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Factsheet RV-FS#03, Series of 2005 Did you know that . . .
while there
are more male farm operators in the Bicol Region
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The findings were based on the results of the 2002 Census of Agriculture conducted by the National Statistics Office (NSO). An agricultural operator is a person who takes the technological and administrative responsibility of managing a holding. A holding is any piece of land or pieces of land used for agricultural activity. The agricultural operator is responsible for making day-to-day decisions in operating the holding including the management and supervision of hired labor. Among provinces, Masbate has the greatest number of male agricultural operators at 89.0 percent while Albay has the least at 84.6 percent. Expectedly Camarines Sur, being the largest in terms of land area and population has the greatest number of agricultural operators comprising 34.9 percent of the agricultural operators in the region. In terms of total
area of farms, Camarines Sur comprised 29.5 percent of the total area of
farms in the region. Catanduanes has the least number of agricultural
operators and smallest total area of farms. However, while Albay ranks
second in terms of the number of agricultural operators, it only ranks
third in terms of total area of farms. On the other hand, Masbate ranks
third in terms of the number of agricultural operators but ranks second in
terms of total area of farms. |
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Agricultural Operators by Sex and Province, Region V: 2002
An agricultural operator may work on the land alone or members of household may work on the land but may employ others to work on the land. He may or may not be the owner. For purposes of the 2002 Census of Agriculture, persons operating as individuals on own account although they hire persons to supervise the day-to-day operations of the holding, are considered as agricultural operators. Among the household members of agricultural operators in the region, majority or 57.3 percent are not involved in agricultural activities. Agricultural activities include growing of crops, tending of livestock and poultry, etc. At 76.9 percent, Sorsogon province has the highest percentage of household members of agricultural operators who are not involved in agricultural activities. On the other hand, Catanduanes has the highest percentage of household members of agricultural operators who are involved in agricultural activities. Source of basic data: National Statistics Office Date posted: October 17, 2005 |
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The hands that rock
the cradle also feed the region. In the Bicol Region, there were more
females (59.2 percent) than males (40.8 percent) among household members of
agricultural operators involved in agricultural activities. This trend was
prevalent in five provinces except in Sorsogon where there were more males
(50.5 percent) than females (49.5 percent) engaged in agricultural
activities among the household members of agricultural operators.
Involvement of women household members in agricultural activities of
agricultural operators was greatest in Masbate at 64.5 percent, higher by 29
percentage points than that of men’s involvement. Most (87.3 percent) of the
agricultural operators in the Bicol Region, however, are males.