ที่มา:วิทยาสารเกษตรศาสตร์ สาขา สังคมศาสตร์

หัวเรื่อง:ไม่มีชื่อไทย (ชื่ออังกฤษ : Do We Really Understand Problems of Rubber Farmers with Small Areas in the Recent Extension Area in Upper Northeast Thailand?)

ผู้เขียน:Yos Borisutdhi, Nipapan Wansri, Sommai Kaewmanee, Kanlaya Mikhama, Suchint Simaraks

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Northeast Thailand is an important area of Para rubber production in upstream catchments. The initial study on the general situation of rubber production by farmers with small holdings in the new plantation target area, found that their production practices were not in accordance with those recommended by extension workers and academic reports such as the processing of latex into a rubber cup lump instead of a rubber sheet, tapping rubber latex before the rubber trees have reached an appropriate size or before age seven years, tapping the latex during leaf-fall, too close spacing between trees, and planting rubber trees in shallow topsoil or on inappropriate land. However, are these problems really farmers’ problems and why? Further study tried to find out the answers to these questions. So Phisai district, Bueng Kan province was purposively selected for this study. A semi-structured interview was employed for qualitative data collection from key informants, leading farmers, farm households, farmer organization committee, cup lump bidding purchasers, and fresh rubber purchasers. This study was carried out during November 2010 and June 2011. The results were contradictory to the above-identified problems. The real, prioritized problems of the farmers studied could be classified into farmer organization and farmer household levels. At the farmer organization level, the main issues were: limited market choice and unstable price of rubber, late purchase and payment by the bidder, low quality or standard of rubber cup lump, insufficient revolving fund of the farmer organization, and the reduction of the rubber cup lump selling operations of the farmer organizations by the fresh rubber cup lump purchasers. At the household level, the problems were: limited market choice and unstable price of rubber, diseases and insect pests, theft of rubber cup lump in rubber plantation, limited skilled labor available, and health-related problems due to the change in livelihood patterns resulting from rubber production. Therefore, recommendations for problem solving should not only focus on the technical but also on the social aspects of the rubber farmers.

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Kasetsart Journal of Social Sciences -- formerly Kasetsart Journal (Social Sciences), Volume 035, Issue 1, Jan 14 - Apr 14, Page 61 - 72 |  PDF |  Page

ที่มา:วิทยาสารเกษตรศาสตร์ สาขา สังคมศาสตร์

หัวเรื่อง:ไม่มีชื่อไทย (ชื่ออังกฤษ : Rubber Tapping System and Tapping Labor Management of Rubber Farmers? Households: Comparison among Rubber Ecozones in Songkhla Province)

ผู้เขียน:Buncha Somboonsuke, Prawat Wettayaprasit, Chaiya Kongmanee, กนกพร ภาชีรัตน์, Benedicte Chambon

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This study aimed to look into the classification of rubber ecozones, the tapping system, labor management, sharing the benefits of tapping wages among rubber farm owners, and related conditions. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected from the target population. A sample of 45 farmers in Songkhla Province out of a total 118 farmers were interviewed in depth with structured questionnaires during 2008?2009. Descriptive statistics were applied and synthesized for the analysis of data to meet the objectives of this study. The results indicated that the rubber ecozones of small-sized rubber farms could be classified into 3 categories that were (1) ecozone of plain rubber farms, (2) ecozone of plateau rubber farms or slopewave area, and (3) ecozone of highland rubber farms or mountain areas. The bio-physical features, geographic areas, and environments in the agricultural ecozones were major outside indicators that affected the styles of farm management and the success of rubber farming. Rubber farms in the ecozones of plateau or slopewave areas were more successful with lower farm management costs than those in the ecozones of plain rubber farms and highland rubber farms or mountain areas, respectively. Mostly, four tapping systems were used—1/3S 3d/4, 1/2S 2d/3, 1/2S 3d/4, and 1/2S d/2. Tapping labor was supplied by family members and other employed tapping labor. Most employed tapping labor used high frequency tapping system and selected sharing benefits of 50:50. The study suggested that the government sector and related working units should have measures for controlling and enhancing the deployment of appropriate technology in the rubber ecozones. There should be larger supplies of tapping labor by importing labor from other provinces and foreign countries. The imported labor should be trained to become qualified tappers.

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Kasetsart Journal of Social Sciences -- formerly Kasetsart Journal (Social Sciences), Volume 033, Issue 1, Jan 12 - Apr 12, Page 92 - 105 |  PDF |  Page

ที่มา:วิทยานิพนธ์ ปริญญาโท (จาก: บัณฑิตวิทยาลัย และ สำนักหอสมุด มก.)

หัวเรื่อง:การผลิตและการจัดการตลาดยางแผ่นผึ่งแห้งของชาวสวนยางพาราในจังหวัดระยอง

ผู้เขียน:อุกฤษฎ์ แก้วรุ่งเรือง

ประธานกรรมการ:นายจำเนียร บุญมา, ผู้ช่วยศาสตราจารย์

กรรมการวิชาเอก:ศานิต เก้าเอี้ยน

กรรมการวิชารอง:นางยุพิน ประจวบเหมาะ, รองศาสตราจารย์

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