St.

Mark’s Institute - Main

BABY THESIS

Technology on
Agriculture; Does
it help or
destroy?
SUBMITTED BY: Group 2
Soriano, Lyndsey Marie L. Esteban, Paul Amiel A.
Salvia, Gay Eunice E. Maloles, Kyrie Collin A.
Jocson, Sophia Mikylla P. Rante, Drent Lois N.
Acol, Justine Mallory B. Navo, Jahz Alexander P.
Blancaver, Ayheza Demirine T. Rosarito, Marson Ahl L.
Abinal, Kenneth Angel R. Cadalzo, Brayan G.
SUBMITTED TO: Ms. Jean Pauline Z. Carnes
 INTRODUCTION

Agriculture has always been an issue to everyone. Well,

mainly because it is a must for us to survive; but, it seems humanity
is the main reason why it is being destroyed. In this modern time, we
live and exist in, we cannot deny that we have devices or technology
that are invented by scientists that help us do things efficiently, and
it is the same with our agriculture, scientists or manufacturers found
ways to make farming more efficient through the help of these
gadgets.
Because of the many things modern technology can offer to
us, the possibilities that it can do is limitless, which results to many
possible effects.
The question is, does technology help or destroy?
In this study we aim to prove to you how does technology
affect the agriculture, both the advantages and disadvantages. We
cannot deny that there are various, new and modernized way of
farming. It is mainly because of the resources that technology is able
to provide, some may find it helpful and some may find it a nuisance.
That will be the purpose of our study; We aim to give some
more information regarding issues on how technology attributes to
our agriculture.
We want to improve our knowledge if technology really helps
the agriculture? Is the modern way more helpful? Does it help the
farmers save time and energy? How about the disadvantages, do
our technology contribute on destroying the welfare of our
agriculture?
In this research study that we have conducted, we would want
to share more knowledge about the agriculture of the Republic of the
Philippines to our fellow students, teachers, and, if possible, the
other citizens of the Philippines about the different effects of
technology in our agriculture as well as, the other things that are
connected to our topic that can also affect our agriculture.
This study will help the readers know what the current situation
of the agriculture with technology.
 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Agriculture is the science or practice of farming, including

cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops and rearing of animals to
provide food, wool, and other products. It also provides employment
opportunities for rural people on a large scale in both undeveloped and
developed countries; It is an important source of livelihood. But,
because of technology’s effect in agriculture, things changed.
Before technology wide spread throughout the world of
agriculture, machines haven’t existed to assist agricultural workers
make their jobs easier in terms of agricultural purposes. Without
technology, machines used for agricultural purposes were not used to
aid workers. In terms of agriculture, people manually sew fabrics, plow
carabaos, harvest crops, made cultural products/souvenirs, and so
forth.
As technology began to develop, the first machines were made
for purposes in agriculture to help workers make their jobs easier as
well as gain a step-up, learn, and discover more ways to finish their jobs
efficiently. As a result, the harvesting of crops became faster however,
the machines that are used for agricultural purposes produce smoke
that is also one of the causes of pollution on Earth.
Modern machines for agriculture also helps increase the prices
and demand of organic products, that is also thanks to the maintenance
of the machines. But in the other hand, some of those machines can
also be a nuisance for the farmers, for some machines are defective
and so, farmers are unable to use. They have no choice but to either
set it aside as a useless equipment or have it repaired but, in an
expensive price; machines can be useful and helpful but it is also one
of the causes for the farmers to not have enough income or rather, it is
also one of the cause of having financial problems.
The government have also been looking for different ways to
solve the problems regarding our agriculture. They are also thinking of
different kinds of strategies in order to save the agricultural workers from
drowning in poverty.
Until this day, scientists are still looking for many ways to invent
machines that are more advanced than the machines we are currently
using, to look for solutions for the problems caused by technology in our
agriculture as well as, for the future generations that will also find
advanced machines much more efficient. We still need technologies in
agriculture because it helps us make our work faster and life easier for
the workers. Manufacturers, companies, and factories prefer an
industrialized way for these purposes. Therefore, people lost their
opportunities to find a decent job.
In this study, we mainly focus to explore on the advantages and
disadvantages of technology in our agriculture in different terms. Our
research is conducted for everyone whether they may be children,
teenagers, adults, or senior citizens for the study about agriculture is
not only for workers, agriculture graduates, and agriculture influencers
since agricultural activities are for everyone because, all of our material
things that are made from scratch, all the raw materials we used are
what we gained from our agriculture.
 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

This study aims to analyze the importance of exploring the advantages

and disadvantages regarding the use of technology in agriculture,
whether it helps or destroys.
Especially, this study is sought to answer the following questions:
1. The Demographic Profile of the Respondents in terms of:
1.1. Age
1.2. Year Level
1.3. Sex

