The study of readiness in Financial welfare procedure for organic farming of Sansai District Maerim District Maetang District and Sankamphang District, Chiang Mai Province

Abstract

          A Study on Readiness in Financial welfare procedure for organic farming of Sansai district Maerim district Maetang district and Sankamphang district, Chiang Mai Province. The objective is to study the readiness in financial welfare and the attitudes towards financial welfare of the organic farming groups in the Sansai Model network of 61 cases in 4 districts Sansai district, Maerim district, Maetang district and Sankamphang district. The data were collected from questionnaires Focus group and analyze the data with descriptive statistics.

          The study found that farmers engaged in organic agriculture degree of welfare, the overall financial moderate (48.80 percent have scores between 16 - 22 score) by found that farmers insurance knowledge levels (5 - 6), and the management of savings group (6 - 7), but the high level of knowledge of savings (4 - 6 votes) and risk credit (3 - 5), is a moderate and healthy attitudes toward agriculture operations financial welfare. All sides agree that most levels in both the purpose of welfare finance average 4.32. The principles of welfare finance average 4.25, and the benefits of welfare finance average 4.00 by farmers also found themselves will need to engage in operations to financial welfare and high level as 96.20%. After we also held a meeting to clarify the farmers attending a meeting, found that the farmers are committed to prepare for the establishment of the group following financial welfare.