The factors affected farmers’ adoption of rice production technology from the
Collaborative Farming (CF) project in Phrae province, Thailand was investigated. It was found
that farmers adopted rice production technology at a rate of 56.4%. The farmers had mostly
adopted were chemical fertilizers that the application based on soil analysis, using the breeding
rice seeds, and leguminous crop growing to maintain soil fertility, While rice growing based on
Good Agricultural Practice (GAP), which own making fertilizers, and Trichoderma
bioformulation were adopted at low rate. Results from logistic regression analysis revealed that
six factors influenced the farmers’ adoption of technology. These were gender, rice farming
experience, household income, agricultural extension officers, attendance of rice production
technology training, and problems relating to the project. Farmers were female with high
income, extensive rice farming experience, and frequent contacts with agricultural extension
officers tended to adopt rice production technologies. The female farmers attended rice
production technology training and facing fewer problems related to the project. It is
recommended that the CF project officers informed participating farmers on the benefits of the
rice production technologies which are promoted. The farmers should be encouraged to attend
training, and form a farmer group where knowledge and experiences can be exchanged. It is
suggested that the farmers would be supported by using advanced technology, and monitoring.
Keywords
rice production technology, technology adoption, Thailand
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