Agricultural Residues Utilization among Farmers in Keelek Sub-district Municipality Mae Rim District, Chiang Mai
Keywords:
agricultural residues, utilization, farmerAbstract
The purposes of this research were to 1) study the utilization of agricultural residues, 2) predicting factors affecting farmer utilization of agricultural residues and 3) developed guideline of growing media production from agricultural residues. Sample size was 159 farmers and 18 stakeholders in the area of Keelek sub−district municipality, Maerim district, Chiang Mai. Data were collected by questionnaires and focus group discussion. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, regression analysis and content analysis. The results indicated that the utilization of agricultural residues was in a moderate level with mean score of 1.94. Factors including the amount of collected agricultural residues significantly predict utilization of agricultural residues (p–value=0.024). The developing guideline of growing media production in value−added of agricultural residues, the administration organization should provide budget support and develop community learning center for the utilization of agricultural residues.
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