Motivation and role performance of farmer-cooperators in the Core Village for extension work in Uttaradit province, Thailand
1987
Uthaiwong, P.
Majority of the respondents expressed self-oriented motivation for affiliating with local organizations. Their significant reasons were: (1) desire to learn to improve agricultural practices; (2) desire to obtain supplies at low cost; and (3) desire to borrow money easily from the bank. As to nurturance motive, a little more than half of the respondents were consulted by the other farmers. Their consultation topics were: agricultural practices, farm management, and water utilization from electric pump projects. More than one-fourth of the respondents received rewards from agencies such as: agricultural materials, money and certificate. The most pressing problems confronting the farmers were: irrigation water management problems; lack of cooperation among members; insufficient irrigation water supply; financial constraints; and, lack of technical support from service agencies. It was found out that of the 119 respondents, 36 percent tended to exhibit high role performance and 64 percent exhibited low role performance. Of the factors used as variables of this study, six were found to be significantly associated with role performance, namely: age, educational attainment, number of training, leadership experience, nurturance motive, and achievement motive.
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