Abstract:
The study on factors affecting the change of community life style in rubber plantation area Surin Province, aims to study the factors affecting the change of community life style in rubber plantation area, Surin Province and to find methods to improve the quality of life of rubber planters, Surin Province. This research uses the interview form for surveying and collecting data from the rubber plantation.
The results of this research found that mostly farmers are male, age between 36 and 49 years old, Elementary school education. The majority of rubbers farmers are from Prue District. A member of the household in mostly mostly 4 members. For income, it was found that most of the households earn 600-25,450 baht. The main occupation is rice farmer. Rubber plantation is a secondary occupation. Farmers have rubber plantation area of 1-8 rai. The reason the farmers decided to grow rubber is to increase income due to high rubber prices in the past. They started planting rubber is to increase income due to high rubber prices in the past. They started planting rubber in the year 2550 and they have experienced in rubber plantation between 6-10 years. Farmers mostly Loan from the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives. Farmers Rubber information are from agricultural extension officers. Most of the rubber farmers are agricultural workers (Farming and gardening) before turning to grow rubber. The RRIM 600 in mostly planted in Surin Province. The farmers buy rubber seedlings from the convenience breeding shop sells in local area. They mostly start tapping latex at 2 : 00 6 : 00 AM. The duration time is 4 hours for tapping latex. Changing from rice farmer to rubber planter, Rubber farmers found that Life style has changed. The income is reduced because rubber prices fell rapidly and the global economic was slowdown.
replace chemical fertilizer. These three above items (Reasons) are rank No.3 for Rubber Farmers to get better quality of life. Home improvement and get rid of mosquitoes are rank No. 4 for Rubber Farmers to get better quality of life. Rank No. 5, advice on the prevention and caring of poisonous animals. Rank No. 6, providing peaceful mind area, stress-relieving activities and creating a toilet in a rubber plantation are the three reasons needed to improve the better quality of life. Rank No. 7, Rubber Farmers want to know how to us anti-blurry equipment to improve his blurry eyes while tapping latex for many hours. Rank No. 8, acknowledgment for energy drinking and caffeine are also needed for Rubber Farmers to improve the better quality of life. Primary Care for Stomach aches is Rank No.9 to improve the better quality of life for rubber farmers.
To educate on poisonous mushrooms in Rank No. 10 in ordering to improve the better quality of life for rubber farmers.