Perception of Agricultural Development under Thailand's 4.0 Policy of Farmers in Sobperng Sub–district, Maetaeng District, Chiang Mai
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perception, agricultural development, Thailand 4.0Abstract
This study was conducted to investigate: 1) socio-economics attributes of farmers; 2) the farmer perception of agricultural development under Thailand’s 4.0 policy; 3) factors affecting the farmer perception of agricultural development under Thailand's 4.0 policy; and 4) problems encountered and suggestions about agricultural development under Thailand's 4.0 policy. A set of questionnaires was used for data collection administered with a sample group of 400 farmer in Sobperng sub-district, Maetaeng district, Chiang Mai. Statistical technigues used were frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and multiple regression.
Results of the study revealed that most of the respondents were male, 57 years old on average, upper elementary school graduates, married, and they had 3 family members on average. The respondents had 2.5 rai of land holding and 3 household workforce on average. They respondents an income from the agricultural sector for 7,953.71 per month but they had household debts for 93,407.98 Baht on average. They contacted agricultural extension workers once a year and perceived agricultural news 32 time per month on average. The respondents joined activities in their community once a month and educational trip once a year on average. It was found that the respondents perceived agricultural development under Thailand’s 4.0 policy at a low level ( = 2.38). The development of arable land was being recognized high level (
=2.41). The development and products with low level (
=2.35). Factors effecting the respondent perception of agricultural development under Thailand's 4.0 policy included educational (Sig.= 0.016), attainment and educational trip about agriculture (Sig.= 0.002), sex (Sig.= 0.000), age (Sig.= 0.000), and marital status (Sig.= 0.004) of the respondents were found to have a negative effect.
The following were problems encountered: 1) most of the respondents were elderly; 2) the respondents still lacked of the communications technology; 3) agricultural products did not quality; 4) concerned agencies should fully extend knowledge about organic farming to farmers of the new age; 5) putting the importance on an analysis of problems encountered and solve it; and 6) agricultural extension agencies should support knowledge and production factors continually.
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