Cognition and Attitude of People towards the Income Generated from Forestation under the Royal Project in Phrae Province
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The objectives of this study were to 1) study levels of cognition and attitude of people towards the Income generated from forestation under the Royal Project in Phrae province, 2) to determine the factors influencing the people’s cognition and attitude, and 3) study the problem, obstacles, and provide suggestions for a successful implementation of the project. Data in this quantitative research were collected by using the questionnaire survey method, under which 400 households in 8 districts were sampled. The obtained data were analyzed using statistics. The results indicated that most of the respondents were male, aged between 46-55 years, with a primary school level education. Most of the respondents were involved with farming and gardening, with an average income of less than 10,000 Baht per month. Perception about the project in the people’s minds was at a moderate level. Moreover, it was found that their cognition and attitude toward the project was at a high level. The significant factors affecting the level of cognition, were different primary (p<0.001) and minor occupations (p<0.05). However, gender, age, status, education level, monthly income, monthly expenses, and participation in the project did not significantly affect their cognition. It was also found that their perception about the project did not correlate with level of cognition. Moreover, the significant factors affecting the levels of attitude towards the project were different primary occupations (p<0.05), minor occupations (p<0.001), monthly incomes (p<0.05), monthly expenses (p<0.001), and participation in the project (p<0.001). However, gender, age, status, and education level did not affect their attitude. It was also found that people’s perception about the project was at a moderate level attitude (r=0.417) (p<0.001). In addition, the project implementation encountered the most problems under drought conditions and there were major obstacles from natural disasters. Therefore, people indicated to a need to promote water resources and marketing by the government.
Keywords: Cognition; Attitude; The generated income from forestation of the Royal Project
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ข้าพเจ้าและผู้เขียนร่วม (ถ้ามี) ขอรับรองว่า ต้นฉบับที่เสนอมานี้ยังไม่เคยได้รับการตีพิมพ์และไม่ได้อยู่ในระหว่างกระบวนการพิจารณาตีพิมพ์ลงในวารสารหรือสิ่งตีพิมพ์อื่นใด ข้าพเจ้าและผู้เขียนร่วม (ถ้ามี) ยอมรับหลักเกณฑ์และเงื่อนไขการพิจารณาต้นฉบับ ทั้งยินยอมให้กองบรรณาธิการมีสิทธิ์พิจารณาและตรวจแก้ต้นฉบับได้ตามที่เห็นสมควร พร้อมนี้ขอมอบลิขสิทธิ์ผลงานที่ได้รับการตีพิมพ์ให้แก่วารสารวนศาสตร์ คณะวนศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยเกษตรศาสตร์ กรณีมีการฟ้องร้องเรื่องการละเมิดลิขสิทธิ์เกี่ยวกับภาพ กราฟ ข้อความส่วนใดส่วนหนึ่ง หรือ ข้อคิดเห็นที่ปรากฏในผลงาน ให้เป็นความรับผิดชอบของข้าพเจ้าและผู้เขียนร่วม (ถ้ามี) แต่เพียงฝ่ายเดียว และหากข้าพเจ้าและผู้เขียนร่วม (ถ้ามี) ประสงค์ถอนบทความในระหว่างกระบวนการพิจารณาของทางวารสาร ข้าพเจ้าและผู้เขียนร่วม (ถ้ามี) ยินดีรับผิดชอบค่าใช้จ่ายทั้งหมดที่เกิดขึ้นในกระบวนการพิจารณาบทความนั้น”
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