2. The advantages of technology on agriculture in terms of:

2.1. Improves soil fertility
2.2. Chemical Pest Control
2.3. Increase the price and demand of the products

3. The disadvantages of technology in agriculture in terms of:

3.1. Pollution
3.2. Lack of workers/manpower
3.3. Agricultural Finance

4. The impacts of technology on agriculture in terms of:

4.1. Efficiency
4.2. Effectivity

5. Is there a significant relationship between the Independent Variable

and Dependent Variable?
 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
Technology nowadays is very important, because it is used for
almost everything. Technology has advantages and disadvantages.
Time and production are the two most important things in agriculture
and with the help of modern agricultural technology it allows less
number of farmers to grow vast quantities of crops in a short span of
time. Technology has had a great impact on agriculture. The
productivity and yield of goods have increased, and at the same time, it
has proved to be profitable for the farmers.
The evolution of technology is beneficial to humans for several
reasons. At the medical level, technology can help treat more sick
people and consequently save many lives and combat very harmful
viruses and bacteria. Communication is thus enhanced, and companies
can communicate more easily with foreign countries. Research is also
simplified. In the modern industrial world, machines carry out most of
the agricultural and industrial work and as a result, workers produce
much more goods than a century ago and work less. They have more
time to exercise and work in a safer environment.
On the other hand, the evolution of modern technology has
disadvantages, for example, dependence on new technology, man no
is a good invention, man no longer makes mental calculation and no
longer his memory. The decline of the human capital implies an
increase in unemployment. In some areas, devices can replace the
human mind. The use of technology certainly needs rule and new laws.
Agricultural technology is among the most revolutionary and
impactful areas of modern technology, driven by fundamental need for
food and for feeding an ever-growing population. It has opened an era
in which powered machinery does the work formerly performed by
people and animals. These machines have massively increased farm
output and dramatically changed the way people are employed and
produce food worldwide.
SCOPE AND LIMITATION
This is a study of technology on agriculture whether it helps or
destroys our agriculture. It can help us save more time, but it can also
destroy our agriculture through the making of power plants and factories
that is also one of the causes of pollution and acid rain that can be the
result to environmental harm that can also affect our agriculture.
 St. Mark’s Institute - Main

APPROVAL SHEET
This research study attached here to entitled “Technology on
Agriculture; does it help or destroy?” and submitted by Group 2
from Grade 10 – St. Therese in partial fulfillment in Third Quarter, is
here by approved and accepted.

MS. JEAN PAULINE Z. CARNES

Research Adviser
 CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORSHIP

We certify that the work in this thesis entitled “Technology on

Agriculture; does it help or destroy?” has not been previously
submitted for any researchers nor has it been submitted as a part of
requirements for this quarter except as fully acknowledge within the text.
We also certify this thesis has been written by the researcher.
Any help that we have received in our research work and the
preparation of the thesis itself has been acknowledged. Moreover, we
certify that all information sources and literature are indicated in the
research. As the authors of this research papers, we swear that any
assistance received in its preparation is fully acknowledged and
disclosed in the document with proper citation of any sources from
which we used data, ideas, or words either quoted directly or
paraphrased.

Signature of The Researchers:

Lyndsey Marie L. Soriano Maloles, Kyrie Collin A.

Salvia, Eunice Gay E. Esteban, Paul Amiel A.

Acol, Justine Mallory B. Rante, Drent Lois N.

Jocson, Sophia Mikylla P. Navo, Jahz Alexander N.

Blancaver, Ayheza Demirine T. Rosarito, Marson Ahl L.

Abinal, Kenneth Angel R. Cadalzo, Brayan G.

 DEDICATION

This research study that we have conducted is dedicated to all

the agricultural workers, manufacturers, agriculture and government
officials for whom have been working hard to aid our agricultural needs
and also our agriculture its self in the nation of the Philippines ever since
then.
Among these, a group of warriors that have done everything to
aid both our agriculture and organic needs deserves the highest
possible recognition even from the past till the present and to the future
--- our nation’s farmers or so we call them, agricultural workers.
Not only them, also to our manufacturers whom have dedicated
their effort to help our farmers by inventing different kinds of
machineries to at least, relieve them by making their job easier and aids
them financially by because of the machineries they have invented, our
agricultural worker’s price and demand have increased.
Also, to the government of the Republic of the Philippines, who
have also exerted their excellence as much as they can in helping the
citizens of the Philippines and also, making different ways and
strategies to make our agriculture better and better as time goes by.
We also dedicate our research study to our fellow students for we
hope that they will find our study helpful for their studies for them to gain
more knowledge in the study of agriculture.
To our beloved parents whom never got tired of giving us
unconditional love and endless support, that we hope they would never
forget that we are always doing our best not only for ourselves, but also
for them.
To Ms. Jean Pauline C. Zapico, our research adviser that never
failed to teach us what we need to know regarding our research study
and never gets tired of answering our questions about our research
study.
To those who have sacrificed their lives in defense of our
agriculture, we owe our deepest respect and gratitude. And to their
families, we offer our deepest sympathy and prayers for their future.
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Before this research study was conducted, we all thought that

