Cropping system management in forest community: A case study of Phu Lan Kha Forest [Thailand]
1990
Dusadee Ayuwatana | Sunirat Chaisonswat | Thongchan Homnetra (Khon Kaen Unvi. (Thailand). Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences)
The following are the conclusions drawn from the research results:- 1). The following crops are grown in the areas of the two villages: seasonal paddy rice, hill rice, jute, cassava, sugar cane, corn, peanuts, post-paddy mung bean, etc. The main crop is jute which is widely grown both in the field and in the areas outside land-reformed boundaries. This has resulted in the overuse of forest land. Cropping practices were found to be a single-crop system and inter-cropping system and a crop-rotation system, The practices of cropping are selected in accordance with soil conditions, fertility and seasons. 2). Family labor are commonly found in the management of cropping Hired labor will only be required occasionally, Depending on the management activity of the family. Exchange of labor has been found during rice harvest. 3). The selection of crops and cropping systems is the essential process which helps determine cropping activities Elements which have an influence upon these decisions include physical elements such as land fertility, seasonal conditions: biological elements such as diseases and pests and social and economic elements such as the importance of the crops to life, the capability in the management of labor, production prices and initial costs. The villagers have tried to alter their production processes in accordance with land area and have found a number of physical problems.
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