| Author | Sayan Swangduan |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no. HS-91-1 |
| Subject(s) | Consolidation of land holdings--Thailand--Phra Nakhon Si Ayuthaya
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for
the degree of Master of Sciences, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | Land consolidation is the full development of every plot of
arable land in order to increase production a nd reduce cost of
production, by pooling of several plots of l a nd in t he same area
in order to plan n ew land consolidation, irrigation and drainage
s y stems, construction of roads or paths for conveyance in the
farms, ground levelling, soil maintenance , planning of production
and distribution of agricultural products transferring and
accepting of l a nd rights a nd such others in connection wit h land
consolidation and l a nd allocation for dwelling purposes. Hence,
land consolidation should render favorable benefits after the
scheme has been implemented.
In case of the Chao Phraya Irrigated Agriculture Project,
however, some problems emerge from the land consolidation scheme
s u c h as controversial issue of l and reallocation, water
management problems, high rate of water fee and low crop yield.
This study attempts to identify these existing problems as well as
farmers' perception to t he project and farmers' views of possible
ways to overcome these problems .
Various factors have been found out to explain this cover
the aspects of social a nd economic, agricultural production,
sources and delivery of water and infrastructure development.
Findings have shown that the most important constraint is
the lack of water to provide to every parcel of land, which may
have been t he result of in complete ground levelling and canal
construction, inefficiency in the operation and management of the
irrigation system.
However, l and consolidation render better transportation
network a nd better agricultural production. As a result,
majority of farmers are satisfied with land consolidation program
in this l a nd reform project. |
| Year | 1991 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Human Settlement (HS) |
| Chairperson(s) | Weber, Karl E. ;Routray, Jayant Kumar
|
| Examination Committee(s) | Demaine, Harvey ;Suvit Yodmani
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| Scholarship Donor(s) | Canadian International Development Agency
(CIDA)
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| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1991 |