Abstract:
The purposes of this research were to study the factors affecting the change in the production model of farmers from chemical agriculture to organic agriculture. For the development of farmer's production model from chemical agriculture to organic agriculture and to present the model of production change from chemical agriculture to organic agriculture in Phra Yuen District, Khon Kaen Province. The research study was a Mixed Methodology Research methods, Quantitative research by using a questionnaire from a group of farmers of ๖๖ households. And collecting qualitative research by in-depth interview is community area consumer, in the online market consumers, farmers and academics.
Factors affecting the change in the production model of farmers from chemical agriculture to organic agriculture are health problems. Production cost and environmental problems getting promotion from government and private agencies in recognizing the concept of organic agriculture organizing the learning process Awareness of information and news. Knowledge about organic agriculture.
Development of farmer's production model from chemical agriculture to organic agriculture The methods are as follows: ๑) creating awareness/ concepts/ experiences ๒) learning to study methods ๓) hands-on experiments ๔) application of organic agriculture
The change of production mode from chemical agriculture to organic agriculture needs the support of other organizations. Support sustainable change from chemical agriculture to organic agriculture. Farmers in Pra Yuean Community must participate in the operation. The factors needed are human capital, resources capital. Intellectual capital, social capital and process In this process, their relationships and connected have led to the success of organic production from chemical agriculture. The result of ๓ sustainable development is environmental sustainability, social sustainability and economic sustainability