only the agricultural workers of our country is the only one who have got
their lives hard for our agriculture was slowly falling apart in very single
second of our everyday lives.
Our techs and gadgets may have helped us connect with other
people, serve as entertainment but on the contrary, it could also both
help and destroy our agriculture.
What we do not know, not only is our agriculture and farmers are
struggling, but also the manufacturers and government officials by
finding new ways to help the workers and also our very own agriculture.
This study research would not have been possible without the
help of many great people, and to them we owe so much. Because, we
would not have been able to start this study without any guidance, help,
and advices of many people and sources in the internet.
In this study research we have made, we thank all of the sources
that we have gained while researching about our main objective.
We would also like to show our gratitude to the 8th grade and 9th
grade students of our beloved school, St. Mark’s Institute, for answering
our questions in the surveys we had prepared for them to help us
conduct this study and get their insights about our topic and for them,
we have gained a step-up whether our study is right or wrong.
We would like to thank ourselves for our hard work and not giving
up on each other while brainstorming and researching. Also, while
making this study research, we got a lot of chances to communicate
with each other and with that, we recognized each other’s knowledge,
perseverance, and willingness in finishing this study research that we
have conducted.
As a special acknowledgement, we would like to thank our group
mate, Gay Eunice E. Salvia, for leading us for our study research to
become a successful project.
To our Holy Father in the Heavens, God, for he always gives us
chances for us to continue to live every day and gives us different kinds
of obstacles for he believes in us that we can overcome our struggles.
Our Holy Father in the Heavens, for he has always been giving us time
to make, invent, and produce many things. Because of Him, we were
able to experience different kinds of things that we believe can help us
grow into our full form. In him, we believe that we can overcome any
kind of obstacle that is given to us. Whether the result be bad or good,
we have gained experience from our pains and sufferings. Our faith and
gratitude will always be with God.
Above all else, we thank our research adviser, our 10th grade
Technology and Livelihood Education teacher in St. Mark’s Institute –
Main in the city of Las Piñas, and number one supporter, Ms. Jean
Pauline Z. Carnes, for giving us the opportunity to make this study, for
her advice, support, counsel, assistance, and all her help in bringing the
study research into fruition.
Writing this study research that we have conducted has been a
demanding challenge for every one of us. We all lend each other a hand
to make sure that we wouldn’t forget every detail we gathered from the
internet and the fellow students we surveyed from as well as, the details
that were the fruit of our brainstorming with each other. We would not
have made it to our goal without everyone’s help and effort in
conducting this research and study.
 RESEARCH PARADIGM

Independent Variable Dependent

Variable

Demographic Profile of the Technology on Agriculture;

Respondents
does it help or destroy?
 Age
 Year Level
 Sex Impacts of technology on
agricultural in terms of:

Advantages of technology on  Efficiency

agriculture in terms of:  Effectivity

 Improves soil fertility

 Chemical Pest Control Is there a significant relationship
 Increase the price and between the Independent Variable
demand of the products and the Dependent Variable?

Disadvantages of technology on
agriculture in terms of:
 Pollution
 Lack of workers/manpower
 Agricultural Finance

Figure 1: The Research Paradigm showing the Independent

and the Dependent Variables of the Study
 Chapter 2
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
This chapter presents the discussion of theories and concepts of
the essential variables of the study. It also includes the review of rwlated
literature and studies from the different sources like the research
paradigm, research hypothesis, and definition of terms.

THE DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF THE RESPONDENTS IN

TERMS OF:

1.1 Age
According to Merriam-Webster, age is the time of life at which
some particular qualification, power, or capacity arises or rests and that
age is as well as the length of an existence extending from the
beginning to any given time.

According to Jennifer O’Donnell (2019), coming of age is a term

used to describe the transition between childhood and adulthood. For
some cultures, coming of age is determined at a certain age when a
child is no longer a minor. Other cultures determine a child's coming of
age when he or she hits puberty or a particular age (13, 15, 16, 18, and
21 are commonly thought of as significant ages for young adults). Most
religions have an official coming-of-age event which involves both
family and community.

