การรับรู้แนวคิดปรัชญาเศรษฐกิจพอเพียงของเกษตรกร อำเภอคลองหอยโข่ง จังหวัดสงขลา

Abstract

This study aimed to examine factors related to society, economy, and psychology, the perception of the philosophy of sufficiency economy of farmers, relationships among those factors related to the perception of sufficiency economy, and suggestions for the development of the perception of such philosophy for farmers at Klong Hoi Khong, Songkhla province. This study had collected data by interviewing 352 local farmers at Khlong Hoi Khong District in Songkhla. Percentage, mean, and standard deviation, Pearson's correlation, and Chi-square were used for data analysis. The study found that the overall perception of philosophy of economy of farmers was rated at moderate level. The highest average was immunity for self- reliance, and the lower averageswere having self-reliance on society. And the least average was self-reliance on technology. For conditions, the study found that conditions of knowledge and moral were rated at moderate level. The study also found that variables of age, farming experience, land holding characteristics, attitude, training participation, household expenditure, information receiving, knowledge and understanding, main and supporting occupations (could help reduce expenditures and generate incomes), processing of agricultural products, and being member of saving group had statistical significance at 0.05.