Author: Jintana Jutangkul
AIT Library Call Number: AIT Thesis no. HS-95-12
Year: 1995
Academic Program: Human Settlement (HS)
Type: Thesis (M.Sc.) – Asian Institute of Technology, 1994
Examination Committee: Jayant Kumar Routray (Chairperson); Examination Committee Kaew Nualchawee, Gopal B. Thapa (Examination Committee Members)
Abstract: The policy of the restructing of agricultural production was launched in order to solve the problem of low price of major farm products, which directly affects the income and the standard of living of the farmers in Thailand. However, the level of policy adoption is not much responded by the farmers in the study area. Therefore, the study is aimed at understanding the decision making process of farmers for selecting their cropping patterns in the current situation as well as their existing farm constraints which are the key factors for policy adoption. The study emphasizes on the perception of farmers in selecting the cropping pattern to achieve the above aim, since the decision making of farming activities in the country is more independent. The concerned for internal and external factors, existing problems, requirements of farmers,etc. were probed in order to assess their relations and the difficulty in accepting the alternative crops. The result proved that the external factors, price and market of crops, influence the farmers’ decision making process. The recommended improvements were proposed to pinpoint the possible means of strengthening and improving the extension work, as well as improve the concerned resources to support the small farmers to be able to obtain more opp01tunities to upgrade their socio-economic status.
Scholarship Donor(s): Development Agency (CIDA)
Note: A Thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the award of the Degree of Master of Science
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