Critical success factors for sustainable integrated agriculture in Sajook and Sakiang villages in Khun Nan Subdistrict, Chalerm Prakiat District, Nan Province

Abstract

The objectives of this research were to study 1) the process of integrated agriculture
farming and the components that made its successful, 2) the cost and benefits of integrated
agriculture farming, and 3) the problems and guidelines for the sustainable development of
the integrated agriculture farming. Research design are mixed-methods. Collecting data were
questionnaires and in-depth interviews administered to 153 household samples purposively
selected in Sajook and Sakiang villages. The results revealed the integrated agriculture farming
including 5 types such as 1) traditional farming 2) integrated agriculture farming types1 and 3)
integrated agriculture farming type 2, 4) integrated agriculture farming type 3, and 5) integrated
agriculturefarming type 4. The best of the integrated agriculturefarming was type 2 due to the
average the net revenue over cash cost 23,335 THB/rai. The problems in traditional farming
were soil loss, nutrient loss and soil erosion that effected decreasing agricultural production.
Therefore, the importance of study success factors for the integrated agriculture farming is to
transfer the knowledge and promote to the interested people.