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Complementation of Organization and Beneficiary-related Factors in a Commodity-based Intervention Program
Dissertation Abstract:
The study described the organizational and beneficiary-related factors affecting a commodity-based intervention, and assessed the degree of interrelationships among the different variables and their contributions to economic productivity, people empowerment, environmental consciousness, and psychological development.
A total of 136 respondents, selected through stratified random sampling based on location using the proportional allocation technique, were interviewed. These were farmer-respondents in three regions (Regions I, II, and III) of Luzon covering four provinces, namely: Ilocos Sur, Isabela, Cagayan, and Nueva Ecija. Data were gathered from October to December 1994 through the use of a structured survey questionnaire and field visits. The study also utilized secondary data such as annual reports, published reports, statistical data, and other information related to the study.
Data were analyzed using frequency counts, percentages and mean. The Statistical Analysis System (SAS) with PROC NPAR1WAY procedure was used to analyze the data in ordinal, interval, and ratio levels of measurement. Path analysis was used as the main analytical method in assessing the interrelationships among variables and their contributions to the dependent variables under study.
Findings of the study showed that the organization-related variables such as leadership, resources, linkages and organizational structure/arrangements, and beneficiary-related factors such as educational attainment, tenurial status, cropping pattern, resources, membership in organized farmers’ organizations and perception were characterized with varying features among the provinces under study. Likewise, differences in participation in planning/decision-making, contact with change agents, participation in program-related activities, technology promotion, and credit assistance were observed between and among the program sites.
Results of the path analysis showed that yield was significantly influenced by capital in monetary terms, land, monitoring, and evaluation while income was found to be highly influenced by capital, land area, market assistance, and cost of inputs.
Significant determinants of access to social services were educational attainment, market characteristics, technology promotion, and credit. Additional capital borrowed, household size, monitoring and evaluation, and capital significantly influenced entrepreneurial ability. Length of years as cooperator was the primary factor that influenced ownership of land, equipment, and facilities. Among the independent variables, membership in a soybean organization, and leadership significantly contributed to the management of resources. Educational attainment and promotion of environmental concepts provided significant contributions to environmental consciousness. Attitude enhancement toward the soybean program was highly influenced by leadership, attendance to meeting and other program-related activities, participation in planning and decision-making, technology promotion, and cropping pattern while credit assistance significantly contributed to the total variability for need/satisfaction of the respondent.
Recommendations based on the findings of the study were presented and may serve as building blocks for planners and policy makers in formulating program and implementing strategies for other community-based technology-driven developmental interventions.