Abstract:
This paper aimed to present development of agricultural concept of farming that 1 Rai earns 100,000 baht income and farming methods of local intellectuals in Isaan region. The data were collected from intellectuals living in Isaan region and 3 intellectual centers in Nakhon Ratchasima, Buriram and Khon Kaen Province located in the northeast region of Thailand. Research instruments of this qualitative research were semi-structure interview, focus group guide and participant observation.
The agricultural concept of 1 Rai farming that earns 100,000 baht income is an integrated farming resulting from that members of intellectual community cooperated with multilateral parties in Isaan region to help for solving economic, social, and environmental problems in communities and reduce limitations of farmers who own small land so that they are able to do their farming in only 1 Rai, but gain over 100,000 baht income of product value per year. The farming method is an integrated production of over 20 kinds of plants and animals; the ponds were built to store water and raise fish, trees were grown to make long-term use of its wood, including plant production for sale. The key of the successful farming was to apply the new theory concept and principles of sufficiency economy to farming and daily life.
