Author : Mendoza, Antonio B.

Summary : The study aimed to determine the balance of the supply and the demand of high-level manpower in agriculture in Eastern Visayas, the Philippines; and to determine factors which influence both supply and demand of high-level manpower in agriculture in the region. The study involved all the 34 supplier agencies and 113 employer agencies of high-level manpower in agriculture in the region. Data were gathered from July to October 1979 through personal interview. The findings revealed that of the 4,590 high-level agriculture graduates in the region in 1979, only 2,656 (58 percent) were employed. Moreover, of the 1,934 effective supply, only 570 (29 percent) was the effective demand, indicating a surplus of effective supply by 1,364. However, these differences were not statistically significant. The projected five-year effective supply was 6,690, but the projected five-year effective demand was only 1,795 (27 percent) or an excess effective supply by 4,895. The excess of supply over demand was not true in all levels of training and fields of specialization. The difference between the projected supply and demand was statistically significant. The factors found to influence supply were: 1) the leader: his level of educational attainment/training, and his perceptions on the adequacy of school facilities; 2) the policies on enrollment and promotions; 3) the agency's resources; 4) demographic factors; 5) size of the service area; and 6) years in existence of the school/department/college. The factors found to influence demand were: 1) the leader: his level of educationa attainment/training; his perceptions, and his desires to generate salary savings and increase net profit; 2) the agency's resources; 3) the number needed for expansion; 4) the years in existence of the agency; and 5) the service area size.