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MECHANISATION OF SMALL RICE FARMS IN THE PHILIPPINES: SOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION ASPECTS
Author(s) -
Lingard John
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
journal of agricultural economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.157
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1477-9552
pISSN - 0021-857X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1477-9552.1984.tb01197.x
Subject(s) - cropping , welfare , yield (engineering) , distribution (mathematics) , agricultural economics , economics , income distribution , displacement (psychology) , labor intensity , labour economics , business , agriculture , geography , market economy , mathematics , inequality , mathematical analysis , materials science , archaeology , metallurgy , psychology , psychotherapist
Considerable controversy exists about the desirability of farm mechanisation in the Philippines. Survey evidence shows that the introduction of tractors has not directly resulted in yield and cropping intensity increases yet the employment displacement potential is great. Income shares are presented for different classifications of mechanised and irrigated farms and the effects of new technology on the welfare of landless labour households are discussed.