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Sustainable Organic Agriculture: Opportunity For Thai-Rural Farmer Development

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  • Waripas Jiumpanyarach

    (The Office of the Commission on Agricultural Resource Education (OCARE) Chulalongkorn University)

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This paper analyzed an opportunity of rural farmers in north of Thailand by interviewing 124 households which were 59 families from Tumbon-Santa Aumpor- Narnoi Nan province, 23 families from Tumbon-Banlao Aumpor-Mayjai Prayao Province, 22 families from Tumbon-Sritoi Aumpor-Mayjai Prayao Province, and 20 families from Tumbon-Parfak Aumpor-Mayjai Prayao Province during January 2012 – October 2012. Probit model was developed to answer some factors that impacted farm’s income. The results showed that the relationships between both organic and inorganic land and income level are positive. Most of the farmers were willing to change from conventional agricultures to organic agriculture but they did not have enough information and extension from government and private sectors. Comparing benefits and cost between conventional and organic agriculture found that organic agricultures provided better price and farmers will have better quality of live. Systems of knowledge and policies need to be developed and apply for peasants and farmers in north rural area in Thailand.

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  • Waripas Jiumpanyarach, 2013. "Sustainable Organic Agriculture: Opportunity For Thai-Rural Farmer Development," European Journal of Business and Economics, Central Bohemia University, vol. 8(3), pages 3921:8-3921, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:aad:ejbejj:v:8:y:2013:i:3:p:392
    DOI: 10.12955/ejbe.v8i3.392
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    Keywords

    Conventional AgricultureOrganic Agriculture; Probit Model; Peasant; Farmer; Benefits and Costs; Policy; Extension;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q13 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agricultural Markets and Marketing; Cooperatives; Agribusiness

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