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AUTHORS:
Teddy E. Colipano
DOI: 10.5110/77. 1709 Page: 175-190 Vol: 19 Issue: 07 Year: 2024
ABSTRACT
Corn production in the Philippines is still considered to be low and inefficient. The Sustainable Corn Production on Sloping Areas (SCOPSA) is one of the government interventions to improve corn production in sloping areas in the Philippines. This study aimed to assess the perceived effectiveness of SCOPSA in terms of (1) practice of sustainable agriculture, (2) promotion of ecological balance, and (3) increase in income of farmer recipients by at least 10%. The study had a complete enumeration and used the responses of 20 corn farmer-recipients of the project in barangay Adtuyon, Pangantucan, Bukidnon, Philippines. A descriptive research design was employed. Primary data were collected through a self-structured survey questionnaire and Focus Group Discussion (FGD). The SCOPSA project was perceived as not totally effective. Specifically, the program was perceived to be effective only in implementing sustainable agricultural practices and promoting ecological balance on the farm. However, the program was not able to achieve its objective of increasing the income of farmers by at least 10%. Thus, the program was perceived to contribute to achieving agricultural sustainability and promotion of ecological balance. However, additional interventions can be integrated to improve the program’s economic utility to farmers.
Keywords:
SCOPSA, Corn production, Sloping area, Sustainability
Received: 05 July 2024
Accepted: 21 July 2024
Published: 30 July 2024