Open AccessProductivity value chain analysis of cassava in the Philippines
Author(s) -
Emmanuel A. Onsay
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/892/1/012010
Subject(s) - profitability index , productivity , business , transaction cost , production (economics) , perishability , agricultural science , agriculture , food security , supply chain , value chain , agricultural productivity , agricultural economics , economics , marketing , economic growth , finance , geography , microeconomics , environmental science , archaeology
This paper evaluates the value chain of cassava through crop accounting and financial analysis in Partido district, Camarines Sur, the Philippines. Cassava ( Manihot esculenta ), locally known as “kamoteng kahoy” is well-known for its ability to produce a reasonable yield in poor soil conditions with less or no farm inputs. This is the reason why cassava is often grown by resource-limited farmers and is regarded as a good source of food security. To analyze its productivity, this study was conducted in 2019. Data gathering was primarily done through focus group discussions and key informant interviews. Results revealed that different gender roles exist where men are primarily responsible for farming while women are for marketing. It also discovered the reason why farmers, though provided with options, often choose the less profitable transaction path, due to perishability of crop. It also solved the mystery of low productivity in this locale as compared with the national and international production. Typhoons, government policies, and pricing mechanisms affect its overall productivity. Cost build-up, value-added, and cost and returns analyses are interesting. Farmers are less profitable yet have the highest opportunity for profitability when the constraints are addressed while sellers have a high degree of profitability due to fewer input costs. The existing entry barriers in each chain were also identified, along with the researcher’s recommendations on how to eliminate or mitigate them. The study can be useful to stakeholders of cassava in designing intervention mechanisms to tap its full potentials.