

goat manure The experiment found that 74.34% of the multi-layer and

rooting hormone (IBA, ANAA). budded was survived. Used of 100% soil has

a highest growth performance, whereas, the highest mortality rate found

in used of 50% of sugarcane mudpress + 50% soil as lowest growth

performance. The growth parameters of the stem-cut budded was

secondly produced by using of 50% soil and 50% of goat manure. The

rooting hormones obtained a highest number of leaves produced and

sprout of the stem-cut budded rubber in IBA(54.40%) than ANAA (53.10%).

The soil media had a significant effect on all the growth parameters of the

stem-cut budded rubber seedlings. On the other hand, all the growth

parameters in the stem cut budded found insignificant effect except the

number of leaves produced of rooting hormone.

 The researcher concluded that used of 100% of soil and IBA is the

best media for the growing of the stem-cut budded rubber seedlings. It

was observed from the study that used of the same rate soil media and

sugarcane mud press produced molds on the stem-cut budded that

caused by the mortality of the bud eye of the rubber.

It suggested that. Again, the researcher recommended the area to

treat with chemicals protect from any diseases as well as placed the

growing seedlings in free-diseases environment.

 ABSTRACT

MACMOD, IBRAHIM T. 2020. FARMERS EXPERIENCE AND MANAGEMENT

PRACTICES ON SMALL SCALE FARMING. Master’s Thesis Manuscript.
Graduate School, Cotabato Foundation College of Science and
Technology, Doroluman, Arakan, Cotabato.

Adviser: AMRA [Link], PhD.

The study evaluated the farmers experience and management

practices on small scale farming at Municipality of Lambayong and Sultan

Sa Barongis with the used of descriptive research design. Cross-sectional

survey was conducted using face-to-face interviewed with the aid of

guided questionnaire.

Findings revealed that most of the farmers are high school graduate

but owning a farm. Seventy percent (70%) farmers were cultivating their

crops not more than six months and thirty percent (30%) were cultivating

every three months. Based on the land area, forty to sixty percent (40-

60%) were cultivating their crops at harvest period by reason of not

enough machinery which is forty percent (40%). Seventy percent (70%) of

the farmers are selling crops directly to earn money and thirty percent

(30%) is for consumption. During marketing forty percent (40%) of the

crops were sold less than 1-2 months and twenty percent (20%) were sold

after three months. Majority of them experienced that Natural Calamities

are the main factors that affect to the farming system as well as due to
lack of financial (20%). Small-scale farming can sustain adequately or

sufficientlyin terms of harvesting (yield), marketing services and profit. This

study concluded that small-scale farms can also be profitable and

successful if good management practices could apply and have

knowledge to operate. Therefore, the study recommends that operating

a small farm can never be losses in terms of profit. Small-scale farming is

easy to operate, low cost maintenance, but also a profitable and

sustainable farming system.

 ABSTRACT

DUMALABA, NORHAN. E. 2020. SUSTAINABILITY OF SUCARCANE

PRODUCTION IN NORTH COTABATO. Master’s Thesis. Graduate
School, Cotabato Foundation College of Science and technology,
Doroluman, Arakan, Cotabato.

Adviser: MORENO, ESMAEL, PhD.

The sustainability of the sugarcane farming is depending on the

willingness of the producers as well as the external factors that affect.

Descriptive research design was used to illustrate the sustainability of the

sugarcane farming among the 70 sugarcane producers at Cotabato Mill

District with average years in farming of 10 years and majority were

focused on farming.

The sugarcane producers had an average of 1.18hectares for plant

cane and 3.74hectares for ratoon cane with a farm distance of 62.20km

from farm to mill. Majority of their farm had owned area (61.43%), 24 of

them were leased the area. Majority of the area are flat while 21.43% are

hilly. The average of 1.18 hectares area of respondents, they had total

cost of Php. 119,825.44 and average area of 3.74 hectares ratoon, with a

cost of Php. 286,151.91. The respondents moderately agreed (3.42), that

their political aspects will sustain their sugarcane farming and agreed that

financial aspect is an important factor to sustain the sugarcane farm. They

moderately agreed (3.34) that their cultural aspect is an instruments for

sustaining the sugarcane farming. In addition, they moderately agreed

(3.23) that environmental aspect as well as they agreed (3.54) that social

aspects of the respondents will sustain the sugarcane farming.

