The development of organic farming promoting manual for agriculturists of Ban Nongtokpan Tambon Nongtokpan, Amphoe Yang Talat, Kalasin province
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The behavior using of chemicals in rice fields farmers of Ban Nongtokpan, Nongtokpan sub-district, Yang Talat district, Kalasin province, was investigated to develop a manual for organic farming for Ban Nongtokpan farmers, and compared knowledge, attitude and skill of doing organic farming for farmers of Ban Nongtokpan. The sample used as the chemical use behavior of farmers were 55 peoples from 25% farmers of Ban Nongtokpan, and the sample used in organic farming training were 35 farmers of Ban Nongtokpan, Nongtokpan sub-district, Yang Talat district, Kalasin province by volunteery. The research found that farmers had understood and knew how to apply agricultural inputsin rice fields at low level (x̅ = 2.19). The efficiency of the training manual was 94.85 / 81.85. The farmers who use the training manual had advanced to learn for 63.86%. The farmers attending training gained knowledge and attitude after training rather than pre-training, then the farmers got a good skill in organic farming.
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