Factors Associated with Problems about the Management of Rubber Plantation that Would Lead to Sustainability according to Sustainable Forest Management Standards
Keywords:
correlation factor, sustainable forest management standards, rubber plantation , problem about rubber plantation managementAbstract
The purpose of this research was to study factors related to the problems about rubber plantation management by the farmers which would lead to sustainability according to sustainable forest management standards. The samples consisted of 183 rubber farmers who joined the project for the certification of sustainable rubber plantation management standards with the Din Daeng subdistrict agricultural group in Lam Thap district, Krabi province. Data were collected by conducting interviews and were then analyzed by using descriptive statistics i.e. percentage, mean and standard deviation. Hypotheses were tested using enter multiple regression analysis. The results showed that most of the farmers were female with the average age of 49.03 years. Their overall knowledge about sustainable rubber plantation management standards was at moderate level while their overall attitude towards the standards was at high level. The overall problem about rubber plantation management which would lead to sustainability was at the lowest level. When the sub-issues were considered, it was found that the farmers had 4 problems at high level i.e. rubber tree cutting according to the group’s management plan (mean=3.82), the lack of production data recording (mean=3.81), the lack of income and expense recording (mean=3.66) and the lack of knowledge about biodiversity management in the rubber plantation (mean=3.41). The results of hypothesis testing showed that the farmers’ age was positively correlated with the problems about sustainable rubber plantation management (P<0.05) while negative correlations were the use of organic fertilizer (P<0.01), the social aspect of rubber plantation management (P<0.01), the environmental aspect of rubber plantation management (P<0.05) and attitude towards the management of rubber plantation according to the principles of sustainable forest management (P<0.05). Therefore, the senior farmers should authorized their descendants to join the project. Training on organic fertilizer usage, the reduction of chemical fertilizer application and the knowledge about the social and environmental aspects of rubber plantation management should be provided together with the enhancement of positive attitude for the farmers.
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