Authors :
Teresita D. Magbitang; Lorna V. Fulong; Jose S. Sabaulan; Belinda A. Ramos
Volume/Issue :
Volume 7 - 2022, Issue 9 - September
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7145566
Abstract :
- Farming is still the most important and most
common source of living in the world. With the
advancement of technology, farming becomes easier and
modernized but has affected many people who depend on
agriculture. The aim of the study is to find out the impact
of the introduction of the mechanized reaper on the
livelihood of farm workers in selected barangays of
Santiago City. The researchers made use of the
descriptive phenomenological qualitative design using the
interview and observation as data gathering tools. Farm
workers who were not landowners from different select
barangays were chosen as participants.
Results showed that technological innovations like
the mechanized reaper has caused unemployment and
migration among the participants thus leading to
engagement on alternative livelihood endeavors like
poultry and livestock production. The researchers
recommended that a government agenda from the
Department of Agriculture be created to generate
sustainable opportunities to improve the economic wellbeing of the farm workers.
Keywords :
Mechanized Reaper, Farm Workers, Livelihood, Technological Innovations
- Farming is still the most important and most
common source of living in the world. With the
advancement of technology, farming becomes easier and
modernized but has affected many people who depend on
agriculture. The aim of the study is to find out the impact
of the introduction of the mechanized reaper on the
livelihood of farm workers in selected barangays of
Santiago City. The researchers made use of the
descriptive phenomenological qualitative design using the
interview and observation as data gathering tools. Farm
workers who were not landowners from different select
barangays were chosen as participants.
Results showed that technological innovations like
the mechanized reaper has caused unemployment and
migration among the participants thus leading to
engagement on alternative livelihood endeavors like
poultry and livestock production. The researchers
recommended that a government agenda from the
Department of Agriculture be created to generate
sustainable opportunities to improve the economic wellbeing of the farm workers.
Keywords :
Mechanized Reaper, Farm Workers, Livelihood, Technological Innovations