According to Your Dictionary, age is defined as a span of years

during which some event occurred. For example, the number of years
that ice covered most of the world is an example of an ice age. Which
has made an example how the term “Age” can be used in terms of
years.

Age is the count of years on how many years one has lived or
existed. It can also be used in terms of years of generations like the Ice
Age, Age of Sparta, etc.

1.2 Year Level

According to an Unknown User in the website Answers, year level
is a term used to describe the grade level or year of attendance of
someone who is in a school. It also is used to describe the term of any
type of enrollment.
 According to Wikipedia, the term “year level” can also be
considered as “educational stages”. Educational Stages are
subdivisions of formal learning, typically covering early childhood
education, primary education, secondary education and tertiary or
higher education. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization (UNESCO) recognizes seven levels of education
in its International Standard Classification of Education system
(ISCED). UNESCO's International Bureau of Education maintains a
database of country-specific education systems and their stages.

According to The Department of Public Instruction, they used the

term “Grade Level” instead of “Year Level”; grade level is the level of
the educational program studied by a student. For staff, the Grade Level
value refers to all course levels performed by teaching staff for an
assignment and doesn't necessarily coordinate to the students' grade
levels.

Year Level can be defined as a student’s education level or a

student’s level according to his/her knowledge of either understanding
or in terms of academics.

1.3 Sex
According to Tim Newman (2018), in general terms, "sex" refers
to the biological differences between males and females, such as the
genitalia and genetic differences. Sometimes, a person's genetically
assigned sex does not line up with their gender identity. These
individuals might refer to themselves as transgender, non-binary, or
gender-nonconforming.

According to an article by the website ReachOut, sexuality can

be complicated and is not fixed for everyone. There are many kinds of
sexualities that people identify as having – and it is now accepted that
same-sex attraction is a normal part of human sexuality.

It is a state of being female, male, or part of the LGBTQ+

Community. Being associated to the females are called being “feminist”,
while being part of the male group, generally, they are expected to be
strong and tough in terms of their characteristics and their behavior
being masculine. Sex difference is not the basis of knowledge.
Everyone may have their own basis of characteristics, attitude,
manners, and knowledge in terms of difference in one’s sex and
another’s.
THE ADVANTAGES OF TECHNOLOGY ON AGRICULTURE
IN TERMS OF:

2.1 Improves Soil Fertility

According to The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), soil

fertility is the ability of soil to sustain plant growth and optimize crop
yield. This can be enhanced through organic and inorganic fertilizers to
the soil. Nuclear techniques provide data that enhances soil fertility and
crop production while minimizing the environmental impact.
According to Robert E. Stewart, Mechanical processing of soil so
that it is in the proper physical condition for planting is usually referred
to as tilling; adding nutrients and trace elements is called fertilizing. Both
processes are important in agricultural operations. Tillage is the
manipulation of the soil into a desired condition by mechanical means;
tools are employed to achieve some desired effect, such as
pulverization, cutting, or movement. Soil is tilled to change its structure,
to kill weeds, and to manage crop residues.
According to Ayoka System’s article (2015), perhaps the
equipment having the most immediate effect are soil and water sensors.
These sensors are durable, unobtrusive and relatively inexpensive.
Even family farms are finding it affordable to distribute them throughout
their land, and they provide numerous benefits. For instance, these
sensors can detect moisture and nitrogen levels, and the farm can use
this information to determine when to water and fertilize rather than rely
on a predetermined schedule. That results in more efficient use of
resources and therefore lowered costs, but it also helps the farm be
more environmentally friendly by conserving water, limiting erosion and
reducing fertilizer levels in local rivers and lakes.
Excessive cropping or grazing can depress soil-nutrient levels
and degrade soil structure, but because of the use of technology in
terms of soil fertility, accidents or mistakes regarding the fertility of soil
has been avoided for machineries give out good results for soil fertility.
Soil Fertility has improved throughout the years because of the use of
technologies and machineries that can help to conserve, maintain, and
manage soil.
2.2 Chemical Pest Control
According to Wikipedia, pest control is the regulation or
management of a species defined as a pest, a member of the animal
kingdom that impacts adversely on human activities. In agriculture,
pests are kept at bay by cultural, chemical and biological means.
Ploughing and cultivation of the soil before sowing reduces the pest
burden and there is a modern trend to limit the use of pesticides as far
as possible.
According to Hospital News’ article, the pest management
industry offers several recent innovations that can benefit your facility
as well. Much like new health care technology, new pest management
tools can track, manage and monitor pest activity with the goals of being
more effective and efficient.
According to Maigne (2019), Many day-to-day devices are
starting to have the capability of sending and receiving data thanks to
‘smart’ technology and the advent of integrated computing. Pest control
is now also benefitting from IoT, specifically in the automation of pest
observation. Specifically, traps and devices that have monitoring
capabilities such as automated insect monitoring devices (AIM),
pheromone dispensers with sensors, and camera-enabled pest traps
are becoming more and more available to the market.
Chemical Pest Control is a method used to avoid pest
manifestation mostly in planting fields to maintain their crops healthy
and managed. If farmers are not to avoid pest manifestation and
neglects doing methods of pest control, it can result to having their crops
destroyed or damaged which can affect their own financial budget for
their farming. If farmers also neglect regular pest control, it is not only
their crops that are involved, but also their own health as pests can lead
to different kinds of diseases like Malaria, Arboviruses, Plague, etc,.

