I I - part - usaid

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tCurt etn-iHic n Tha-s 'L.v.ng -n "absoLute
the -oughly
poverty" (below $120 .nnially) are iio 0 ted -,c% this region.
Figure il-i s-nows "otbeiseleted socico-ecofaiic characteristics
the e.gnt Pro3ect areas,
of the Northeast and
Nortthest Thai tormei , nave ep~rded to their
di fficuL 0c0nd i n z_ DY pl.a c'rng pfr__i tY on production of
the iice r-eded fo r heir subs istence. Cash ps ae not
same degr'ee bf attentior, a= the rice
S .genera-l1y given the
crop and opportunti.1. fcL .bher enterprises m.y be ignored
if they apper T,1 &..fpere -,f .r fni,ct with r.:aaitional rice
farming practice".. ro. a discussion on present agricultural
rht Northeast farmer refer tc Annex
practices empLoyea b
IV,
Ii
SubopT imal i-esearcn and exten'sion support. also
constrrin developm-nT in tre re!.,o:,r, Rainfed agricultural
*reseaich for Nottrieast Tna,adrj, lthz'ugh it ha; been
-ears, stii has nct provided
expand.ed in the past :0 to '5
that cieatly indicate the cpturimum rainied ,..iopping
result,
systems. Furthermore, the resuiLs o' this ,esearch are not
:::nnot be sure that
necessarily usable eveywhere and one
the practices
farmer s' incomes wi l, Lnceci-e ii they ad'pt new
under their spe 1ic far ming conditi-;ons This deticiency is
a result of sucza.r ta.ctors: .I, faimong systems are diverse
in the Northeast and =nvit,.nmentira, t%'TEy widely from
s rE-n d,-:cpline or
place to place; 2' mo.t ea n
and does n,. address the fui, range of
commoolty orier,.eO
,ystem-, t3;re:ea;ch LesuIts dre often
elements ir,facmnrig
"' 'tC.e e 1iIe ro. been
not relevat to a l!
tra -and-eror type
ohoop.v jntt.ve, ,ntyrftive, .
subjeCt to
agr.-bu,- iess t'r/ms do in
of research thatmcre 6,d 6-rm,:
agricultora iiy de v=loped Cjwult~les.
service
Pr'.,blems wth the agLjcuitUL.l ex:Cen£ro
bettea'nr the research
also, impedte :nlotffi ton flows
operations
The curent oepatment of
organizations aid the tarmeLs
.p..... , i,- placiing ar. extension
griCUltUral EXten•
T-,iad is ziat.,"eCY new and
eacr .. n
agent (TEA; ;,
prar-eM ls curentlY
is still btng inpt.,Ed t...
one w,,,u'd expect in 6c+ha large
experiencing h- - prcbfI
a shortage of
rapidly eparmdirg undeetaking, inamely
and = • Ync.nexpe.tenced
well-tfal ' pe -or, ne .hic--esul[tb in' n
eandrice
perOri.l6n
they may not fully
ip, rIfierit o prOgLani
people tryMY L- n ,hara(.f is, ics furt.her
adrnriin trat. c1
understand, Va:.;cus
For example, TEP.s 9 ,DneraIlydo
contra n TEA pett mcs (1Ce
cst1o n
,1V = c e
TETD~': m