Cassava growers’opinions towords implementation on collaborative farming project in Khon Kaen province

Abstract

This research study was to study the opinions of cassava farmers towards the implementation of the collaborative project in Khon Kaen. Sampling was selected by cassava growers who participated in the collaborative project in Khon Kaen, totaling 9 districts and 166 respondents were interviewed. The result revealed that the opinions of cassava growers were at a high level in all 9 topics (69 sub-topics), with the overall average of 1.61. The ranked in descending order, namely 1) Implementation Guidelines (mean 1.74±0.34) 2) qualifications and conditions for project participation (average 1.74±0.34 ) 3) knowledge transferred (mean 1.69±0.29) 4) Learning and technology transfer (average 1.66±0.44 ) 5) meeting and learning (Mean 1.58±0.47)   6) inputs support (mean 1.55±0.43) 7) Coordination with other agencies (mean 1.54) ± 0.47) 8) Public relations and communication channels (mean 1.54±0.47) and 9) production planning (average 1.53±0.47) which indicated that farmers realized the importance of agricultural extension projects. Farmers cooperate in their operations. This implements the project objectives and farmers will likely follow the continued implementation of the project and the production of cassava in the next year is likely to be more efficient.