Optimal farm plan in multiple cropping systems for irrigated area at Lam Chamuak tank in Nakhon Ratchasima Province | |
| Author | Somsiri Chongcharoen |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.HS-82-05 |
| Subject(s) | Irrigation farming--Thailand--Nakhon Ratchasima Cropping systems--Thailand--Nakhon Ratchasima |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | Agriculture is important for the economy of Thailand. It is the Major source of income and employment for the majority of the Thai people. Farmland at the Lam Chamuak tank area consists of the irrigated and non-irrigated sectors. To increase production in this region, immediate attention much be given to improvement of prevailing type of cropping patterns. The main objective of this study is to point out the effect of farm resources availability on the potential acceptability of basic representative cropping patterns as practiced by farmers. Linear programming models were constructed at this area for small, medium and large farms. The representative farm models were composed of crops production, labor, water and credit availability. The constraints in this study included size of area, family labor and water availability in monthly period and credit availability. The findings of this study are indicated as the following: 1. The introduction of cropping patterns at the Lam Chamuak tank urea will increase the net income of the tanners. 2. The irrigation is very important tor planting crops in the dry season of the irrigated area in order to increase the farmers income. 3. cassava was the only crop that the most suitable tor the non-irrigated area as compared to other crops. 4. The general constraints were family labor, water availability and size of area. This suggests that new cropping pattern should be designed to use farm labor resources more evenly through the year. Hiring is important source of labor, but it is constrained by cash availability. |
| Year | 1982 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology |
| Department | Department of Civil and Infrastucture Engineering (DCIE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Human Settlement (HS) |
| Chairperson(s) | Vokes, Richard W. A. |
| Examination Committee(s) | Weber, Karl E. ; Tang, John C.S. |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Federal Republic of Germany |
| Degree | Thesis (M. Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1982 |