Farmers’ Adoption of Rice (RD.43) Production on Good Agricultural Practices in Wangnoi District, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province
Keywords:
adoption, rice (RD.43), good agricultural practicesAbstract
The objectives of the study were to investigate; 1) farmers’ backgrounds on social and
economic characteristics, 2) farmers’ adoption of rice (RD.43) production on good agricultural practices, 3) factors affecting to farmers’ adoption of rice (RD.43) production on good agricultural practices, 4) problems and suggestions about rice (RD.43) production on good agricultural practices. The interview was created to collect data from a sample of 157 farmers. The collected data were analyzed for frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and multiple regression. The study results showed that the farmers’ adoption of rice (RD.43) production on good agricultural practices, all the average on a high level. The factors effecting to farmers’ adoption of (RD.43) production on good agricultural practices were 4 factors such as age, number of year in school, received information about rice planting in last year, and contact with the government officials and private sectors. The problems of rice (RD.43) production on good agricultural practices was found that the farmers had the most fluctuating weather problems.
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