The Technical Coefficient of Reused Inputs in Alternative Agriculture System: A Case Study from Khon Kaen Province, Thailand

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to discuss the technical coefficient of reused inputs in alternative agriculture system, primarily through the use of Input-Output analysis to estimate technical coefficients displayed in an Input-Output Table. The information used was obtained from 51 cases of primary data from a stratified random sample in Khon Kaen Province, Thailand. The technical coefficients of reused inputs from the Alternative Agricultural I/O table were rather low, mainly because there are few activities in Alternative Agriculture, resulting in limited techniques of how to reuse by-products and low demand. Nevertheless, the exchanged value of technical coefficients was still low. They still have a potential to be higher in the future through the development of reused input techniques. Besides, all of the reused inputs were only a waste in the monocropping system which required the cost input to eliminate.