Factors Affecting to Application of Trichoderma by Farmers of Rice collaborative, Muang Tak District, Tak Province

Abstract

The objectives of this research were to study: 1) personal, social, and economic conditions of farmers, 2) knowledge and knowledge resources about Trichoderma, 3) application of Trichoderma, 4) factors related to the application of Trichoderma, and 5) problems and suggestions regarding the extension of the application of Trichoderma of farmers. The population of this study was 321 farmers who were members of rice collaborative farming in Muang Tak district, Tak province in 2021. The sample size of 178 people was determined using the Taro Yamane formula with an error value of 0.05. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, and multiple regression analysis. The results of the research found that 1) most of the farmers were female, average age of 53.93 years old, graduated primary school, The average experience in rice farming of 28.66 years. Most of the farmers were received training, seminar, and field trip on Trichoderma application. There were agricultural workers on average 2.24 per family. The average farming area was 17.24 rai. The average income forms the agricultural sector was 57,286.51 baht per year. 2) Farmers had a high level of knowledge about of trichoderma application. The most accessible knowledge resources were the Community Pest Management Center. 3) 70.80% of farmers applied Trichoderma. 4) factors affecting to the application of Trichoderma by farmers were the training received on Trichoderma application. The knowledge of Trichoderma application and problems on encouragement Trichoderma application. 5) The problem by farmers encountered was pamphlet media that had uninteresting content. They recommended that there should be a creation of documents with guidelines on the application of Trichoderma to farmers to learn and use