EXTENSION OF SUNN HEMP AS A SOIL AMENDMENT IN SALINE SOILS
(Thaïlande)
Description
An outreach programme aims to educate farmers about the benefits of ploughing rice stubble into the soil and incorporating green manure crops such as sunn hemp - as well as other sustainable practices. Groups of farmers are formed, and they are assisted by various organisations including the Land Development Department and volunteer "soil doctors".
An outreach programme aims to educate farmers about the benefits of ploughing rice stubble into the soil, while incorporating green manure crops such as sunn hemp (Crotalaria juncea). It also provides demonstrations on proper and effective SLM techniques that enable farmers to apply this knowledge to improve their own lands. Farmers can generate greater and more sustainable income while reducing production costs. Agricultural staff of the Nakhon Ratchasima Land Development Station coordinate with local government agencies to organize activities and lead campaigns: they also help in planning and group formation. One particular group of 50 farmers is part of a project to encourage the use of organic substances instead of chemicals. A nine-member committee coordinates and drives its activities.
The purpose of group establishment is to exchange knowledge, create networks and develop clusters of active participant farmers to trade experience with SLM in relation to rice growing– including the cultivation of green manures and sunn hemp.
Agricultural academics and officers of the Land Development Department give training, as well as continuous advice, knowledge and support in managing areas with saline soils. The Rice Department provides salt tolerant varieties of rice. Government agencies provide some funding for the approach. They help preparing the learning process for coaching farmers in methods of natural agriculture. Study tours are also organised. Furthermore, a group of volunteer “soil doctors” with knowledge and expertise in the area lend their assistance and collaboration (note that the organisation and activities of soil doctors in Thailand has already been described in WOCAT’s global database). In addition, monitoring is carried out jointly between farmers and officers of Land Development Department.
Between 2010-2011, Land Development Department officials promoted farmers to plant Sunn hemp to plow and cover the soil and create seedbeds to collect seeds for use in the next season, which reduces production costs and increases organic matter in the soil.
Lieu
Lieu: Moo 5, Ban Kok Phrom, Non Thai sub-district, Non Thai district, Nakhonratchasima, Thaïlande
Géo-référence des sites sélectionnés
Date de démarrage: sans objet
Année de fin de l'Approche: 2013
Type d'Approche
-
traditionnel/ autochtone
-
initiative/ innovation récente locale
-
fondé sur un projet/ programme
Monitoring the yield of rice fields improved with green manure from sunn hemp (Crotalaria juncea). (Mr. Jirasak Siangsunthia)
The Rice Department promotes the use of salt-tolerant rice varieties which is associated with the main approach. (Mr. Mana Siangsunthia)
Objectifs de l'approche et environnement favorable
Principaux objectifs de l'Approche
1. To build knowledge and understanding, and to provide farmers with access to soil, water and plant management technology to sustainably utilize saline soil areas.
2. To transfer knowledge regarding green manure plants (sunn hemp)-based saline soil management.
Conditions favorisant la mise en oeuvre de la/(des) Technologie(s) appliquée(s) sous l'Approche
-
Normes et valeurs sociales/ culturelles/ religieuses : None
-
Disponibilité/ accès aux ressources et services financiers: Volunteer soil doctors and government agencies provided assistance and resources, including funding and knowledge.
-
Cadre institutionnel: None
-
Collaboration/ coordination des acteurs: A group of volunteer soil doctors with knowledge and expertise in the area and surrounding areas lent their assistance and collaboration.
-
Connaissances sur la GDT, accès aux supports techniques: Farmer,s farmer groups, land users, students and others use green manure crops to increase rice production and reduce the use of chemical fertilizers in saline soil areas and to strengthen the agricultural sector. The purpose of a group establishment is to exchanges knowledge, create networks and develop groups of farmers who use green manure in saline soil areas.
Conditions entravant la mise en oeuvre de la/(des) Technologie(s) appliquée(s) sous l'Approche
Participation et rôles des parties prenantes impliquées dans l'Approche
Parties prenantes impliquées dans l'Approche et rôles
Quels acteurs/ organismes d'exécution ont été impliqués dans l'Approche? |
Spécifiez les parties prenantes |
Décrivez le rôle des parties prenantes |
exploitants locaux des terres / communautés locales |
Group members accounting for 50 people |
Taking action together to make the group and the network become strong in utilizing land correctly and suitably |
Spécialistes de la GDT/ conseillers agricoles |
Agricultural academics and officers of Land Development Department |
Give advice, knowledge and support factors of production in managing areas with saline soil continuously |
chercheurs |
1. Officers from Land Development Department
2. Students from Suranaree University of Technology |
1. Monitor and assess saline soil management with organic matter together with water management in the area growing rice.
