Rubber-based Agroforestry System toward Livelihood of Thai Rubber Smallholders under Sufficiency Economy Prof.Dr.Buncha Somboonsuke Assist.Prof. Dr. Vichot Jongrungrot Department of Agricultural Development Faculty of Natural Resource Prince of Songkla University Thailand Asia Region Biennial IASC Meeting on Redefining Diversity and Dynamics of Natural Resource Management in Asia July 13-16 , 2018 AIT Bangkok, Thailand
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Rubber-based Agroforestry System toward Livelihood of
Thai Rubber Smallholders under Sufficiency Economy
Prof.Dr.Buncha Somboonsuke
Assist.Prof. Dr. Vichot Jongrungrot
Department of Agricultural Development
Faculty of Natural Resource
Prince of Songkla University Thailand
Asia Region Biennial IASC Meeting on Redefining Diversity and Dynamics of Natural Resource Management in Asia
July 13-16 , 2018 AIT Bangkok, Thailand
Under the falling of rubber price and climate
change these affect livelihood that Thailand has to
increase incomes for rubber small holders. One of
crucial policies is trying to use lands efficiently for
having more biodiversity that will increase rubber
smallholder incomes
Introduction
Building Forests through
Agriculture
Agriculture Forestry Agroforestry
Definition of Agroforestry System
Agroforestry in Latin AmericaAgroforestry in Africa
• Many such
examples can
be found
worldwide in
regions.
Agroforestry in Southeast Asia (Jongrungrot, 2014)
Smallholding Rubber-based Agroforestry System
Framework (SRAS)
Environment and Natural resources situation
Biological Factors
Physical Factors
- Land conditions
-Topography
-Climate
-Temperature
-Moisture
-Quantity of Rain
Smallholders
Rubber Other Activities
Product
Socio-economic Factors
- Marketing system and
price
- Plan and Policy
- Economic performance
-Empowerment
- Management strategies
Soil Fertility
Remark
Input/output
Information Flow
Management
Interaction
(Source : Somboonsuke, B, Shivakoti, and Demaine, 2002)
SRAS inThai Rubber Ecological Zones
Characteristic Zone III: High land Zone II: Unfolded plain Zone I: Flooded plain
Topographic High land Unfolded Plain Flooded plain