bg THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY CUSTODIO RIZLYN PANLILIO THE EFFECTS OF PROLIFERATION OF TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION ON ORGANIC ORIENTED FARMS IN THAI NGUYEN CITY, THAI NGUYEN PROVINCE, VIETNAM AND LUSIANA, LAGUNA PROVINCE, PHILIPPINES BACHELOR THESIS Study Mode: Full time Major: Agricultural Economics Faculty: Advanced Education Program Batch: 2018-2021 Thai Nguyen, __/11/2022 i DOCUMENTATION PAGE WITH ABSTRACT Thai Nguyen University of Agriculture and Forestry Degree Program Bachelor of Agricultural Economics Student name Rizlyn Panlilio Custodio Student ID DTN1854250001 Thesis Title The Effects of Proliferation of Technological Innovation on Organic-Oriented Farms in Thai Nguyen City, Vietnam, and Luisiana Laguna Province, Philippines Supervisor Professor: Đỗ Thị Thùy Linh Supervisor’s Signature Abstract: Although most technologies nowadays are innovated, organic oriented farms are not yet in fully use of technologies in production of organic crops. The result of this paper helps to better understand the effects of continues proliferation of technological innovation on organic oriented farms in Thai Nguyen City, Vietnam and Luisiana Laguna Province, Philippines. This study identifies the effects of technological innovation on organic oriented farms in three different clauses; (i) a whole farming process, (ii) Sustainable growth and (iii) Level of production. Filipino and Vietnamese participants were subjected to checklist-questionnaire survey.
Data were transcribed and analyzed. Moreover, the main element behind smart agriculture is technology. In an effort to sustain agricultural sector growth, ii certain governments have begun boosting their investments in smart agriculture. It might be difficult for farmers to adopt new technology, though.
Perhaps two of the many factors that affect how rapidly farmers adopt new technologies are their sociodemographic characteristics and how they perceive the advantages that the technology offers. It demonstrated that there is a strong connection between technical innovation and its spread across the entire organic farm and its impacts. Despite the undeniable effects that technological innovation has had on farms that are focused on organic farming, some farmers are still hesitant to employ innovative technologies in order to practice 100% organic farming. Keywords Technological innovation, organic-oriented farms, whole farming process, sustainable growth and level of production.
Number of 70 pages pages: Date of November__, 2022 Submission: iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT All praise is due to the master of the universe, "Our dear God," who always leads me and strengthens me, especially when I was struggling with this research. This research doesn’t mean as the end of being a student it is rather the start of a new chapter in our lives as learners. Some folks helped me along the way by offering assistance and encouraging comments. The following people helped me finish this thesis, and I would like to thank them for their help.
In particular, I want to thank my supervisor; professor Đỗ Thị Thùy Linh from the bottom of my heart, for her kindness and continues support in conducting this research. Due to the pandemic situation, I had a hard time collecting data and finishing this research on time but my supervisor has always been patient and considerate about me. I am truly grateful for her kindness, patience, motivation, immense knowledge and enthusiasm. I could not imagine having other mentor for this study because her guidance helped all throughout this research.
I also want to thank AEP office for being always understanding and always guding us in doing this research. My sincere thanks also go to farm owners for letting me conduct my research on their farms. I am totally grateful to everyone especially for the farm owners and farmers who contributed the data I needed to finish this research. I am also thankful to Ate Rosette, for helping me in collecting primary data I needed in Lusiana, Laguna.
I am also glad to my friends, Ate Van and Ate Jax, Mich, Sab, Linh, Shri, Frans and Divine who helped me contact the farms and went with me in different farms so I can gather information/data that I needed. Words cannot i express my gratitude to my closest friends Giselle, Sab, and Jewell who never stopped loving me, supporting me, and inspiring me to finish this research. Last but not least, I want to thank my entire family for their encouragement and guidance throughout my journey, particularly my mother Gina Panlilio. My family provide me the motivation to complete my thesis.
I will always adore you all, which is why I am dedicating this study to my family, friends, and loved ones, who are my source of strength. Thank you, and may God continue to bless us. Rizlyn Panlilio Custodio ii TABLE OF CONTENTS DOCUMENTATION PAGE WITH ABSTRACT. i TABLE OF CONTENTS.
iii LIST OF FIGURES. - 1 - LIST OF TABLES .2 Significance of the study .3 Research questions and hypothesis .4 Scope and Limitations. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE. Definitions of technological innovation and organic oriented farms.
Organic oriented farms. Organic oriented farms in the Philippines. Organic oriented farms in Vietnam. Technological innovation in organic oriented farms.
Organic Farms Vs. Organic vs conventional fertilizers: impacts on the environment. Importance of technological innovation in organic oriented farming .1 Agricultural Technology and its importance. Farmer’s approach in technological innovation within an organic farm.
Relationship of technological innovation and level of production of the organic oriented farms. 21 iii Part III.1 Materials and Instruments .1 The research design. Data Collection Process. 26 PART IV: RESULTS AND DISCUSSION.
Demographic information of the respondents. Whole farming process. Level of production .4 Technologies used in organic oriented farms. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS.
50 iv LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1. Conceptual Framework of Variables. Organic Producers Category. Organic versus Conventional Fertilizers.
