A Guideline for Developing Intensive Agriculture or Kasetpranit (Elaborate Agriculture) Indicators: Case Perception of Farmers in a Rural Area in Khon Kaen Province, Thailand

Abstract

     This report aimed to find the meaning of Kasetpranit (Elaborate agriculture) to farmers in northeast Thailand (Isaan region) and to identify indicators of Kasetpranit for developing a pattern of agricultural practices in Thailand. The study’s methodology was mainly qualitative; it focused on the interrelationship of the parameters involved in the activity and meaning of Kasetpranit. The study area was located in Khon Kaen province. It found that Kasetpranit can be divided into community-level indicators. This research on agricultural practices was conducted on small farms (0.75–5 ha). Kasetpranit is different from “intensive agriculture” on a large farm level and cannot be compared with such farms in northeast region communities. However, the research identified indicators of Kasetpranit ecology at the community level. The indicators were classified into three issues: 1) household, 2) farmland, and 3) environment.