Conducted by LSPU Siniloan
, Started on 2015 -
Completed on 2016
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors that determine the sustainability of backyard pig raising in the Philippines. This was based on the situation that the decision of Filipino farmers on whether to engage continuously or not in backyard pig farming is dependent on some characteristics of the farmer himself, his household and the farm?s immediate environment. The population consisted of all the backyard pig farmers in the municipality of Siniloan, province of Laguna. Empirical data were collected from 60 farmers with the use of questionnaires and interview. Among the farmer-respondents, less than majority (43.33%) were able to sustain production. The results of a logit regression model showed that family income, farmers? organizational affiliation, whether the farmer is a contract or an independent producer, access to credit other than banks, and exposure to extension services have significant influence on the decision of farmers on whether to continue or stop in backyard pig farming. On the other hand, age, educational attainment, number of dependents, household size, gender, access to bank credit, access to market, and complaints by neighbors were not significant factors that determine the farmers? decision to engage continuously in pig farming. Thus, the significantly influential factors can be considered in taking initiatives to make backyard pig farming sustainable and contribute to the economic lives of the Filipinos especially in the rural areas in the Philippines.