Conceptual Framework of Data Gathering. Gender bar graph. Gender bar graph. 31 -1- LIST OF TABLES Box 1: Actors behind organic farming in Vietnam .1 A whole farming process: Vietnamese respondents .2 A whole farming process: Filipino respondents .3 Sustainable growth: Vietnamese respondents .4 Sustainable growth: Filipino respondents .5 Level of production: Vietnamese respondents .6 Level of production: Filipino respondents .1 Research rationale Organic farming is defined as a type of agriculture system that uses fertilizer based on organic substances such as skeletal crumbs, farmyard manure, compost and areas that focused on techniques like direct seeding and intercropping.
Biological resistance of pests, merged cultivation and nurturing of insect predators are stimulated in organic farming. The benefits of sustainable development, health security, food and health safety are encouraged in this area. Thousand years ago, agriculture was practiced without using artificial chemicals. In mid-19th century, the used of artificial chemicals started.
Organic farming is currently developing in both Vietnam and Philippines. According to the Tran Van Khoi, director of the Vietnam Agricultural Extension Center, the total organic farming of the country has expanded faster than the average global pace. The number of farms that has been oriented and adopts the organic practices have been growing in the whole Vietnam (Khoi, 2018). Thai Nguyen City, in Thai Nguyen province Vietnam have several farms that have started/adopted these practices already (Doanh, 2018).
While in the Philippines, the Department of Agriculture (DA) reintroduced Organic Agriculture (OA) through implementing the Republic Act 10068, popularly known as the "Organic Agriculture Act of 2010,". In order for the act to work well, the legislation created an organization that is set to guide the OA republic act in implementing agricultural activities. Only 107, 911 hectares of the total agricultural farm areas in the Philippines (NOAP 2012-2016) were transformed to the OA. -3- Between 2011 and 2015, the number of farmers that switched to organic farming surged by 400% (Nelson et al, 2019).
According to (Balmeo, 2020), farmers in Lusiana, Laguna tend to try their best to achieve organic farming because they believe that as a farmer, they are planting not just for income but it’s to provide food to people so they prefer practicing organic farming. Growth in organic farming can be considered through the production level of the farms. Using technology might have positive effects on industrial production but can have different effects on organic farming. This research will find out the different effects of technological innovation on farms that are organic oriented or organic farms in Thai Nguyen City, Thai Nguyen Province, Vietnam and Lusiana, Laguna, Philippines.
It will also show how does Vietnamese and Filipinos approached the technology innovation when it comes to practicing organic farming. The study will help the researchers and the farmers/farm owners that has not been practiced organic farming yet. This research will be able to use as a reference of the effects of the technological innovations on organic farming. This study combined a descriptive and correlational approach to its methodology.
According to Mertler (2014), the descriptive technique is a research methodology that will support researchers in organizing and conducting studies in line with their goals. The design was intended to offer comprehensive details about people, locations, and phenomena, frequently requiring extensive observation. A correlational research design, on the other hand, evaluates the link between two variables without the researcher having any influence over either of them (McCombes, 2020). The methods that were used in this research helped the author 2 in determining the correlation between technological innovation and organic farms in Thai Nguyen City, Thai Nguyen Province, Vietnam and and Lusiana, Laguna, Philippines.
The method is done through survey checklist wherein the researcher conducted some survey questions that is answerable through checklist. The process highlighted and emphasized the effects of technological innovation on organic farming in Thai Nguyen City, Thai Nguyen Province, Vietnam and Lusiana, Laguna, Philippines This research will help not only the farmers and farm owners in Thai Nguyen City and Lusiana, Laguna but also the future researcher and other farmers that are practicing organic farming. This research will provide information and guidelines about how innovated technologies affects the whole farming process of the organic farms and what are the things should be done to avoid future disturbances due to innovated technologies.2 Significance of the study This research will benefit not only the farmers and farm owners in Thai Nguyen City and Lusiana, but also future researchers and other local farmers that practice organic farming. This study will provide information and guidance on how innovative technologies affect the entire organic farming process, as well as what should be done to avoid future disruptions caused by innovative technology.3 Research questions and hypothesis 1.1 Research questions The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of technological innovation on farms that are organic oriented in Thai Nguyen City, Thai Nguyen Vietnam and Lusiana, Laguna Philippines Specifically, it seeks to answer the following questions: 1.
What are the outdated and updated technologies used in different farms that are organic oriented? 2. What are the impacts of technological innovation on farms that are organic oriented in Thai Nguyen, Vietnam and Lusiana, Laguna Philippines? 3. How do farmers improve the level of production of organic plants with the innovated technologies? 1.2 Hypothesis The technological innovation doesn’t have any effects on organic farms in Thai Nguyen City, Thai Nguyen Vietnam and Lusiana, Laguna Philippines.3 Research objectives The technological innovation has positive effects on organic farms in Thai Nguyen City, Thai Nguyen Vietnam and Lusiana, Laguna Philippines. This research aims to do a survey and collect the data of the farm owners (i), the farmers (ii), and other workers (iii) in the farms that are organic oriented.
Specifically, this research aims to; 1. Examine the effects of technological innovation on organic oriented farms in Thai Nguyen, Vietnam and Lusiana, Laguna Philippines. Determine the difference of the technological innovation on organic farming or organic oriented farming and non-organic farming. Examine the different impacts of old and new technologies on the farms that are organic oriented.4 Scope and Limitations This study was conducted to know about the Effects of Proliferation of technological innovation or organic oriented farms in selected town in Vietnam and in Philippines.
Using a checklist survey, the data was gathered and analyzed.