On the other hand, high cost of farm inputs (3.97), price fluctuation

(3.91) was the major problem accounted by the respondents.

The researcher found out that sugarcane farming sustained by the

sugarcane farmers especially when the problem encountered will address

such as the price fluctuation and other factors. Therefore, the researcher

suggested having a more trainings, seminars and other campaign

information to resolve the problem. The researcher again recommends

to the agency concern to have an intervention to support the program

and activities of the sugarcane producers.

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ESMAEL, PAROK B. 2020. EVALUATION OF INVASIVE PESTS IN RICE AND

CORN [Link]’s Thesis Manuscript. Graduate School,
Cotabato Foundation College of Science and Technology,
Doroluman, Arakan, Cotabato.

Adviser: AMRA [Link], PhD.

The study aimed to evaluate the invasive pests in rice and corn

crops at Lambayong and DatuPaglas, Maguindanao.

Cross-sectional survey was conducted using face-to-face interview

with fifty (50) randomly selected respondents at each municipality.

Moreover, descriptive survey method of research with frequency and

percentage was used to determine the farmers profile with mean and

weighted mean to determine the distribution of farmers experiences on

pest invasion.

Findings of the study revealed that eighty four percent of the

respondents were producing a rice crop and sixteen percent were corn

crop. Eighty five percent of rice production was affected by pests and

corn is only fifteen percent. Steam borer, leaf hopper, and rice bug are

the pests that commonly attack in rice and corn production in both

municipalities. However, steam borer and leaf hopper are the dominant

pest species that invades in both rice and corn in two Municipalities.
Ninety percent were affected by pests more than once in a year and

ninety six percent of the pests occurred on the first cropping and four

percent occurred on second cropping. Based on the damages of pest

occurrence, it showed that it has a low impact due to its high yield during

cultivation. Majority of the farmers are using chemical pesticides as pest

control and it was concluded that chemical pesticide is very effective.

Therefore, the study recommends that chemical pesticides could

effectively lessen the impact of pest occurrence in rice and corn crops.

Moreover, attending trainings and seminars on pest control is very

necessary to work with when handling a farm to sustain high yield.

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MANALUNDONG, YASSER. 2020. ”IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF MAN-MADE

CALAMITIES AND ISSUES IN SUGARCANE FARMING”, Master’s
thesis, Graduate School, Cotabato Foundation College of
Science and Technology, DorolumanArakan, Cotabato.

Adviser: ESMAEL MORENO, Ph.D

The evaluation of the impact of man-made calamities in the

stratified area of North Cotabato was conducted. The fifty six sugarcane

growers was personally interviewed and found out that they had an age

of 41.29 years old with 9.20 years in sugarcane farming. They agreed that

effect of man-made calamities in sugarcane farming agreed that

problem arises could affect their sugarcane farming. Furthermore, the

experience of the farmers had a significant related to the man-mad

calamities but no significant relationship between the factors affecting

the sugarcane farming. The indirect relationship between the factors

affecting the sugarcane production and education of the respondents

tells that the respondents focused to the on how to improved their

education to decreased the factors that could affect to the sugarcane

farming of the respondents.

The positive influenced of the religion and civil status to the factors

affecting the sugarcane farming is that the movement of the factors that
could affect to the farming was dependent upon the movement of the

both.

It is concluded from the experience in farming can contributed to

the decreasing of the man-made calamitites and issues in sugarcane

farming. Therefore, the researcher suggest to focused on the

improvement of the education of the farmers to addressed overall

problem because we believe that education shall resolved all the struggle

that exist.