2.3 Increase the price and demand of the products

According to Professor Robert Evenson, a Professor of
Economics at Yale University, the food production response to the
increase in demand from population expansion has in many ways been
as extraordinary as the population boom itself. In the aggregate, food
production per capita in developing countries increased by roughly 15
to 20 percent over the past 50 years. But the local country-by-country
production response has varied considerably with many countries
achieving little or no increase in per capita food production.
According to Tong Ai-hua (2014), factors leading to rise of prices
of agricultural products mainly include tension of supply-demand
relationship, promotion of production cost and circulation cost, and
speculation of Refugee Capital.
According to an article made by FarmProgress (2008), one
reason for the increase in crop input usage is the economic growth in
emerging markets where demand for food is driving the need for
production. Additionally, the cost of inputs has increased because of
higher price tags on transportation, labor, energy and raw materials as
well as the weakened U.S. dollar and regulatory constraints.
The increase of price and demand of products can also be an
effect of using technology in terms of agriculture for the needs of the
machineries or gadgets used for the products, are also included in the
computation of the price of the certain product. When the product is one
of the most needed products in our everyday lives, no matter how high
the price of it, they would purchase it in order to meet their everyday
needs.

THE DISADVANTAGES OF TECHNOLOGY IN

AGRICULTURE IN TERMS OF:

3.1 Pollution
According to Ausubel and Sladovich in 1999,
Industrialization coupled with technological advancement has continued
to affect the environment in a negative way. This is evidenced by
increasing international discussions and consultations through
conferences and meetings. A major theme in such meetings is on
environmental violations resulting from technology. Complaints and
issues associated with effects of technology are arising globally.
According to Amy Hilliker (2004), Agriculture has been a
practice in use for hundreds of years. It provides countless people with
sustenance and livelihood all over the world. However, with agriculture,
animal farming in particular, comes great risk. Agriculture increases
carbon dioxide levels a considerable amount, making it one of the main
sources of carbon dioxide emissions for decades.
 According to Ryan Sultan (2004), these problems lead both
directly and indirectly to these health risks, and may causes disorders
such as hepatitis and meningitis. Fertilizers also put forth several
complications. They contain harmful elements such as nitrogen and
phosphates, both of which negatively affect air and water quality.
According to Elizabeth Rodriguez (2003) Prior to the 1920's,
agriculture has been a leading cause in the increase of carbon dioxide
releases in the environment. While that is no longer the case, it can still
be concluded that current agricultural practices, while important to
society, are causing detrimental effects to our environment both locally
and globally. It is clear that agriculture causes harmful levels of
pathogens and chemicals in our water and increases levels of
greenhouse gases in the air as a result of agriculture.
The disadvantages and damages that technology causes in
the environment are big, for example the air is polluted by people when
they used too much electrical energy, because the greenhouse gases
like sulfur oxide and carbon dioxide increase and affect industrialized
areas and agricultural areas, where live thousands of animals that
contribute to the balance of ecosystems, like birds and insects can be
damaged by such gases. Technology can also damage the soil and air
due to the waste that came from factories, industries and households
are deposited by people in large lands away from civilization, this
garbage contaminated soil, air and water bodies like seas and rivers.
All of which have negative effects on the environment that can also
harm the agriculture. It can affect us people, because of the pollution
coming out of the technology.

