Universal Journal of Agricultural Research Vol. 11(2), pp. 230 - 240
DOI: 10.13189/ujar.2023.110202
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The Feasibility Synthesis of Growing Hemp Instead of Maize to Reduce Smog from Maize Stubble Burning in Northern Thailand

Jukkaphong Poung-namchuen ¹, Tonglian Buwjoom ^2,*
1 Faculty of Agricultural Production, Maejo University, Chiang Mai, 50290, Thailand
² Faculty of Animal Science and Technology, Maejo University, Chiang Mai, 50290, Thailand

ABSTRACT

Smog problem from maize stubble burning was severe impact to the people in Northern Thailand. Planting other crops instead of maize such as hemp, might be a good way to reduced smog problem. Thus, this study attempted to synthesize the feasibility for growing hemp instead of maize by focusing on analysis of community context, farmers' knowledge, readiness, opinion, risk perception, needs, and factor relating needs for hemp growing instead of maize. Interview schedule with informal discussion technique including review related literature were employed for data collection from 185 maize farmers in 42 districts of 7 provinces and 15 representatives of the community organization, and public sector. Obtained quantitative data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, and Analysis of Moment Structure, while semantics content analysis was applied for qualitative data analysis. The results reveal that in the past, hemp has been cultivated in 7 provinces of Northern Thailand among Hmong people by primitive way for cremation ceremony. Most of the farmers had rather high knowledge of growing hemp with readiness of pest management. They had favorable level of opinion, high level of risk perception and need of growing hemp. Finally, there is a high feasibility of growing hemp instead of maize to reduce smog problem for farmers. However, farmers' mindset and attitude adjustment of growing hemp should be concerned.

KEYWORDS
Feasibility Synthesis, Hemp, Maize, Maize Stubble Burning

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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Jukkaphong Poung-namchuen , Tonglian Buwjoom , "The Feasibility Synthesis of Growing Hemp Instead of Maize to Reduce Smog from Maize Stubble Burning in Northern Thailand," Universal Journal of Agricultural Research, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 230 - 240, 2023. DOI: 10.13189/ujar.2023.110202.

(b). APA Format:
Jukkaphong Poung-namchuen , Tonglian Buwjoom (2023). The Feasibility Synthesis of Growing Hemp Instead of Maize to Reduce Smog from Maize Stubble Burning in Northern Thailand. Universal Journal of Agricultural Research, 11(2), 230 - 240. DOI: 10.13189/ujar.2023.110202.