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Assessing environmentally sustainable practices of smallholder highland farmers: a case study of maize production in Northern Thailand
Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy ( IF 4.3 ) Pub Date : 2021-04-05 , DOI: 10.1007/s10098-020-02014-7
Sarunnoud Phuphisith 1, 2 , Sate Sampattagul 1, 3 , Shabbir H. Gheewala 2, 4
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Abstract

Promotion of sustainable maize production in Northern Thailand, the country’s largest maize-producing region, is crucial to securing the supply of the nation’s feed manufacturing, as well as protecting environmental resources, enhancing social welfare, and improving the livelihoods of farmers and communities. This study aimed to investigate the various sustainable practices of the smallholder highland maize farmers and determine their environmental perceptions of sustainable practices. Face-to-face interviews with local maize farmers in two northern villages of Thailand showed that the farmers performed more sustainable cultivation practices i.e., avoiding the use of prohibited chemicals, but less post-management practices, i.e., managing residues and disposing of agrochemical waste. In addition, the Chi-square test was employed to determine the correlation between various socio-demographic factors and the farming practices. The surveyed farmers perceived the positive environmental impacts of organic fertilizer application and alternative management methods of residues to slash-and-burn, but they did not perceive the same positive impacts for proper agrochemical waste management on the environment. The results of the constraints to the environmental practices identified by the farmers suggested that additional tangible support from the government, such as agrochemical waste disposal facilities and engagement of policymakers and development practitioners, would result in more local-specific interventions that would promote a sustainable highland agriculture system.

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中文翻译:

评估小农高地农民的环境可持续实践:泰国北部玉米生产的案例研究

摘要

在泰国北部这个国家最大的玉米产区促进可持续玉米生产,对于保障国家饲料生产供应、保护环境资源、提高社会福利以及改善农民和社区的生计至关重要。本研究旨在调查高地玉米小农的各种可持续做法,并确定他们对可持续做法的环境认知。与泰国北部两个村庄的当地玉米农民进行的面对面访谈表明,农民进行了更可持续的种植实践,即避免使用违禁化学品,但较少的后期管理实践,即管理残留物和处理农用化学品废物. 此外,卡方检验用于确定各种社会人口因素与农业实践之间的相关性。被调查的农民认为有机肥施用和刀耕火种的残留物替代管理方法对环境的积极影响,但他们认为适当的农业化学废物管理对环境没有同样的积极影响。农民确定的对环境实践的限制结果表明,政府提供额外的有形支持,例如农业化学废物处理设施以及政策制定者和发展从业者的参与,将导致更多针对当地的干预措施,从而促进可持续的高地农业系统。

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更新日期:2021-04-05
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