Increasing the Yield of Rice from 1 Rai to 1 Ton of Rice for Self-Reliance of Farmers in Ban Talat Pradu

Abstract

       This research, titled “The Process of Increasing Rice Yields per Rai, 1 Ton, Towards Self-Reliance of Farmers in Ban Talat Pradu, Krasorn Subdistrict, Phimai District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province,” is a qualitative research using action research methods. The study sample consisted of 24 key informants. Data were collected using observation, interview, focus group discussion, and content analysis. The research objectives were to 1) study the community context, problems, and obstacles in the rice farming process of farmers in the Talat Pradu community; 2) study solutions to problems in the rice farming process of farmers in the Talat Pradu community; and 3) study the results of developing a rice farming productivity increase process for self-reliance of farmers in the Talat Pradu community. The research findings were as follows: Community context, problems, and obstacles in the rice farming process of farmers in the Talat Pradu community. It was found that Ban Talat Pradu community has 10 rice farming problems, 5 solutions to problems in the rice farming productivity increase process, and 12 production processes that increase rice productivity. The results of the development of a rice farming productivity increase process for self-reliance of farmers in the Talat Pradu community Economically and environmentally, in summary, rice farming with a yield of up to 1 ton per rai. This research will focus on meticulous rice farming using techniques including selecting high-yielding rice varieties, such as RD49, soil improvement by not burning rice stubble, fermenting rice straw in the rice fields, using manure, organic fertilizers, and chemical fertilizers appropriately, eliminating weeds, rice diseases, and pests, and managing water efficiently.