Factors Related to Farmers’ Adoption in Beef Cattle Raising Extension in Nonghad District, Xieng Khouang Province, Lao PDR

Abstract

The objectives of this study were 1) to find out an adoption of beef cattle extension in Nonghad District, Xieng Khouang Province Lao PDR. 2) to analyze the relationship between personnel factor, economic and social that affected in adoption of beef cattle extension of the farmers in Nonghad District, Xieng Khouang Province, Lao PDR, and 3) to find out the problems, trouble and feedback of the farmers who are produced beef cattle in Nonghad District, Xieng Khouang Province, Lao PDR. The samples group of the research was 280 farmers in Nonghed District, Xieng Khouang Province, Lao PDR. Data were collected through the use of questionnaires. The statistics applied in this research were frequency, percentage, arithmetic mean, maximum, minimum, standard deviation and multiple regression analysis. The results of the research found that most of the farmers were male with age average 36 years old, labor in the family 3 persons, land parcel owner 11.98 rai, most of them are depend on rainfall for beef cattle extension, 50% of beef cattle variety that farmers like to raise was american brahman, the average number of beef cattle owned 9 heads, experience in beef cattle extension about 20 years. Fifty four point three percentage of the farmers were adapted to standardize of beef cattle extension in high level. The research on factors related to farmers’ adoption in beef cattle found that the factors that related to adapted level on standardize statistically significant (P<0.05) of beef cattle extension were age, income from beef cattle selling, number of beef cattle own, receiving of information and connection with extension workers.  Farmers faced problems to adop in standardize of beef cattle extension in medium level are good beef cattle extension variety, vaccination for diseases prevention and limited in using land parcel for beef cattle rising (natural grass land) beside this, farmers have the feedback and important suggestion there should have the training processes for the farmers that includes animal feed preservation by fermentation (fresh grass or hay) animal feed nutrition and mineral added for beef cattle, artificial animal breeding service, vaccination for diseases prevention and animal health care by producing village veterinary volunteer that would be effectively to beef cattle raising.