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| Title of Article |
Impact of changing of swidden-based farming to rubber-based farming on socio-economic perfomance in Luang Namtha Province, Lao PDR |
| Date of Acceptance |
11 February 2020 |
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KKU International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences |
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TCI |
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Khon Kaen University International Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences |
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May-August |
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2020 |
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| Abstract |
This study was to describe the context of selected villages and farming types and compare the socio-economic performance of farming practice at the household level among swidden-based farming alone (SBF), rubber-based farming alone (RBF) and both swidden and rubber-based farming (SRBF) in Luang Namtha province. The research applied qualitative and quantitative methods. Qualitative data collection was conducted in-depth interview from key informants and focus group discussion with respondents and quantitative data was conducted by face to face household (HH) interview with the total 195 households. The study of changing swidden-based farming to rubber-based farming on socio-economic performance in Luang Namtha province was concluded that the patterns of farming system in the selected village were changed into three types of farming system: 1) swidden-based farming alone 2) rubber-based farming alone and 3 swidden and rubber-based farming system. The results of the study show that in comparison economic return, RBF performs with a better income than SBF. Because the highest net income of the household was found in RBF 1,890 US$/HH/year, secondly was SRBF 1,788 US$/HH/year. The solidarity declined when the farmers change swidden-based farming to rubber-based farming. The SBF and SRBF still sharing labor for farming practices while RBF still depend on hired labor only. Thus, it is recommended that in the development process, when the community change from subsistence to commercialization livelihood, the social welfare system should be prioritized to ensure household food and income security. |
| Keyword |
agriculture extension, rubber-based farming, swidden-based farming, socio-economic performance |
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มีผู้ประเมินอิสระ |
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ได้รับการตอบรับให้ตีพิมพ์ |
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นานาชาติ |
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true |
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