3.2 Lack of workers/manpower

According to a blog written by Luc Chritiaensen (2015),
technology and the internet are probably the first things that come to
mind when you think about the future of work for young people; not
agriculture or farming. This makes historic sense, as agriculture sheds
labor when countries develop. And the traditional ways of producing
food do not look particularly sexy.
According to Sara Soliven De Guzman, Agricultural land is
being developed into industrial areas, shopping malls and
subdivisions. Farmers are growing old and their children have shifted
into other careers. The agriculture industry has not progressed in
ages. Many of our agricultural schools are producing office-oriented
workers who would much rather do paper work than help improve the
agricultural sector of the country. Not to mention the many horror
stories of corruption at the Department of Agriculture.
According to Andrea Santiago, there is a need to entice a
new generation of Filipinos to practice value-added agriculture to
replace the current farmers expected to retire in a decade or so. But
persistent poverty levels in agricultural areas have dissuaded Filipino
youth from pursuing opportunities in this sector. In this commentary,
we propose that the Philippine government work with private investors
and socio-civic organizations to revive interest in agriculture by
positioning it as an attractive and viable option.
According to Fernando Martin Roxas to encourage
opportunity seeking and value creation in this sector, there is a need
to train current farmers to become more entrepreneurial and to
educate future generations to become agricultural entrepreneurs. This
commentary presents four current strategies to increase interest in
agricultural entrepreneurship in the Philippines—Family Farm Schools,
the SAKA program, Farm Business Schools, and the Social Enterprise
approach of Gawad Kalinga.
Lack of workers can also be one of the disadvantages of
technology on agriculture for most of the youth in our generation prefer
at home or office jobs and technology related jobs. Even though there
are agricultural jobs that also involve use of technology, the some still
prefer jobs that are not included in the industry of agriculture, because
it can either destroy their reputation or they assume that if the time
comes that there are problems regarding the agriculture, they can be
held accountable. One of the causes can also because, being part of
the agricultural workers can either make you think that being an
agriculture worker means that you wouldn’t be able to earn enough
money or working in that state can make you look poor.

3.3 Agricultural Finance

According to the website Agriculture for Impact, Agricultural
Finance is the provision of multiple types of services dedicated to
supporting both on and off farm agricultural activities and business
including input provision, production, and distribution, wholesale,
processing, and marketing. Due to is inherent risky nature, the
availability of formal financial services dedicated to the needs of
smallholders is limited. The provision of credit in poor, rural areas
where the risks are high and the returns low is unattractive to financial
service providers. Typically, such loans are very small and require
careful attention and hence are very costly to service.
 According to a report by Reporter Anna A. Mogato (2018),
agriculture in the Philippines has always been associated with manual
labor and backward traditional farming methods. For the Department
of Agriculture (DA), the stigma of farming being a poor man’s job
doesn’t make it easier to fulfill its mandate of reaching food security or
attracting more people to join the sector.
According to the weekly news magazine show of Channel Two
(2) ABS-CBN that is shown every Saturday, Failon Ngayon, in one of
their episodes, probes into the defective and underutilized farming
machineries provided by the government to supposedly help in rice
production. It then delves into the rampant agricultural land
conversions in developing rural areas across the country. Because of
the machineries that are defective and underutilized, some farmers
spend a big amount to have it repaired and also, the machineries that
are used in terms of agriculture have their maintenances that are
needed in order for the farmers to use the machines.
According to Kathleen Merrigan, the former deputy agriculture
secretary, during her four years at USDA, she cut the department’s
$150 billion budget by 15%. "Cutting is tough," she said, crediting her
boss, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack for being fearless in
examining, challenging and cutting budget items. "There’s definitely
money that can be squeezed out of the bureaucracy," she said. But
the budget-cutting process, she said, has moved into an even more
difficult phase. Vilsack faces tough choices as he complies with
sequestration requirements over the coming decade.
Financial issues can be one of the disadvantages of some
agricultural workers can face when they are in the agriculture industry.
Be it because of low income or their needs in terms of their jobs.
Sometimes, the fault can also be blamed to the government for not
giving attention to the budget of the agriculture in their nations.

HOW DOES THE RESPONDENTS DESCRIBE THE

IMPACTS OF TECHNOLOGY ON AGRICULTURE IN
TERMS OF:
4.1 Efficiency
According to Google Search, the word “Efficiency” means the
state or quality of being efficient. Which the word “Efficient” is defined
as achieving maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort or
expense.
 According to Increasing Human Potential’s (IHP) article, drones,
which are also a part of technology, is efficient in agriculture for those
drones have the ability to help the farmers keep track of their crops
because, drones, so-called Air Systems, can detect drought, disease,
or stress in crops before it is visible to the naked eye. They can use this
information to more precisely target areas with fertilizers or pesticides,
saving money and reducing environmental impact.

According to K. Hervé Dakpo’s (2018) research study article

regarding the Changes of French Agriculture from 2002 to 2015, as we
go further into the future it also includes the modernization and
advancement of technology that can cause different changes in the
efficiency of technology in our agriculture. He had concluded that the
French Agriculture’s productivity has increased while it also became a
lot more efficient.

