Author: Aryuwath Pratumsa
AIT Library Call Number: AIT Thesis no.RD-06-09
Year: 2006
Academic Program: Regional and Rural Development Planning (RRDP)
Type: Thesis (M.Sc.) – Asian Institute of Technology, 2006
Examination Committee: Soparth Pongquan (Chairperson); Gopal B. Thapa, Dietrich Schmidt-Vogt (Examination Committee Members)
Abstract: This research dealt with the factors influencing the adoption on new agricultural technologies by the tribal farmers in the North of Thailand. The main objectives of the research were to examine farming practices of Karen and Hmong farmers on the newly promoted vegetable and fruit farming technologies, to assess their adoption level on those new technologies, obtain the perception on benefit and satisfaction after their adoption, identify factors influencing the adoption of the new agricultural technologies, examine motivations and forces of those tribal farmers in their adoption and suggest recommendations to reorient the enhancement in the adoption of the new agricultural technologies and provide implications for the highland agricultural development of the tribal farmers in future. The tribal farmers in this research included Karen and Hmong in the two types of farming practices consisting of lettuce and persimmon cultivation methods which were promoted by the MHRPC. The research was conducted in three Karen villages and three Hmong villages in Mae Chaem and Mae Wang districts of Chiang Mai Province. A standardized questionnaire was employed to collect data as a prime tool and was supplemented by interviews, a group discussion and a participatory rural appraisal (PRA) technique. The research was mainly focused on a quantitative analysis but with the support of a qualitative analysis. Main findings of this research showed the major changes in the traditional into the modem farming practices in both tribal groups as a result of the implementation of the highland agricultural development policies since 1960s primarily induced by the MHRPC. The adoption levels of Karen and Hmong farmers were slightly different between the lettuce and the persimmon cultivation technologies although it was moderate to high levels in both groups. For the lettuce cultivation techniques, Karen farmers had rather a high adoption level while for the persimmon their adoption level was moderate. In contrast, for Hmong, it was at the high
Scholarship Donor(s): Royal Thai Government Fellowship
Note: A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science
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