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The Development of Smart Farmer Training Course for Agricultural Extension. |
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| Creator | Kanlayanee Prasertkhorawong |
| Title | The Development of Smart Farmer Training Course for Agricultural Extension. |
| Contributor | Paisarn Kanchanawong, Chalinda Ariyadet, Sathaporn Saengsupho |
| Publisher | Stamford International University Thailand |
| Publication Year | 2563 |
| Journal Title | ASEAN Journal of Management & Innovation |
| Journal Vol. | 7 |
| Journal No. | 1 |
| Page no. | 119 - 132 |
| Keyword | Curriculum Development, Samrt Farming, Smart Farmers, Training Course, Agricultural Extension Department. |
| URL Website | http://ajmi.stamford.edu |
| Website title | AJMI -ASEAN Journal of Management & Innovation |
| ISSN | 2351-0307 |
| Abstract | The purpose of this mixed methodology research was to generate a training curriculum for farmers that met their needs. The sample group was farmers from the Phrae province located in Northern Thailand, most of them between 46-60 years old. 400 of them took a proficiency test and another 28 of them were submitted to pre- and post-learning performance analyses. Some farmers and experts in smart farming were also interviewed. The proficiency test indicated that most of the farmers did not meet the required qualifications as smart farmers and needed specific training (or retraining for some of them). At a 95% confidence level, the performance of the 28 post-learners ranged from 34 to 9 points out of a maximum of 35 points. The average score was 24.79 points, indicating that the training substantially increased their level of smart farming competency as the curriculum contents dealt with modern technology and issues of much relevance to them. The data from the tests and the various discussions and interviews was used as a guideline for generating the curriculum outline. One issue that kept surfacing was the lack of smart phones, which given the need for farmers to use information technology to access valuable data was problematic. Given the increasing digital orientation of today's economy, farmers' access to affordable smart phones should be a priority as it will help cement the content of the trainig courses. |
