Factors Affecting the Acceptance to Use of Drone Among Cassava Farmers in Cassava Cultivation at Tha Bo District, Nong Khai Province
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The objectives of this research were to study 1) basic personal factors, and socio-economics factors of farmers 2) acceptance to use drones in cassava cultivation 3) decision to use drones for cassava cultivation 4) problems and obstacles for farmers in cassava cultivation at Tha Bo district, Nong Khai province. Data were collected by using questionnaires and analyzed by using descriptive statistics, such as frequency, percentage, minimum value, maximum, value, mean, standard deviation and Pearson Chi-square test. A sample group was 302 farmers. Results showed that most farmers were female with an average age of 61 years old, and a bachelor's degree. The average number of family members was 4.74 people. There was an average of 1.85 agricultural laborers per household. The average experience of farmers in cassava cultivation was 2.25 years. The average income of farmers was 59,862.50 Baht per year. The average amount of land for cassava cultivation was 13.36 rai per family. A characteristic to use drones was spraying pesticides by gathering of farmers in the area. The overall acceptance for use of drones in cassava cultivation was at a high acceptance level. There was an average acceptance level of 2.15. The overall decision level to use drones for cassava cultivation was at the high decision level. The average decision level to use drones for cassava cultivation was 1.99. From the hypothesis testing, it was found that gender, age, education level, number of family’s labors, experience in cassava cultivation, a characteristic to use drones was spraying pesticides by gathering of farmers in the area, and acceptance to use drones in cassava cultivation were related to the decision to use drones for cassava cultivation was statistically significant at the 0.01 level. The problem found was that farmers were lacking appropriate knowledge for using agricultural drones in cassava cultivation.
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