A Model for Self Sufficiency Economy Development of Don Du Village, Pasang Sub-district, Jaturapakpimarn District, Roi-Ed Province

Abstract

The purposes of the research were to analyze current conditions, problems and needs for
self-sufficiency economy development of Don Du village, Pasang sub-district, Jaturapakpimarn
district, Roi-Ed province, 2) to design a model for Self Sufficiency Economy Development of Don
Du village, and to implement and evaluate the model. The research methodology was divided
into three phases. The data was collected by questionnaires and analyzed by the computer
program. MANOVA (Repeated Measures) was employed for hypothesis testing. The study showed
the primary data of Don Dui village. There were 26 families in the village, most of people in the
village were farmers and temporary jobs such as growing vegetables and handicraft. The problems
of self-sufficiency economy development of Don Du village consisted of knowledge and
professional skills, government support, professional training, yearly drought, and capital.
The needs for self-sufficiency economy development of Don Du village included professional
training, knowledge of the self-sufficiency economy philosophy through study visit to farms of
organic vegetables, raising domestic chicken and ducts, raising pig, planting mushroom, raising
cow, cat fish and frogs. The model for self-sufficiency economy development of Don Du village
consisted of six activities: study visit to the best practice village/community, 2) frog farm projects,
3) catfish farm project, 4) organic vegetables farm, 5) mushroom farm project, duck farm project,
and domestic chicken farm project. Finally, the findings indicated that the research participants
significantly earned more money than before using the model. Additionally, they saved more
money from buying consumer products than before using the model because they grew their
own organic vegetables and they raised their own animals.