Factors Affecting Agricultural Success of Young Smart Farmers
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A study of factors affecting agricultural success of 63 young smart farmers. Data were gathered through the use of questionnaires, and percentages, means, standard deviations, and correlation coefficients were used in the analysis. According to the study's findings, the majority of them are male, between the ages of 40 and 49, have a bachelor's degree, and make an average income of 100,000 to 200,000 baht per year. They have 1–10 years of expertise farming on 1–40 rai of their own land (land title deed), together with the necessary financial resources. The majority of them participate in organizations/groups (community enterprise) and get their information from a variety of personal sources with moderate level. Overall, high level information technology resources were used to deliver information via group media to smartphone users. The relationships between various factors and needs to develop for the success of the young smart farmers and membership in a group/organization varied accordingly with the knowledge of the subject at hand at a low level with a statistical significance level at 0.05. Also, this various occurred to a low level of responsibility for the society and environment with a statistical significance level at 0.05, Likewise, it also happened to a moderate level of pride to be a farmer with a statistical significance level at 0.01. In term of informed young smart farmers were inversely correlated with having a high level of informed decision making with a statistical significance level at 0.01. Likewise, this happened to a moderate level of yield management and marketing, the awareness of quality product and safety of consumers, and the responsibility for the society and environment with a statistical significance level at 0.01, and a moderate level of pride to be a farmer with a statistical significance level at 0.05.
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