Difference on the Economic Status of Farm Families before and after Implementation of Infrastructure Development Projects in the Second District of Nueva Ecija, Philippines

Abstract

In general, the study aimed to determine the difference in the economic status of farm families before and after the implementation of infrastructure development projects in the second district of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. This study used a descriptive-quantitative correlation design. A total of 3 key informants and 90 farm families head composed of the respondents. A survey questionnaire was prepared as an instrument in gathering the required information. The mean of 51.69 years old signifies that most of the respondents' ages were at the prime working age. A majority (95.70%) of the households were headed by male farmers and have no other source of income other than farming. Job created, support services, and access to financial and market institutions by the respondents are significantly different before and after the implementation of the infrastructure projects. The level of adoption of rice production technologies registered a significant difference. However, vegetable production technologies registered no significant difference in the level of adoption before and after the implementation of the infrastructure projects. Farm inputs investment and profitability for rice and vegetable production before and after the implementation of the infrastructure projects in the first and second cropping seasons do not have a significant difference. While the net income registered a significant difference in two cropping seasons before and after the implementation of the infrastructure projects. The development of the infrastructure brings no significant difference with their livestock and vegetable production. On the other hand, rice production increases after the development of the infrastructure.