It has been many affected factors in urban expansion on the agricultural sector in
Chiang Mai, Thailand. The research revealed that urban expansion caused to decrease in
agricultural areas, while housing projects, shopping malls, buildings, and numbers of non-local
labors were increased. Farmers noticed these changes in low-level of adaptation. The five
factors found significantly affected the farmers’ adaptation. The farmers who gained high
education, small agricultural land, in membership group, and received agricultural information
from various sources, and agreed that there are changed in agriculture due to urban expansion
found to be high level of adaption. Government officers should raise the farmers’ awareness of
urban expansion that affected on the sustainability of agricultural occupation. They should
promote adaptation knowledge and provide production inputs to the farmers. Furthermore,
farmer group should be encouraged the farmers to share their knowledge and experiences with
others.
Keywords
Urban expansion, Farmer’s adaption, Thailand
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