Chapter IV

Impact Assessment of Palayamanan Project in the Third District of Albay

This chapter presents the personal information of the respondents, farm profits, farm

management, farming practices, cropping system, factors considered in establishing a farm

model, the level of effectiveness of the process of Palayamanan project and the level of income

and after of the Palayamanan project.

I. Personal Information

The personal information of the respondents included were: age, gender, civil status,

educational attainment, no. of children, tenurial status, no. of household members involved in

farming, no. of years in farming, membership in community by organization, training attended

and housing stuctures.

Table 1. Distribution of Respondents by Age.

Age Frequency Percentage

90-99 1 0.77

80-89 1 0.77

70-79 10 7.69

60-69 30 23.08

50-59 26 20

40-59 31 23.85

30-39 22 16.92

20-29 9 6.92

TOTAL 130 100

 Table 1 shows that a big number of respondents/ farmers between 40-49 years of age

(31) (23.85 %), next between 60-69 year of age (30) (23.08). This indicates that the farmers in

the area are in 40’s, only limited young people engaged in farming because now a days young

generation do not like agriculture they would rather engaged in other aspect of profession.

Table 2. Distribution of Respondents by Gender.

Gender Frequency Percent

Male 74 56.92

Female 56 43.08

TOTAL 130 100

Table 2 indicates that must of the farmers were male (74) or 56.92% of respondents and

(56) or 43.08% were female. This implies that still males were dominated in farming while

female lesser of them engaged in farming.

Table. 3 Distribution of Respondents by Civil Status.

Civil Status Frequency Percentage

Single 7 5.38

Married 98 75.38

Widowed/ Widower 14 10.77

Live in 11 8.46

TOTAL 130 100

Table 3 indicates that most of the farmers were married 98 or 75.38%, 14 or 10.77% of

farmers were widowed/widower, 11 or 8.46% of respondents were live-in and 7 or 5.38% were

single.
Table 4. Distribution of Respondents by Educational Attainment.

Educational Attainment Frequency Percentage

Elementary 63 48.46

High school 55 42.31

College 12 9.23

TOTAL 130 100

Table 4 shows that most of the farmers were elementary graduate 63 or 48.46%, 55 or

42.31% were high school graduate and 12 or 9.23% were college graduate.

This implies that most of the farmers were just reach elementary and hard to look

employment.

Table5. Distribution of Respondents by number of Children

Number of Children Frequency Percentage

13-14 1 0.77

9-11 10 7.69

6-8 26 20

3-5 56 43.08

0-2 37 28.46

TOTAL 130 100

Table 5 shows that the farmers had children between 3-5 umber 56 or 43.08%, followed

by 0-2 number of children 37 or 28.46%, next between 6-8 number