Training on diversification in rubber plantations for small-scale rubber farmers in SouthernThailand

Surat Thani, Thailand, 26th Dec 2019

On 26th Dec 2019 at 8.30 -12.30 hours, the training programme was held at Diamond Plaza Hotel, Surat Thani province, Thailand for training the agricultural advisers to disseminate the models of agribusiness optimisation to enhance small-scale farmers’ decision making for both economic and environmental sustainability. The total participants were 32 persons.

The purpose of this training was to train the agricultural advisers to disseminate the models of agribusiness optimisation to enhance small-scale farmers’ decision making for both economic and environmental sustainability.

Schedule

08:30 – 09:00 Registration

09:00 – 09:10 Opening ceremony and welcome speech by Director of The Rubber Replanting Aid Fund Office, Surat Thani

09:11 – 09:20 Introduction, Details of research project, Research objectives and expected benefit by Dr.Montchai Pinitjitsamut

09:21 – 11:00 Diversification in Thailand Rubber farms, Linear programming results - Rubber inter-crop and multi-crop by Dr.Montchai Pinitjitsamut

11:01 – 12:00 Agribusiness Management for rubber farmers by Dr. Sophon Yamklin

12:01 – 12:30 Questions and answers

12:31 – 13:30 Closing and Lunch

Training improvement/suggestions

1) Training duration should be extended – it should much more time in training more time to achieve a deeper understanding.

2) It should have training on value-added agricultural development