2. Study and use of electromagnetic measurement tools to predict soil salinity in the area for the benefit of salie land management during the growing season. |
gouvernement local |
Non Thai Agriculture Marketing Organization
Non Thai Informal Education |
1. Participate and coordinate in establishing the group
2. Preparing the learning process of conducting agricultural farming through the method of natural agriculture |
Participation des exploitants locaux des terres/ communautés locales aux différentes phases de l'Approche
aucun
passive
soutien extérieur
interactive
auto-mobilisation
initiation/ motivation
Government agencies, group members transfer knowledge and take a study tour in order to implement learning and experiences in their own areas
planification
Agricultural academics and officers of Nakhon Ratchasima Land Development Station participate in planning to establish the group of using organic substances to replace agricultural chemicals.
mise en œuvre
The member group determines group rules and regulations together.
suivi/ évaluation
Monitor and check together with Farmers and officers of Land Development Department
Diagramme/ organigramme
Nakhon Ratchasima Land Development Station coordinates with local government agencies to organize activities and campaign for plowing and burying rice stubble and green manure plants of Sunn hemp to improve the soil. Collaborating with government agencies both internally, such as the Land Management Research and Development Division, and externally, such as Rice Department, Cooperative Auditing Department and educational institutions. By participating in the transfer of knowledge in various fields, leading to the same goal: farmers can generate income and reduce production costs in their agricultural areas sustainably.
Prises de décision pour la sélection de la Technologie de GDT
Les décisions ont été prises par
-
les exploitants des terres seuls (auto-initiative)
-
principalement les exploitants des terres soutenus par des spécialistes de la GDT
-
tous les acteurs concernés dans le cadre d'une approche participative
-
principalement les spécialistes de la GDT, après consultation des exploitants des terres
-
les spécialistes de la GDT seuls
-
les responsables politiques/ dirigeants
Les décisions ont été prises sur la base de
-
l'évaluation de connaissances bien documentées en matière de GDT (prises de décision fondées sur des preuves tangibles)?
-
les résultats de recherches?
-
expériences et opinions personnelles (non documentées)
Soutien technique, renforcement des capacités et gestion des connaissances
Les activités ou services suivants ont fait partie de l'approche
-
Renforcement des capacités/ formation
-
Service de conseils
-
Renforcement des institutions (développement organisationnel)
-
Suivi et évaluation
-
Recherche
Renforcement des capacités/ formation
La formation a été dispensée aux parties prenantes suivantes
-
exploitants des terres
-
personnels/ conseillers de terrain
-
Volunteer Soil Doctors
Formats de la formation
-
sur le tas
-
entre agriculteurs (d'exploitants à exploitants)
-
zones de démonstration
-
réunions publiques
-
cours
Service de conseils
Le service de conseils était fourni
-
dans les champs des exploitants?
-
dans des centres permanents
Consulting services: Land users access consulting services provided by volunteer soil doctors stationed at Non Thai district and the government agency "Nakhon Ratchasima Land Development Station".
Renforcement des institutions
Institutions ont été renforcées ou mises en place
-
non
-
oui, un peu
-
oui, modérément
-
oui, beaucoup
Décrivez l'institution, ses rôles et responsabilités, ses membres, etc.
- Non Thai Agricultural Marketing Organization, Nakhon Ratchasima province gives help and support in terms of meeting venues, facilitating collaboration
- Nakhon Ratchasima Land Development Station organizes training and supports factors of production, increases knowledge and regulations of establishing the group.
Type de soutien
-
financier
-
renforcement des capacités/ formation
-
équipement
Plus de détails
Suivi et évaluation
Recherche
La recherche a traité les sujets suivants
-
sociologie
-
économie/ marketing
-
écologie
-
technologie
The research monitors and evaluates soil management for rice cultivation in saline soil areas by supporting the assessment of soil fertility and salinity values in order to plan sustainable saline soil management in response to current and future climate change. It is carried out by Miss Wannaporn Phonsang (Land Development Department) and other agriculturalists and field data collectors.
Financement et soutien matériel externe
Budget annuel en dollars US de la composante GDT
-
< 2 000
-
2 000-10 000
-
10 000-100 000
-
100 000-1 000 000
-
> 1 000 000
Precise annual budget: sans objet
Land Developmet Department
Les services ou mesures incitatives suivantes ont été fournis aux exploitants des terres
-
Soutiens financiers/ matériels fournis aux exploitants des terres
-
Subventions pour des intrants spécifiques
-
Crédits
-
Autres incitations ou instruments
Soutiens financiers/ matériels fournis aux exploitants des terres
Green manure seed varieties and the establishment of green manure seed banks.Land development department provides green manure whereas seed banks provides seeds for land users
en partie financé
entièrement financé
intrants agricoles: semences
Land Development Department
La main d'oeuvre fournie par les exploitants des terres était
-
volontaire
-
vivres-contre-travail
-
payée en espèces
-
récompensée avec un autre soutien matériel
Autres incitations ou instruments
Farmers who adopt the technology of using green manure crops will be selected to participate in the project with the Department of Land Development and will receive support for agricultural production factors as well as green manure crop seeds.
