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Abstract
Problem statement: Para Rubber was an economic wood growing in Northeast Thailand playing economic and social role. The objectives of this research were to study: (1) the economic, social and cultural lifestyle and (2) the appropriate adjustment model of agriculturists or farmers growing Para Rubber in Northeast Thailand. Approach: The research area covered 6 provinces: Mahasarakam, Roi-ed, Khon Kaen, Nongkai, Udontani and Loei. The samples were selected by Purposive Sampling including: 90 experts, 60 practitioners and 60 general people. The instruments using for collecting data were: (1) The Interview Form, (2) The Observation Form, (3) Focus Group Discussion and (4) Workshop, investigated by Triangulation. Data were analyzed according to the specified objectives and presented in descriptive analysis. Results: The farmers' lifestyle in traditional period of Northeast Thailand was to earn their living from producing by themselves and sharing resources with each other including: rice farming, farm rice growing, vegetable garden growing, searching for natural food without cost wasting one's capital. When it was period of changing, the price of traditional industrial crop was lowered, the agriculturists began to grow Para Rubber instead since the promotion of governmental industrial section. For the economic, social and cultural changes, found that the agriculturists growing Para Rubber Plantation, had more revenue. But, the mechanism of market price and selling had stability was attached with political situation. For the pattern of adjustment of the agriculturists growing Para Rubber Plantation in Northeast Thailand, found that there was an adjustment in individual level for developing their self study by applying body of knowledge learned by experience of successful people by being employed in cutting Para Rubber in The Southern of Thailand as well as the academic support and selling to serve the need of farmers. Conclusion/Recommendations: Para Rubber was industrial crop in capitalism society. Therefore, it needed to be continuously supported in order to have balance on production.
Highlights
In 1990, The Office of Support Fund for growing Para Rubber provided support for the project promoting to grow Para Rubber in The Northeast Thailand in order to increase revenue for farmers
The farmers were more interested in this topic
For traditional agriculture inherited from the ancestors, it caused many problems including the abandon of Para Rubber Garden by the farmers, the farmers weren’t interested in taking care of it
Summary
In 1990, The Office of Support Fund for growing Para Rubber provided support for the project promoting to grow Para Rubber in The Northeast Thailand in order to increase revenue for farmers. The farmers didn’t pay attention in maintenance since they lacked of confidence in the product from growing Para Rubber They weren’t interested in taking care of Para Rubber Plantation. The Para Rubber Crops were steps in growing Para Rubber They could be stunted or undeveloped Educational Technology and independent by lowering their capital of production, Communications. According to problems as the above, the farmers than power, collaboration of farmers and doing side line searched for model of their appropriate adjustment for for earning revenue for self reliant which would affect growing Para Rubber in The Northeast of Thailand, as their income and be worthwhile. The farmers’ appropriate model for growing Para Rubber in Northeast Thailand (2) the period of changes when it was World War I, the government adapted economic structure by encouraging to grow fiber crops, cassava and sugar cane.
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