Factors Affecting Farmers’ Adoption Microbial for Pest Control, Chiang Mai Province

Abstract

     The major objective of the study was to analyze factors affecting farmers’ adoption of microbial for pest control, Chiang Mai province. The sample were 265 farmers in Community Pest Management Center who used microbial for pest control in Chiang Mai province. The interview form was created to collect data between February and March 2021. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics including percentage, mean and standard deviation. And Inferential statistics was multiple regression analysis. It was showed that the average age of the farmers was 57.22 years old, graduated from Grade 7, experience in farming was 18.84 years and experience in microbial for pest control was 18.84 years. In 2020, they had a number of agricultural areas was 7.29 rai and average household income of 56,119.29 Baht. Furthermore, they had contacted agricultural officers 3.09 times and perceived microbial for pest control Information 6.32 times. In addition, they had knowledge and attitude about microbial for pest control on a high level. The farmers’ adoption of microbial for pest control, the overall on a high level. Factors related to the adoption of microbial for pest control were a positive relationship including age and education level were statistical significance at 0.05, knowledge and attitude about microbial for pest control were statistical significance at 0.01, respectively.