According to Bernard de Castro (2018), the improvement in the

use of inputs and agricultural machinery has proved to be instrumental
to this growth. Agriculture has improved greatly over the years, but there
are still fundamental challenges to be faced in this 21st century.
Achieving the highest possible productivity requires better utilization of
existing land, addressing labor shortages, and combating the effects of
climate change. In the last four years, Hexagon’s Agriculture division
has created technology to develop solutions that can enhance the
productivity on the field – optimizing agricultural operations for a more
intelligent use of resources.

The efficiency of technology in agriculture is that it can save us

time as machines or newly made techs and gadgets that could be useful
in terms of agriculture became widespread and advanced as our lives
take a step-up in technology. That is because, if our technology
advances, our machines for agricultural purposes also advances
because with technology, scientists or manufacturers are able to invent
different types of machines that can be useful for our agriculture.

4.2 Effectivity

According to The National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s article,

today’s agriculture routinely uses sophisticated technologies such as
robots, temperature and moisture sensors, aerial images, and GPS
technology. These advanced devices and precision agriculture and
robotic systems allow businesses to be more profitable, efficient, safer,
and more environmentally friendly. Farmers no longer have to apply
water, fertilizers, and pesticides uniformly across entire fields. Instead,
they can use the minimum quantities required and target very specific
areas, or even treat individual plants differently. Benefits include:
  Higher crop productivity
 Decreased use of water, fertilizer, and pesticides, which in turn
keeps food prices down
 Reduced impact on natural ecosystems
 Less runoff of chemicals into rivers and groundwater
 Increased worker safety
In addition, in their article they stated that robotic technologies enable
more reliable monitoring and management of natural resources, such
as air and water quality. It also gives producers greater control over
plant and animal production, processing, distribution, and storage,
which results in:
 Greater efficiencies and lower prices
 Safer growing conditions and safer foods
 Reduced environmental and ecological impact

The UNFCCC (2005) defines technologies for adaptation as “the

application of technology in order to reduce the vulnerability, or enhance
the resilience, of a natural or human system to the impacts of climate
change”. Applying technologies for adaptation is a complex process that
requires the integration of multiple issues, stakeholders and scales. The
appropriate application of technologies demands consideration of the
particular political, economic, social and ecological context.

According to DataScope (2018), Some digital tools allow farmers

monitoring livestock movements, trading, reporting, forward planning
and feeding programs. New technologies have become essential for
producers to track their livestock. Using mobile technology, the lifetime
tractability of livestock is now more effective than ever and it has
become critical for disease response, market access and reputation.

Technology has been very effective in our lives and even to the
agriculture industry. Technology has been very effective in agriculture
in a way that it had made the jobs of some agricultural workers easier,
efficient, and manageable; some things that they weren’t able to do
were possible because of gaining technology, as well as while the
technology gains a step-up, agriculture does too.

THE SIGNIFICANT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE

INDEPENDENT VARIABLE AND THE DEPENDENT
VARIABLE

According to Todd Helmenstine (2018), an independent variable

is the variable that is changed or controlled in a scientific experiment to
test the effects on the dependent variable. A dependent variable is the
variable being tested and measured in a scientific experiment. The
dependent variable is 'dependent' on the independent variable. The
independent variable is the one the experimenter controls. The
dependent variable is the variable that changes in response to the
independent variable. The two variables may be related by cause and
effect. If the independent variable changes, then the dependent variable
is affected.

According to Ylber Limani (2016) from UBT College, you can

manipulate independent variable in order to influence dependent
variables. First, you have to take into consideration that independent
variable should be controlled. The effect of independent variables on
dependent variable should provide with results which may be positive
or negative.

According to Ms. Linda L. Wright & Mr. David A. Lake, they have
a significant relationship because the independent variable or the
grouping variable because in experimental research, an investigator
manipulates one variable and measures the effect of that manipulation
on another variable. And the dependent variable is the outcome or the
result of conducted/controlled experiment they said that’s one of the
reasons that they have a significant relationship.

The significant relationship between the Independent Variable

and the Dependent Variable is similar to the significance of Cause and
Effect Theory where the result is because of a certain reason that had
been done. Let’s say you are growing a plant; your Independent
Variable is the fertilizer you have provided while your plant growth will
serve as your Dependent Variable
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 Age

Merriam-Webster:
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/age
Jennifer O’Donelle:
https://www.verywellfamily.com/what-does-coming-of-age-mean-
3288528
Your Dictionary:
https://www.yourdictionary.com/age

 Year Level

Unknown User:
https://www.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_meaning_of_year_level
Wikipedia:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Educational_stage
The Department of Public Instruction:
https://dpi.wi.gov/wise/data-elements/grade-level

 Sex

Tim Newman:
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/232363.php#gender-
differences
ReachOut:
https://schools.au.reachout.com/articles/gender-and-sexuality

