Kittipong Chaimanuskul. Sustainable analysis of Thai Hom Mali rice cultivation in Thailand. Master's Degree(Technology of Environmental Management ). Mahidol University. : Mahidol University, 2009.
Sustainable analysis of Thai Hom Mali rice cultivation in Thailand
Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to analyse the sustainability of Thai Hom Mali
Rice cultivation, based on a survey of 460 farmers from Phayao, Sisaket,
Chachoengsao, and Nakhonsithammarat provinces. The methodology was divided into
2 phases. Phase I was performed using the Thai Hom Mali Rice Cultivating
Sustainability Models (THMR-CSM), which consists of 1) Soil Preservation Model
(SP-M), 2) Increasing Production Model (IP-M), and 3) Prevention Production Model
(PP-M) for predicting the probability values of Thai Hom Mali Rice Cultivating
Sustainability Practices (THMR-CSP). Phase II was performed using the Thai Hom
Mali Rice Composite Sustainability Indicators (THMR-CSI) for indicating sustainable
cultivation level of farmers.
The results from Phayao province had probability values of SP-M: 0.65, IP-M:
0.74, PP-M: 0.26, and THMR-CSI: 50.21 %. Sisaket province had SP-M: 0.62, IP-M:
0.61, PP-M: 0.74, and THMR-CSI: 65.36 %. Chachoengsao province had SP-M: 0.86,
IP-M: 0.42, PP-M: 0.73, and THMR-CSI: 56.58 %. Nakhonsithammarat province had
SP-M: 0.63, IP-M: 0.25, PP-M: 0.67, and THMR-CSI: 54.00 %.
These findings indicate that Sisaket province had equilibrium with probability
values and more THMR-CSI than other provinces. Besides, independent variables
which were significant in all models, the overall image of case studies, production
costs, fertilizer use, pesticide use, the risk of plants being killed by weeds, and the risk
of plants being killed by animals were common variables that should be further
developed in the model for national level