Needs for extension of Crotalaria Juncea Cultivata for Soil Improvement in Cassava growing area of Agriculturist In Wangthong Distric, Phitsanulok Province

Abstract

This research aimed to study Needs for extension of Crotalaria Juncea Cultivata for Soil Improvement in Cassava growing area of Agriculturist In Wangthong Distric, Phitsanulok Province. The sample group was cassava farmers in Wang Thong District who registered as cassava farmers in 2022/2023, totaling 265 people. The research instruments were questionnaires and statistics used for data analysis were frequency, percentage, minimum, maximum, mean and standard deviation. The research results found most farmers are male 50.60 percent. It has its own holding area of 67.60 percent. Use own capital for agriculture 61.00 percent. The overall need for farmers to promote the cultivation of Sunn hemp to improve the soil was at a high level (average 4.21). When considering each aspect separately, it was found that all three aspects were at a high level, namely group promotion (average 4.34), followed by mass media promotion (average 4.29) and individual promotion (average 3.99), respectively.