Factors Affecting of Successful Implementation of the Royal Project Development Centers

Abstract

The Royal Project Development Center (RPDC) has been supporting for highland farmers by using the concept of empowering communities as a mechanism to increase income and enhance the well-being of the community on the highland area. The objectives of this research were (1) to study pattern of implementation in promoting knowledge to farmer in RPDC areas, (2) to study farmers knowledge and understanding after they have been involved with RPDC, (3) to study results of the Royal Project’s implementation to farmer in RPDC areas, and (4) to study factors that affect to the implementation of RPDC. The populations of this study were 150,019 farmers in total in 38 Royal project areas. The accidental random sampling were apply, two farmers selected from each study site. The total of population were 76 farmers. The instrumentation used in this study was an interview with the close-ended questions and open-ended questions. Data analysis were used descriptive statistic such as percentage, mean, standard deviation, maximum, minimum. The analysis pattern of implementation and result of implementation of the Royal Project were asked farmers’ opinion in each issue by using 5 levels measurement of Likert scale and weight mean score use to explain the meaning. More over, test a hypothesis was apply multiple regression analysis.

The result found that, there were 3 parts of operation model in promoting the knowledge for the farmers which were (1) the number of promotion, (2) support/provide facilities to farmers, and (3) quality of RPDC officers. In overall, the average of those operation models found there was high level. The perception for the quality of the RPDC officers found very high in level, as well as promoted quantity and support/provide facilities to farmers found high in level. The knowledge and understanding of farmers which promoted of 3 parts by the RPDC found high level in overall which were career, social promotion and environment development. The perception to environmental development part found very high in level as well as the social promotion part. The perception career part found moderate in level that was because farmers having specialized technical knowledge in production, such as tea, coffee, flowers and crafts. The overall results of the Royal Project Development Center’s implementation to farmer in the Royal Project areas that found in high level were economic, social and environment. There was indicated the successful of the RPDC performing in development in 3 parts simultaneously. The factors that effected to the PRDC found number of farmer in household, the number of promoted and quality of officer in the RPDC were positively.