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Item Resources and infrastructure in poultry farming in Matanao, Davao del SurAlquisar, Rose Anne T. (Davao del Sur State College, 2024-05)The main focus of the study was to determine the resources and infrastructure in poultry farming. The study was conducted with 15 registered poultry farming in Matanao, Davao del Sur. The result disclosed that majority of the respondents aged 41-60 years old, males, married. The result implied that in the poultry production type, it is evident that all 15 respondents are engaged in broilers/meat production and the number of years in poultry farming, the distribution is notable for its concentration in the 8 to 10 years range, with half of the respondents falling within this category. The resources and infrastructure of the poultry farming has no significant difference between the business profile in terms of a number of farmer, thus the null hypothesis was accepted. The substantial majority (86%) rely on loans, and a smaller portion (13%) access credit through cooperatives and 93.3% of respondents reporting this as their primary source of financial support. In terms of the types of feeds used, the data indicate that all respondent (100%) rely on commercially feeds and (100%) relies on water for their poultry farming operations and the duration of water testing, all respondents, again represented by a frequency of 15 and a percentage of 100%, conducted tests for a fixed period of 1 hour only and regarding the available mode of transport, it is noteworthy that all respondents, exclusively rely on open trucks for poultry transportation.Item Factors influencing online shopping in agribusiness related products in selected Higher Education Institution (HEI's) Digos CityAbrigana, Iren Joy B. (Davao del Sur State College, 2024-05)The aim of this study was to ascertain the level of factors influencing online shopping among students in Davao del Sur State College and other higher education institution (HEI's) Digos City. From October to December 2023, Factors influencing online shopping among students in Davao del Sur State College, and HEI's in Digos City in terms of: Convenience, Time saving and Website design, using a descriptive and correlational research design. A modified survey questionnaire was used to survey 186 respondents from the different schools. The data collected was analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. The findings indicated that in terms of convenience the study has a high rate, and when it comes to website design the level of factors influencing online shopping among students has a high rate this means that students highly value the efficiency through online shopping. Furthermore, the data revealed that there is significant difference among students in Davao del Sur State and other Higher Education Institution (HEI's) Digos College based on their socio-demographic profile. All p-values are all less than the 0.05 level of significance. Thus, fail to reject Ho. Moreover, the p-value age (p=0.462) gender identity (p=0.592) school (p=0.228) course (p=0.588) civil status (p= 0.953) ethnicity (p=0.017) which is less than 0.05 level of significance.Item Marketing strtategy of small-scale food business in Digos City, Davao del SurYana, Rica C. (Davao del Sur State College, 2024-06)The study focused only on marketing strategies of small food business in Digos City Davao del Sur. Most of the small-scale food business owners were aged 31-50 years old, female, married and completed high school level. Most of the respondents operate small scale food business with 5 years and below, had more than 31 customer per day, sell food in restaurant, and had income of Php 50, 001 and above. Branding was observed to be effective in persuading a customer to eat at the food business, the logo was creative enough to attract customers, the name of the food business name of the store helps to attract more customers, store has unique features that attract more customers, and the business increase the competitive advantage of the business operation. The production and services, made customer were committed to come back because of the good customer services, the food presentation attracts more customers, customers were satisfied on the food they eat which are affordable, and the customer have met their expectations in your store was observed in the food business. The visual merchandising creative marketing strategies of the small-scale food business in terms of attracting customers, creating a good feedback on the business, helping the business to differentiate itself from other competitors, enhancing the store image, having lighting and appropriate music played helps you, for your customers to spend more time at your store was sometimes observed in the food business.Item Indigenous farming practices in selected barangays of Sta. Cruz, Davao del SurAdo, Mariel Abe (Davao del Sur State College, 2024-05)The purpose of this research was to determine the indigenous farming practices of IP's in selected Barangays of Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur using descriptive analysis. Most indigenous farmers were middle-aged, between the ages of 36 and 50 years old, no formal Education and with small family size, and are generally Bagobo-Tagabawa. Most of them are farmers who are married. They own a marginal-sized farm, and have been farming despite of the lack of training. The majority of indigenous farmers practiced "kammet" or deforestation, in which this activity is done by clearing tall trees and using tools that are made by indigenous peoples. By following these pre-planting practices, farmers were able to make their work less strenuous. In addition, "Bagobo-Tagabawa" is well-known for its root crops and fruit-bearing trees, which give farmers something to eat while they wait for their harvest .Multiple cropping is a traditional indigenous agricultural technique. Some farmers use organic manure, just like animal manure, twigs, and leaves. Farmers also stick to their traditional farming methods, they use sanggot to get rid of weeds. Before they harvest crops, there is a feast known as "Anig" this indigenous practice is typically done to thank God for their bountiful harvest. Neighbors help one another and give a portion of the harvest as payment in kind rather than cash.Item The value chain analysis of vegetables in Bansalan, Davao del SurSollano, John Doery L. (Davao del Sur State College, 2024-06)Several studies have shown that vegetables have high market potential and contribute substantially to household incomes and nutrition, The resurgence of vegetables' importance in human nutrition is accompanied by a need to understand the interactions among various actors in their value chain to determine ways to add value to produce and improve marketing efficiency. However, the study was conducted to determine the value chain analysis of vegetables by identifying the factors of value chain and the constraints that the vegetables farmers experienced by the vegetables farmers, the study was conducted in Bansalan, Davao del Sur but conduces only on 5 major contribute of common 5 vegetables products that consider as highest major contributor on income where as; Alegre, Balutakay, Bonifacio, Sto. Nino and Darapuay and for the vegetables where as Cabbage, carrot, bell pepper, tomato and raddish. Majority of the respondents were males, married, fall under the age gap of 31-45 years old with a high school level of educational attainment, and had a experience in farming of 11 years and above also had a income generated of 11,000-15,000. The highest mean scores, with a rating of 4.87, suggest that demand and sales analyses are frequently emphasized in the value chain analysis within the community of vegetable farmers. The demand analysis registering at 4.95 of the vegetables value chain, that the quantity of purchases is consistently very high. The highest mean rating, at 4.92, signifies that the selling price is clear and frequently noticed in the process of selling vegetables. The constraints such as credit issues, shortages of required chemicals, government policies, and intense competition with unlicensed traders are commonly observed in the vegetables value chain with a highest mean of 4.44.