Analyses d'impact et conclusions
Impacts de l'Approche
Non
Oui, un peu
Oui, modérément
Oui, beaucoup
Est-ce que l'Approche a autonomisé les exploitants locaux des terres, amélioré la participation des parties prenantes?
This approach encourages farmers to form groups and use Sunn hemp to improve and restore saline soil.
Est-ce que l'Approche a aidé les exploitants des terres à mettre en œuvre et entretenir les Technologies de GDT?
Farmers in the area have embraced growing Sunn hemp as green manure to restore and improve saline soil, using it regularly and consistently.
Est-ce que l'Approche a amélioré les connaissances et les capacités des exploitants des terres pour mettre en œuvre la GDT?
This approach effectively enhances knowledge in managing saline soil for rice cultivation.
Principale motivation des exploitants des terres pour mettre en oeuvre la GDT
-
augmenter la production
-
augmenter la rentabilité/ bénéfice, rapport coûts-bénéfices
-
réduire la dégradation des terres
-
réduire les risques de catastrophe
-
réduire la charge de travail
-
paiements/ subventions
-
règles et règlements (amendes)/ application
-
prestige, pression sociale/ cohésion sociale
-
affiliation à un mouvement/ projet/ groupe/ réseaux
-
conscience environnementale
-
coutumes et croyances, morale
-
améliorer les connaissances et compétences en GDT
-
améliorer l'esthétique
-
atténuer les conflits
Durabilité des activités de l'Approche
Les exploitants des terres peuvent-ils poursuivre ce qui a été mis en oeuvre par le biais de l'Approche (sans soutien extérieur) ?
Conclusions et enseignements tirés
Points forts: point de vue de l'exploitant des terres
-
1. Land users monitor climatic changes in predicting disasters to occur. This is used as data for planning cultivation. As a result, there will be no damage during yield harvesting.
-
2. Regarding knowledge in managing soil, water and plants for utilization in areas with saline soil, previously, rice farming could be conducted only and there was lack of knowledge of correct and suitable saline soil amendment until currently, costs of production can be reduced.
-
3. The fact that the wisdom obtained from learning and practices has been applied together with academic principles to restore areas with saline soil which are limitations and obstacles during the past ten years have been eliminated makes farmers utilize areas with saline soil sustainably.
Points forts: point de vue du compilateur ou d'une autre personne-ressource clé
-
Farmers have knowledge and understanding. And accept the technology of saline soil improvement with green manure before planting.
-
None
Faiblesses/ inconvénients/ risques: point de vue de l'exploitant des terrescomment surmonter
-
Before implementing the technology of planting sunn hemp as a green manure plant, the cultivation area is outside the irrigation zone. This has an effect on biomass of the sunn hemp
-
The farmers who join the group are ready to learn and observe the surrounding environment, including keeping up with climatic changes all the time. At certain time, there is shortage of labor. There are problems of expensive oil
establishing the group is the guideline to solve the mentioned problem.
Faiblesses/ inconvénients/ risques: point de vue du compilateur ou d'une autre personne-ressource clécomment surmonter
-
Climate fluctuations It doesn't rain according to season. Resulting in flooding, drought, which affects the use of green manure biomass
Références
Examinateur
-
William Critchley
-
Rima Mekdaschi Studer
Date de mise en oeuvre: 6 août 2024
Dernière mise à jour: 21 mars 2025
Personnes-ressources
-
Mana Siangsunthia - exploitant des terres
-
Wannaporn Polsang (wpolsang555@gmail.com) - complier
-
Pitchanun Raksasarp - co-compiler
-
Areerat Wangkaew (areeratwank@gmail.com) - co-compiler
-
Bunjirtluk Jintaridth (jintaridth@yahoo.com) - Reviewer
-
Prapa Taranet (prapataranet@gmail.com) - reviewer
Description complète dans la base de données WOCAT
Données de GDT correspondantes
La documentation a été facilitée par
Institution
- Land Development Department (Land Development Department) - Thaïlande
Projet
- Decision Support for Mainstreaming and Scaling out Sustainable Land Management (GEF-FAO / DS-SLM)
Liens vers des informations pertinentes disponibles en ligne