The Sustainable Livelihood of Rubber Small Holder: A Case Study of Rubber- Fruit Tree Farming System in Kao Phra Community, The Southern Thailand

Abstract

For maintaining sustainable livelihood of small holding rubber-fruit tree farming system, they should try to decrease their vulnerability and limitations set by concerned organizations. The policy should promote creation of farm asset, determine access and rate of asset accumulations, and also, the policy should enable small holders to develop appropriate farm plans and their appropriate implementation strategy in order to achieve farm sustainability. The suggested plan and implementation for supporting these systems include, improvement in the price and marketing system, improvement of the appropriate technology for production and improvement in the agricultural energy for efficiency at the national level. In the regional level, also, the objectives should include the improving coordination mechanism during the implementation of the plan through the maintenance of efficiency with among the organization. In farm level, the objectives aim to increase farm efficiency and productivity for sustainable farm income by empowering small holders and decreasing risks in managing farm.