A study of farmer’s decision and incentive scheme to reduce highland maize farming in Thailand
During the past 15 years, there has been a considerable increase in highland maize farming in Nan, a province in northern Thailand. The increase in farming area causes an excessive forest encroachment and environmental problems, e.g. soil degradation, landslide, and pesticide contamination. This res...
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| description | During the past 15 years, there has been a considerable increase in highland maize farming in Nan, a province in northern Thailand. The increase in farming area causes an excessive forest encroachment and environmental problems, e.g. soil degradation, landslide, and pesticide contamination. This research explores the mechanism and factors which drive a sustainable transformation from highland maize farming to reforestation. We survey 107 farmers in Nammeed and Sopsai watersheds in where the reverses of growing trend of deforestation in Thailand have been observed. Comparative statistical analysis and regression are used to analyse factors affecting farmer’s decisions and compare differences between the two sites. We find that the fundamental mechanism driving a sustainable transformation from highland maize farming to reforestation comprises 3 pillars. These are 1) realization of adequate economic, health or environmental benefits derived from the alternatives; 2) a sense of belonging and attachment towards the forest and 3) effective enforcements of communal rules and regulations. While natural transformation in Nammeed area highlights the roles of flatland as key driver of the change, subsidy schemes can supplement the transformation during transitional period as seen in Sopsai area. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-59ae95a33c9549d6a3ae9741b6b61bbb2023-09-19T15:22:20ZengTaylor & Francis GroupInternational Journal of Agricultural Sustainability1473-59031747-762X2019-05-0117325727010.1080/14735903.2019.16316811631681A study of farmer’s decision and incentive scheme to reduce highland maize farming in ThailandSittidaj Pongkijvorasin0Khemarat Talerngsri Teerasuwannajak1Chulalongkorn UniversityChulalongkorn UniversityDuring the past 15 years, there has been a considerable increase in highland maize farming in Nan, a province in northern Thailand. The increase in farming area causes an excessive forest encroachment and environmental problems, e.g. soil degradation, landslide, and pesticide contamination. This research explores the mechanism and factors which drive a sustainable transformation from highland maize farming to reforestation. We survey 107 farmers in Nammeed and Sopsai watersheds in where the reverses of growing trend of deforestation in Thailand have been observed. Comparative statistical analysis and regression are used to analyse factors affecting farmer’s decisions and compare differences between the two sites. We find that the fundamental mechanism driving a sustainable transformation from highland maize farming to reforestation comprises 3 pillars. These are 1) realization of adequate economic, health or environmental benefits derived from the alternatives; 2) a sense of belonging and attachment towards the forest and 3) effective enforcements of communal rules and regulations. While natural transformation in Nammeed area highlights the roles of flatland as key driver of the change, subsidy schemes can supplement the transformation during transitional period as seen in Sopsai area.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2019.1631681incentive schememaize farmingdeforestationhighlandthailand |
| spellingShingle | Sittidaj Pongkijvorasin Khemarat Talerngsri Teerasuwannajak A study of farmer’s decision and incentive scheme to reduce highland maize farming in Thailand International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability incentive scheme maize farming deforestation highland thailand |
| title | A study of farmer’s decision and incentive scheme to reduce highland maize farming in Thailand |
| title_full | A study of farmer’s decision and incentive scheme to reduce highland maize farming in Thailand |
| title_fullStr | A study of farmer’s decision and incentive scheme to reduce highland maize farming in Thailand |
| title_full_unstemmed | A study of farmer’s decision and incentive scheme to reduce highland maize farming in Thailand |
| title_short | A study of farmer’s decision and incentive scheme to reduce highland maize farming in Thailand |
| title_sort | study of farmer s decision and incentive scheme to reduce highland maize farming in thailand |
| topic | incentive scheme maize farming deforestation highland thailand |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2019.1631681 |
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