Study was conducted at Pathumphon District  Champasak Province

Souliyar KEOBUALAPHAR; Bounthom SISOUMANG; Nakhaliln PHOUNSAVATH

Authors

Souliyar KEOBUALAPHAR Master student, Agronomy department, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, Champasack University
Bounthom SISOUMANG Faculty of Economics and management, Champasack University
Nakhaliln PHOUNSAVATH Agronomy department, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, Champasack University

Keywords:

Agriculture, Casava, Factor, Pathoumphone district

Abstract

This study was conducted at Pathumphon District, Champasak Province, by using 4 villages, namely huanynampak villages, huanybangling villages, nongpakhaed villages, eudomphan lak 34 villages, pathoumphon District, Champasak Province, with a purpose (1) To know the factors for farmers' decision to grow cassava pathoumphone district, Champasak province, (2) Problems and obstacles in cassava cultivation of farmers pathoumphone district, champasak province., Using a sample group of 4 villages total 320 families, in education questionnaires are used to gather information, to represent the village Use random randomization methods to interview and collect the collected data for analysis both qualitatively and quantitatively By using the program to find the value of Kaisakei statistical value, average, standard deviation.

The results of the study show that age of household head, highest level of education household size, area size used in agricultural production, the price potatoes, the amount of labor used in cassava cultivation, Characteristics of agricultural production areas, a household with a tractor Lan it receive buy statistically tested with a statistical confidence level respectively 99%, 95%, 90%.

Problems and obstacles in growing potatoes

Type mealybug andRed mites found in cassava plantations that is why the results are not as expected a total of 39 peopletimes, covering 10.77 percent

The problem is threatened from wild animals Type (mouse) to destroy cassava root resulting in a shortage of produce before harvesting a total of 36 peopletimes, covering 10.16 percent
A part correct pet cattle type came in to destroy while it is about to yield a total of 38 people times, covering 10.73 percent
The price of cassava is not stable, commentator a total of 120 peopletimes, covering 33.89 percent
Farmers lack quality cassava varieties and suited to the needs of the marketBecause the currently cultivated varieties yield less, a total of 71 peopletimes, covering 19.61 percent
Farmers labor shortage because the labor in the family went to do other occupations Most of the workers are contract workers, atotal of 58 peopletimes,Covering38 percent of all data respectively.