 Improves Soil Fertility

International Atomic Energy Agency:

https://www.iaea.org/topics/improving-soil-fertility
Robert E. Stewart:
https://www.britannica.com/technology/agricultural-technology
Ayoka System:
https://www.google.com.ph/amp/s/www.ayokasystems.com/news/eme
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  Chemical Pest Control

Wikipedia:
https://www.google.com.ph/amp/s/topbest.ph/blogs/innovations-pest-
control-technology/amp/
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https://www.google.com.ph/amp/s/topbest.ph/blogs/innovations-pest-
control-technology/amp/

 Increase the price and demand of the products

Professor Robert Evenson:
http://www.fao.org/3/Y4344E/y4344e05.htm
Tong Ai-hua:
https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/137216/?ln=en
FarmProgress:
https://www.farmprogress.com/agriculture-production-costs-rise-
according-new-rabobank-report

 Pollution

Ausabel and Sladovich:

https://www.ukessays.com/essays/european-studies/technology-has-
bad-effects-on-environment.php
Amy Hilliker, Ryan Sultan, and Elizabeth Rodriguez:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/246925467_Negative_Effect
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  Lack of workers/manpower

Luc Chritiaensen: https://blogs.worldbank.org/jobs/can-agriculture-

create-job-opportunities-youth
Soliven De Guzman:
https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2018/06/18/1825542/agriculture-
dying-philippines
Andrea Santiago and Fernando Martin Roxas:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/282422228_Reviving_Farmi
ng_Interest_in_the_Philippines_Through_Agricultural_Entrepreneurshi
p_Education

 Agricultural Finance

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intensification/creating-enabling-environments-2/agricultural-finance/
Anna A. Mogato: https://www.bworldonline.com/in-the-philippines-
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Failon Ngayon: https://tfc.tv/episode/details/197090/failon-ngayon-
november-16-2019
Kathleen Merrigan:
https://www.agweb.com/article/top_ten_political_issues_facing_agricul
ture

 Efficiency

Google Search:
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efficiency-in-agriculture/

Bernard de Castro:
https://hexagonagriculture.com/news/articles/increasing-productivity-
agricultural-efficiency-through-technology

 Effectivity

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https://nifa.usda.gov/topic/agriculture-technology

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 The significant relationship between the

Independent Variable and Dependent Variable?

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differences-606115
 Chapter 3
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSION,
RECOMMENDATION
This chapter contains the restatement of the problem, the
summary of the findings, the conclusion, and recommendations.

Restatement of the Problem

The researchers sought to identify the stated problems and its
relationship with the respondents regarding agriculture.
Significantly, it aimed to identify the following questions:
1. The Demographic Profile of the Respondents in terms of:
1.1 Age
1.2 Year Level
1.3 Sex

2 The advantages of technology on agriculture in terms of:

2.1 Improves soil fertility
2.2 Chemical Pest Control
2.3 Increase the price and demand of the products

3 The disadvantages of technology in agriculture in terms of:

3.1. Pollution
3.2. Lack of workers/manpower
3.3. Agricultural Finance

4 the impacts of technology on agriculture in terms of:

4.1 Efficiency
4.2 Effectivity

5 Is there a significant relationship between the Independent Variable

and Dependent Variable?

Summary of the Findings

 Out of forty-one (41) respondents, most prefer the use of
technology and see the improvement of agriculture with the
influence of technology.
  Respondents are aged between 13 to 16 years old of either
male or female.

Conclusion
Based on the gathered results from the survey of the study the
following conclusions are drawn.
1. Majority of the respondents are aged 14 years old and are
mostly female respondents.
2. Improvement of agriculture is seen and evaluated with the
help of technology on agriculture.
3. Technology-based methods are what students mostly prefer
in terms of agriculture rather than the traditional method
wherein technology, gadgets, or machineries are not used.
4. The respondents believe that technology on agriculture have
made the jobs of many workers in the industry of agriculture
efficient and effective in terms of the improvement of our
agriculture.
5. Most of the respondents are willing to be part of the
agricultural industry.
6. The respondents seem like they do not have much
knowledge regarding agriculture.
7. The respondents had a hard time understanding the
difference of efficiency and effectivity.
Recommendation
Based on the summary of findings and conclusions, the
following recommendations are offered:
8. Since the respondents seem like they would risk having
pollution and other negative effects of technology just to use
machineries for agricultural purposes, they should learn more
about the harmful effects of pollution not only to ourselves but
to the world we live in as well.
9. For some respondents that do not have much knowledge
regarding the agriculture, respondents should research about
the different issues of agriculture as well as the different types
of agriculture.
10. The respondents should give more consideration regarding
the agriculture.